Latin dictionary · verb
vincō
to win
Dictionary forms: vincō, vincere, vīcī, victum
Inflection: third conjugation
Meaning and definitions
- to win
- to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish
Connected roots
- vinc-
conquering
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These words share a recorded root connection. A shared root is a learning clue; it does not establish every step in a word’s history.
- victory
an act of defeating an enemy or opponent
- convince
to cause someone to believe firmly in something
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| vincō | 1st sg. present active indicative |
| vincis | 2nd sg. present active indicative |
| vincit | 3rd sg. present active indicative |
| vincimus | 1st pl. present active indicative |
| vincitis | 2nd pl. present active indicative |
| vincunt | 3rd pl. present active indicative |
| vincēbam | 1st sg. imperfect active indicative |
| vincēbās | 2nd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| vincēbat | 3rd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| vincēbāmus | 1st pl. imperfect active indicative |
| vincēbātis | 2nd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| vincēbant | 3rd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| vincam | 1st sg. future active indicative |
| vincēs | 2nd sg. future active indicative |
| vincet | 3rd sg. future active indicative |
| vincēmus | 1st pl. future active indicative |
| vincētis | 2nd pl. future active indicative |
| vincent | 3rd pl. future active indicative |
| vīcī | 1st sg. perfect active indicative |
| vīcistī | 2nd sg. perfect active indicative |
| vīcit | 3rd sg. perfect active indicative |
| vīcimus | 1st pl. perfect active indicative |
| vīcistis | 2nd pl. perfect active indicative |
| vīcērunt | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| vīcēre | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| vincor | 1st sg. present passive indicative |
| vinceris | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| vincere | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| vincitur | 3rd sg. present passive indicative |
| vincimur | 1st pl. present passive indicative |
| vinciminī | 2nd pl. present passive indicative |
| vincuntur | 3rd pl. present passive indicative |
| vincēbar | 1st sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vincēbāris | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vincēbāre | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vincēbātur | 3rd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| vincēbāmur | 1st pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| vincēbāminī | 2nd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| vincēbantur | 3rd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| vincar | 1st sg. future passive indicative |
| vincēris | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| vincēre | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| vincētur | 3rd sg. future passive indicative |
| vincēmur | 1st pl. future passive indicative |
| vincēminī | 2nd pl. future passive indicative |
| vincentur | 3rd pl. future passive indicative |
| vincere | present active infinitive |
| vincam | 1st sg. present active subjunctive |
| vincās | 2nd sg. present active subjunctive |
| vincat | 3rd sg. present active subjunctive |
| vincāmus | 1st pl. present active subjunctive |
| vincātis | 2nd pl. present active subjunctive |
| vincant | 3rd pl. present active subjunctive |
| vīceram | 1st sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīcerās | 2nd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīcerat | 3rd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīcerāmus | 1st pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīcerātis | 2nd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīcerant | 3rd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| vīcerō | 1st sg. future perfect active indicative |
| vīceris | 2nd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| vīcerit | 3rd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| vīcerimus | 1st pl. future perfect active indicative |
| vīceritis | 2nd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| vīcerint | 3rd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| vincerem | 1st sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vincerēs | 2nd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vinceret | 3rd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vincerēmus | 1st pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vincerētis | 2nd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vincerent | 3rd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| vīcerim | 1st sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīcerīs | 2nd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīcerit | 3rd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīcerīmus | 1st pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīcerītis | 2nd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīcerint | 3rd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| vīcissem | 1st sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| vīcissēs | 2nd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| vīcisset | 3rd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
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