provoco

See also: provocó and provocò

Catalan

Verb

provoco

first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Italian

Verb

provoco

first-person singular present indicative of provocare

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.u̯o.koː/, [ˈproːu̯ɔkoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.vo.ko/, [ˈprɔːvoko]

Verb

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

to call forth, summon
Synonyms: advocō, ēvocō, invocō, invītō, acciō, arcessō, citō, inclāmō, exciō

Antonym: āvocō
to challenge
to provoke

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōvocō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		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, prōvocāvēre, prōvocārunt¹
	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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōvocā	—	—	prōvocāte	—
active	future	—	prōvocātō	prōvocātō	—	prōvocātōte	prōvocantō
passive	present	—	prōvocāre	—	—	prōvocāminī	—
passive	future	—	prōvocātor	prōvocātor	—	—	prōvocantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōvocāre	prōvocāvisse, prōvocāsse¹	prōvocātūrum esse	prōvocārī	prōvocātum esse	prōvocātum īrī
participles		prōvocāns	—	prōvocātūrus	—	prōvocātus	prōvocandus
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

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^[1], 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/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈvɔ.ko/

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

Rhymes: -ɔku
Hyphenation: pro‧vo‧co

Verb

provoco

first-person singular present indicative of provocar

Spanish

Verb

provoco

first-person singular present indicative of provocar