[ˈwɪŋ.koː], [ˈviŋ.ko]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *winkō, from Proto-Indo-European *wi-n-k-, nasal infix from *weyk- (“to overcome”), whence also Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (weihan, “to fight”) and Old Church Slavonic вѣкъ (věkŭ, “age, long period of time”).
- conjugation-3to win
“SĪMŌ: Quid “mī pater”? Quasi tū huius indigeās patris: / Domus, uxor, līberī, inventī invītō patre! / Adductī quī illam cīvem hinc dīcant, vīcerīs.” — SIMO: What [do you mean], “my [dear] father”? As if you needed a father for this: A home, a wife, a child — [all] found against your father’s will! [And now,] if you bring here [those] who say she’s a
- conjugation-3to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish
“Julius Caesar” — I came, I saw, I conquered
Formsvincō(canonical) · vincere(infinitive, present) · vīcī(active, perfect) · victum(supine) · vincō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · vincis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · vincit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · vincimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · vincitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · vincunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · vincēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · vincēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · vincēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · vincēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · vincēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · vincēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · vincam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · vincēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · vincet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · vincēmus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)