Emitterat

Emitterat is a term that appears mainly in discussions of Latin grammar as a potential verb form of the verb emittere, meaning “to send forth.” In classical Latin, emittere belongs to the third conjugation and yields forms such as emitto, emittere, misi, missum. The form emitterat is not standard in classical texts and is generally considered nonstandard or a scribal variant rather than a regularly attested principal part or tense.

Grammatical analysis and attestations: If a Latin author writes emitterat, it would be analyzed as a third‑person singular ending in -erat. However, standard Latin would more commonly produce forms like misserat (had sent) or misit (sent), depending on the intended tense. Because emitterat is not a widely attested classical form, it is often treated by scholars as a possible medieval or copied-text variation, a misspelling, or a hypothetical form used in discussions about Latin verb morphology rather than a bona fide, regularly used tense form.

Usage and interpretation: In modern linguistic reference works, emitterat is usually cited as an example of nonstandard or disputed form rather than a canonical Latin paradigm. It may appear in discussions of manuscript transmission, scribal error, or diachronic change in the Latin language. There is no separate, established meaning for emitterat outside Latin grammar.

See also: Latin verbs, emitto, misso, Latin tense and mood, pluperfect.