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iacitur

Iacitur is a Latin verb form meaning “it is thrown” or “is being thrown.” It is the third-person singular present passive indicative of iacio, the verb meaning to throw or cast. As a passive form, iacitur marks the recipient of the action, while the doer of the throwing is often unspecified or stated with a by-phrase (for example, with a preposition in the ablative).

Origin and form: iacio belongs to the third conjugation -io class of Latin verbs. The present passive

Usage: iacitur appears in classical and later Latin texts to describe an object or thing that has

See also: Latin verb iacio; Latin grammar, passive voice, third conjugation -io verbs.

is
formed
as
iacior,
iaciris,
iacitur,
iacimur,
iacimini,
iaciuntur.
The
standard
principal
parts
are
iacio,
iacere,
ieci,
iactum,
which
provide
the
basis
for
the
other
tenses
and
voices.
The
perfect
passive
participle
is
iactus
(masculine),
iacta
(feminine),
iactum
(neuter),
used
with
forms
of
sum
to
create
the
perfect
passive.
Other
tenses
and
voices
are
formed
by
regular
inflection
patterns
of
the
same
verb.
been
thrown
or
cast
by
an
agent.
It
is
the
passive
counterpart
to
active
forms
such
as
iacit
or
iactat,
which
describe
someone
or
something
performing
the
throwing.
The
form
is
commonly
found
in
descriptions
of
actions,
narratives,
and
match
the
standard
Latin
pattern
for
passive
constructions
with
transitive
verbs.