to pity.

misertus sum,

to think.

3. Semi-Deponent.-Deponent in the Perfect.

rătus sum,

to dare. to rejoice.

to be accustomed.

Misĕreor,

Reor,

Audeo,

Gaudeo,

Sŏleo,

These are the regular endings in verbs whose stems end in a consonant; the following are examples:

1

1. Change of Stem- Vowel in Compounds; see 260.

Carpo: de-cerpo, decerpere, decerpsi, decerptum, to pluck off.

Rego di-rigo, dirigere, direxi, directum (260. I.), to direct.

Here decerpo, though it has not the same stem-vowel as the simple carpo, forms its principal parts precisely like the simple verb; but dirigo changes the stem-vowel in forming those parts, having i'in the Pres. and e in the Perf. and Sup.

2. Compounds of Obsolete Simple Verbs present the same vowel changes: Lăcio (obs.): al-licio, allicere, allexi, allectum (260. II.), to allure.

So illicio, pellicio. For elicio, see 276. II.

Specio (obs.): a-spicio, aspicere, aspexi, aspectum, to look at.

1 For Euphonic Changes, see 248.

These are the regular endings of verbs whose stems end in u; the following are examples:

1. Perfect xi.-The following in uo form the Perf. in xi.

Coquo,
Exstinguo,

coquĕre,
exstinguere, exstinxi, exstinctum,

So other compounds of stinguo (rare): distinguo, etc.

tribui,

tribūtum,

to impart.

coxi,

coctum,

to cook.

to extinguish.

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III. o, ĕre, si or i, sum.

These endings, slightly irregular in the Supine, belong to the following verbs:

Accendo,

accendere, accendi,

accensum,

So other compounds of cando (obsolete): incendo, succendo.

to kindle.

1 Vis here changed to its corresponding vowel u: volutum for volutum.
2 For euphonic changes before sum, see 257. 1.

plausi,

plausum,

to applaud.

Prěmo,

Quǎtio,

quatĕre,

quassi,

1 So applaudo; other compounds have o for au: explōdo, etc.

Prehendo, prehendere, prehendi,

Often written, prendo, prendere, etc.

premĕre, pressi,

prehensum,

to grasp.

pressum (248. I. 4), to press. quassum (248. I. 2), to shake.

Also tergeo, tergère (Conj. II.); compounds take this form.

tersi,

tersum,

to wipe off.

Compounds of de, prae, re, are generally deponent in the Pres., Imperf., and

274. SUPINE WANTING.-The following verbs, regular in the Perfect,

275. PERFECT AND SUPINE WANTING.-Some verbs want both Per

fect and Supine.

1. The following:

Clango, to clang.
Claudo, to be lame.
Glisco,

to grow. Hisco, to gape. Stinguo, to quench;

but distinguo, ère,
distinxi, distinctum;
so exstinguo.
Temno, to despise; but

contemno, ĕre, con

2. Many Inceptives. See 281. II. 1.

tempsi, contemptum.

Vado, to go. See eva-
do, 273. III.
Vergo, to incline.

CLASS II. IRREGULAR FORMATION.-Three Irregularities.'

276. First Irregularity.-Perfect after the Analogy of other Conjugations.

I. Perfect in avi, as in Conjugation I.

II. Perfect in ēvi, ui, as in Conjugation II.

1. The following:

Abŏlesco,

abolescère, abolēvi, abolitum, to disappear.

So inolesco; but adolesco has Supine adultum; exõlesco, exolētum; obsŏlesco, obsolėtum.

Accumbo,

accumbĕre, accubui, accubitum,

So other compounds of cumbo, cubo. See cubo, 262.

to recline.

1 For convenience of reference a General List of all verbs involving irregularities

will be found on page 328.

Other compounds of lácio, thus: allicio, ĕre, allexi, allectum.

Other compounds of cello want Perf. and Sup., except percello, percellĕre, per

Compounds thus: corripio, corripĕre, corripui, correptum.

2. Many Inceptives in esco form the Perfect in ui from their

primitives. See 281. I. 2.