inquam

in-quam Vorlage:alat.-lat. sagen

Aus alat. īnseque, aus uig. *h₁enskʷet, *h₁en- präfixierte Form des thematischen Aoristen des uig. *sekʷ- „sagen“.

Verb inquam (Perfekt Aktiv inquiī); unregelmäßige Konjugation, unregelmäßig,

Synonyme: aio, for, dīcō, loquor, alloquor, effor, oro

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.kʷam/, [ˈɪŋkʷä̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.kwam/, [ˈiŋkwäm]

Conjugation

This verb is largely conjugated as if it were *inquiō (3rd conjugation) in present tenses and *inquō (also 3rd conjugation) in perfect tenses except 1st person singular. However, there is an unusual first person singular present form inquam (cf. the athematic verb sum). This form was possibly derived from *h₁enskʷom, the 1st person singular indicative form of Proto-Indo-European *h₁enskʷet (an aorist verb).