marceo – Latin verb conjugation

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(Ind. Present 1.sg.): marceō

Active Nominal Forms

Infinitive: marcḗre
Present participle: marcēns; marcéntis
Future participle: marcitúrus
Gerund: marcéndum
Gerundive: marcéndus

Passive Nominal Forms

Infinitive: marcḗre
Perfect participle: márcitum

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Etymology

1. De Vaan derives the verb from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥k-eh₁- (“to be soaked; to be weak”), from a root *merk-. The term theoretically could reflect either the development of *mr̥k- into *mo-, which then may have unrounded to *ma-, or the term may reflect the vocalization of *mr̥k- as *mark-. De Vaan opts for the latter solution, arguing that the forms murcidus imply an o-grade pre-form *mo-, in which case it would be best to assume an original zero-grade pre-form for the verb. If this theory is accepted, then the Proto-Italic intermediary would take the shape *markēō. Schrijver, alternatively, opts to derive the term from earlier Proto-Italic *mork-ē-, from *mr̥k-eh₁-, on the basis that an original stative stem implies that the root likely lacked the o-grade. Regarding the cognates, De Vaan compares Hittite 𒈥𒆠𒅀𒍣 (mar-ki-ya-zi, “to disapprove of, refuse”), Sanskrit मृच् (mṛc, “to injure”), Lithuanian mer̃kti (“to soak”), Middle High German meren (“to dip bread into water or wine”).
2. The proposed connections with murcus, ἀμόργη (amórgē), Proto-Celtic *mrakis (“malt”) and Lithuanian markýti (“to macerate, to ret”) are problematic for various reasons. See: Middle High German 'meren'.

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