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inquam
inquam
Latin
Verb
inquam (present infinitive, perfect active inquiī); irregular conjugation, defective
- I say.
- Captivi ("the captives") by Plautus (English and Latin text)
- Tun' te Philocratem esse ais? - Ego, inquam.
- So, you claim to be Philocrates, you say? - I certainly say that.
- Tun' te Philocratem esse ais? - Ego, inquam.
- Captivi ("the captives") by Plautus (English and Latin text)
Usage notes
Used to introduce a quotation, platitude, or logical argument.
Inflection
| Conjugation of inquam (irregular, highly defective) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | inquam | inquis | inquit | inquimus | inquitis | inquiunt |
| imperfect | — | — | inquiēbat | — | — | — | |
| future | — | inquiēs | inquiet | — | — | — | |
| perfect | inquiī | inquistī | inquit | — | — | — | |
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | — | inquiat | — | — | — |
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | inque | — | — | — | — |
| future | — | inquitō | inquitō | — | — | — | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| participles | inquiēns | — | — | — | — | — | |
References
- inquam in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- inquam in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “inquam”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.