-ifico

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈi.fi.koː/, [ˈɪfɪkoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.fi.ko/, [ˈiːfiko]

Etymology 1

-i- (connecting vowel) +‎ -ficō (“-ify”)

Suffix

-ificō (present infinitive -ificāre, perfect active -ificāvī, supine -ificātum); first conjugation

Enlarged form of of -ficō

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ificō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	-ificō	-ificās	-ificat	-ificāmus	-ificātis	-ificant
	imperfect	-ificābam	-ificābās	-ificābat	-ificābāmus	-ificābātis	-ificābant
	future	-ificābō	-ificābis	-ificābit	-ificābimus	-ificābitis	-ificābunt
	perfect	-ificāvī	-ificāvistī	-ificāvit	-ificāvimus	-ificāvistis	-ificāvērunt, -ificāvēre
	pluperfect	-ificāveram	-ificāverās	-ificāverat	-ificāverāmus	-ificāverātis	-ificāverant
	future perfect	-ificāverō	-ificāveris	-ificāverit	-ificāverimus	-ificāveritis	-ificāverint
	sigmatic future¹	-ificāssō	-ificāssis	-ificāssit	-ificāssimus	-ificāssitis	-ificāssint
passive	present	-ificor	-ificāris, -ificāre	-ificātur	-ificāmur	-ificāminī	-ificantur
	imperfect	-ificābar	-ificābāris, -ificābāre	-ificābātur	-ificābāmur	-ificābāminī	-ificābantur
	future	-ificābor	-ificāberis, -ificābere	-ificābitur	-ificābimur	-ificābiminī	-ificābuntur
	perfect	-ificātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	-ificātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	-ificātus + future active indicative of sum
	sigmatic future¹	-ificāssor	-ificāsseris	-ificāssitur	—	—	—
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	-ificem	-ificēs	-ificet	-ificēmus	-ificētis	-ificent
	imperfect	-ificārem	-ificārēs	-ificāret	-ificārēmus	-ificārētis	-ificārent
	perfect	-ificāverim	-ificāverīs	-ificāverit	-ificāverīmus	-ificāverītis	-ificāverint
	pluperfect	-ificāvissem	-ificāvissēs	-ificāvisset	-ificāvissēmus	-ificāvissētis	-ificāvissent
	sigmatic aorist¹	-ificāssim	-ificāssīs	-ificāssīt	-ificāssīmus	-ificāssītis	-ificāssint
passive	present	-ificer	-ificēris, -ificēre	-ificētur	-ificēmur	-ificēminī	-ificentur
	imperfect	-ificārer	-ificārēris, -ificārēre	-ificārētur	-ificārēmur	-ificārēminī	-ificārentur
	perfect	-ificātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	-ificātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	-ificā	—	—	-ificāte	—
active	future	—	-ificātō	-ificātō	—	-ificātōte	-ificantō
passive	present	—	-ificāre	—	—	-ificāminī	—
passive	future	—	-ificātor	-ificātor	—	—	-ificantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		-ificāre	-ificāvisse	-ificātūrum esse	-ificārī, -ificārier²	-ificātum esse	-ificātum īrī
participles		-ificāns	—	-ificātūrus	—	-ificātus	-ificandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		-ificandī	-ificandō	-ificandum	-ificandō	-ificātum	-ificātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to"). It is also attested as having a rare sigmatic future passive indicative form ("will have been"), which is not attested in the plural for any verb.
²The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Descendants

Spanish: -iguar
→ Catalan: -ificar
→ Old French: -ifier
- French: -ifier
- → Middle English: -ifien
  - English: -ify
  - Scots: -ifee
→ Italian: -ificare
→ Portuguese: -ificar
→ Romanian: -ifica
→ Spanish: -ificar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Suffix

-ificō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -ificus

Spanish

Suffix

-ifico

first-person singular present indicative of -ificar