spekular

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English speculate, French spéculer, German spekulieren, Italian speculare, Spanish especular, all ultimately from Latin speculātus, past participle of speculor (“look out”), from specula (“watchtower”), from specio (“look at”).

Verb

spekular (present tense spekulas, past tense spekulis, future tense spekulos, imperative spekulez, conditional spekulus)

1. (intransitive) to speculate, theorize

   Quon tu spekulis pri l'evento?

   What have you speculated about the event?

Conjugation

Conjugation of spekular

		present		past		future
infinitive		spekular		spekulir		spekulor
tense		spekulas		spekulis		spekulos
conditional		spekulus		—		—
imperative		spekulez		—		—
adjective active participle		spekulanta		spekulinta		spekulonta
adverbial active participle		spekulante		spekulinte		spekulonte
nominal active participle	singular	spekulanto		spekulinto		spekulonto
	plural	spekulanti		spekulinti		spekulonti
adjective passive participle		spekulata		spekulita		spekulota
adverbial passive participle		spekulate		spekulite		spekulote
nominal passive participle	singular	spekulato		spekulito		spekuloto
	plural	spekulati		spekuliti		spekuloti

Related terms

• teoriifar (“to theorize”)
• ajiotar (“to speculate (in shares etc.), trade in securities”)