ESSE / STARE
Etymology and Meaning
- Etymon: ESSE / STARE
- Language of the etymon: Latin
- Latin Conjugation: special / I
- Meaning: be
Comments
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Present subjunctive. A remnant of the old present subjunctive survives in the third person singular (the initial /ʣ/ of the form given here is a phonotactic effect of its surviving in set phrases after the negator nun).
Preterite. The source states that this verb has preterite forms only in the third person.
Grammatical Categories
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Infinitive
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Gerund
- Not given
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Past Participle
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Imperative
- Not given
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Present Indicative
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Present Subjunctive
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Imperfect Indicative
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Continuant of Latin Pluperfect Indicative
- No Form
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Continuant of Latin Pluperfect Subjunctive
- Not given
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Continuant of Latin Future Perfect / Perfect Subjunctive
- No Form
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Preterite
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Romance Future
- No Form
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Romance Conditional
- No Form