parcō

parc--ō uit.-lat. sparen, spärlich

Etymologie 1

From Proto-Italic *pe-arkō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo (“off”) + *h₂erk- (“to hold, guard”) (whence arceō). See also parcus.

Others make it cognate with Ancient Greek σπαρνός (sparnós, “rare”), English spare.

Aus uital. *pe-arkō, aus uig *h₂epo „aus“ + *h₂erk- „halten, bewachen“ (daher arceō). Siehe auch parcus.

Andere machen es mit dem altgriechischen σπαρνός sparnós, „selten“, engl. spare, dt. sparen verwandt.

Verb

parcō (present infinitive parcere, perfect active pepercī or parsī, supine parsum); third conjugation

1. (+ dative or accusative) to spare, save up, economise [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: reservo

2. (figuratively, + dative) to forgive someone, have mercy for, to be lenient to [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: ignōscō, āmittō, remittō, dōnō, dīmittō, perdōnō, condōnō

3. to let alone, omit [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: praetereō, omittō, permittō, āmittō, remittō, neglegō

4. (+ dative or a/ab + ablative) to refrain, abstain, avoid [ synonyms, antonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: ēvādō, ēlūdō, vītō, ēvītō, dētrectō, refugiō, exeō, āversor, abstineō, dēclīnō, fugiō

   Antonyms: dēstinō, intendō, tendō, petō, quaerō, affectō, studeō, spectō, circumspiciō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.koː/, [ˈpärkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.ko/, [ˈpärko]

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

parcō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of parcus