descripsi

Descripsi is a Latin verb form meaning “I described” or “I have described.” It is the first-person singular perfect active indicative of the verb describere, which means to describe or to recount in writing. In classical Latin, perfect forms indicate completed action, typically set against a past moment or present relevance.

Grammatical notes: descripsi is formed from the present stem describ- with the perfect suffix -i. The full perfect active conjugation for describere is descripsi, descripsisti, descripsit, descripsimus, descripsistis, descripserunt. The corresponding perfect passive is descriptus sum (I was described / I have been described). The noun form related to the action is descriptio (description). Pronunciation in classical Latin is roughly des-KRIP-see.

Usage: Descripsi appears in classical Latin texts when the speaker has completed the action of describing something. It can introduce a description of events, scenes, or attributes that the speaker has produced or conveyed. An example sentence could be: Ego descripsi omnia quae vidi in hoc itinere. Translation: I described everything I saw on this journey.

Origin and related terms: The verb stems from de- (down, thoroughly) plus scribere (to write), yielding a sense of writing down descriptions. Related forms include descriptio (description) and the related verb describere (to describe). See also: describere, descriptio, perfect tense in Latin.