[ˈpar.koː], [ˈpar.ko]
OrigoFrom 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.
- accusative, conjugation-3, with-dativeto spare, save up, economise
- conjugation-3, figuratively, with-dativeto forgive someone, have mercy for, to be lenient to
“Bonīs nocet quisquis pepercit malīs.” — He does harm to the good, whoever has been lenient to the bad
“victorque omnibus veniam petentibus civibus peperci.” — ... and victorious, I spared all the citizens desiring pardon.
“Non aetate confectis, non mulieribus, non infantibus pepercerunt” — They spared neither old men, women, or children
- conjugation-3to let alone, omit
- conjugation-3to refrain, abstain, avoid
- ablative, dative, form-of, masculine, neuterdative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of parcus
Formaeparcō(canonical) · parcere(infinitive, present) · pepercī(active, perfect) · parsī(active, perfect) · parsum(supine) · parcō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · parcis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · parcit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · parcimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · parcitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · parcunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · parcēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · parcēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · parcēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · parcēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · parcēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · parcēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · parcam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · parcēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · parcet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)
Fons: Vicitionarium