ratiōcinor

ratiō-cinor

[2206] ratiōcinor, ātus sum, āri (ratio), I) rechnen, berechnen, Cic. Tusc. 1, 5; de inv. 2, 115. Vitr. 10, 10 (15), 5 (wo man fälschlich ratiocinantur passiv nimmt). – II) übtr.: A) überschlagen, überlegen, m. folg. Fragesatz, socii nostri... ratiocinati essent etiam atque etiam, [2206] quid possent facere, si etc., Cornif. rhet. 4, 16: quo pacto, Plaut. Stich. 75. – B) aus Abschätzung der Umstände schließen, folgern, einen Schluß machen, entnehmen, ex eo, utile quid sit, Cornif. rhet.: r., an etc., Quint.: inter se m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., Cic. – m. bl. Acc., his dictis mores ratiocinans Milonis, schließend auf usw., Apul.

From ratiō (“reason, calculation”) +‎ -cinor, a suffix generally thought to derive from canō (“to sing; to recite”). Compare vāticinor and sermōcinor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ra.tiˈoː.kɪ.nɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [rat̪.t̪͡s̪iˈɔː.t͡ʃi.nor]

Verb

ratiōcinor (present infinitive ratiōcinārī, perfect active ratiōcinātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to reckon, compute or calculate
2. to consider, deliberate or meditate
3. to argue, infer or conclude

Conjugation

  Conjugation of ratiōcinor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ratiōcinor		ratiōcināris, ratiōcināre		ratiōcinātur		ratiōcināmur		ratiōcināminī		ratiōcinantur
	imperfect	ratiōcinābar		ratiōcinābāris, ratiōcinābāre		ratiōcinābātur		ratiōcinābāmur		ratiōcinābāminī		ratiōcinābantur
	future	ratiōcinābor		ratiōcināberis, ratiōcinābere		ratiōcinābitur		ratiōcinābimur		ratiōcinābiminī		ratiōcinābuntur
	perfect	ratiōcinātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ratiōcinātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ratiōcinātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ratiōciner		ratiōcinēris, ratiōcinēre		ratiōcinētur		ratiōcinēmur		ratiōcinēminī		ratiōcinentur
	imperfect	ratiōcinārer		ratiōcinārēris, ratiōcinārēre		ratiōcinārētur		ratiōcinārēmur		ratiōcinārēminī		ratiōcinārentur
	perfect	ratiōcinātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ratiōcinātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		ratiōcināre		—		—		ratiōcināminī		—
	future	—		ratiōcinātor		ratiōcinātor		—		—		ratiōcinantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		ratiōcinārī			—			ratiōcināns			—
future		ratiōcinātūrum esse			—			ratiōcinātūrus			ratiōcinandus
perfect		ratiōcinātum esse			—			ratiōcinātus			—
future perfect		ratiōcinātum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		ratiōcinātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		ratiōcinandī		ratiōcinandō		ratiōcinandum		ratiōcinandō		ratiōcinātum		ratiōcinātū