provoco

See also: provocó and provocò

Catalan

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Italian

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocare

Latin

Etymology

From prō- (“in front of, for”) +‎ vocō (“call”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈproː.wɔ.koː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔː.vo.ko]

Verb

prōvocō (present infinitive prōvocāre, perfect active prōvocāvī, supine prōvocātum); first conjugation

1. to call forth, summon

   Synonyms: advocō, ēvocō, invocō, invītō, acciō, arcessō, citō, inclāmō, exciō

   Antonym: āvocō

2. to challenge
3. to provoke

Conjugation

   Conjugation of prōvocō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	prōvocō		prōvocās		prōvocat		prōvocāmus		prōvocātis		prōvocant
	imperfect	prōvocābam		prōvocābās		prōvocābat		prōvocābāmus		prōvocābātis		prōvocābant
	future	prōvocābō		prōvocābis		prōvocābit		prōvocābimus		prōvocābitis		prōvocābunt
	perfect	prōvocāvī		prōvocāvistī, prōvocāstī1		prōvocāvit, prōvocāt1		prōvocāvimus, prōvocāmus1		prōvocāvistis, prōvocāstis1		prōvocāvērunt, prōvocārunt, prōvocāvēre1
	pluperfect	prōvocāveram, prōvocāram1		prōvocāverās, prōvocārās1		prōvocāverat, prōvocārat1		prōvocāverāmus, prōvocārāmus1		prōvocāverātis, prōvocārātis1		prōvocāverant, prōvocārant1
	future perfect	prōvocāverō, prōvocārō1		prōvocāveris, prōvocāris1		prōvocāverit, prōvocārit1		prōvocāverimus, prōvocārimus1		prōvocāveritis, prōvocāritis1		prōvocāverint, prōvocārint1
passive	present	prōvocor		prōvocāris, prōvocāre		prōvocātur		prōvocāmur		prōvocāminī		prōvocantur
	imperfect	prōvocābar		prōvocābāris, prōvocābāre		prōvocābātur		prōvocābāmur		prōvocābāminī		prōvocābantur
	future	prōvocābor		prōvocāberis, prōvocābere		prōvocābitur		prōvocābimur		prōvocābiminī		prōvocābuntur
	perfect	prōvocātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōvocātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōvocātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	prōvocem		prōvocēs		prōvocet		prōvocēmus		prōvocētis		prōvocent
	imperfect	prōvocārem		prōvocārēs		prōvocāret		prōvocārēmus		prōvocārētis		prōvocārent
	perfect	prōvocāverim, prōvocārim1		prōvocāverīs, prōvocārīs1		prōvocāverit, prōvocārit1		prōvocāverīmus, prōvocārīmus1		prōvocāverītis, prōvocārītis1		prōvocāverint, prōvocārint1
	pluperfect	prōvocāvissem, prōvocāssem1		prōvocāvissēs, prōvocāssēs1		prōvocāvisset, prōvocāsset1		prōvocāvissēmus, prōvocāssēmus1		prōvocāvissētis, prōvocāssētis1		prōvocāvissent, prōvocāssent1
passive	present	prōvocer		prōvocēris, prōvocēre		prōvocētur		prōvocēmur		prōvocēminī		prōvocentur
	imperfect	prōvocārer		prōvocārēris, prōvocārēre		prōvocārētur		prōvocārēmur		prōvocārēminī		prōvocārentur
	perfect	prōvocātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōvocātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		prōvocā		—		—		prōvocāte		—
	future	—		prōvocātō		prōvocātō		—		prōvocātōte		prōvocantō
passive	present	—		prōvocāre		—		—		prōvocāminī		—
	future	—		prōvocātor		prōvocātor		—		—		prōvocantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		prōvocāre			prōvocārī			prōvocāns			—
future		prōvocātūrum esse			prōvocātum īrī			prōvocātūrus			prōvocandus
perfect		prōvocāvisse, prōvocāsse1			prōvocātum esse			—			prōvocātus
future perfect		—			prōvocātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		prōvocātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		prōvocandī		prōvocandō		prōvocandum		prōvocandō		prōvocātum		prōvocātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• provocans
• provocatio
• provocativus
• provocator
• provocatorius

Descendants

• Catalan: provocar
• English: provoke
• French: provoquer
• Galician: provocar
• Italian: provocare
• Portuguese: provocar
• Romanian: provoca
• Spanish: provocar

References

• “provoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “provoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “provoco”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to appeal to the people: provocare ad populum (Liv. 2. 55)
    
  • to provoke the enemy to battle: proelio (ad pugnam) hostes lacessere, provocare
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɔ.ku/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɔ.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɔ.ko/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvɔ.ku/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈvɔ.ku/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈbɔ.ku/ [pɾuˈβɔ.ku]

• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧co

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Spanish

Verb

provoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of provocar