iecerunt

iecerunt is a Latin verb form meaning "they threw." It is the third-person plural perfect indicative active form of the verb iacio, iacere, “to throw.” The form is built on the perfect stem iec- with the standard third-person plural ending -ērunt, and in classical spelling is often written as iēcērunt to indicate long vowels.

Grammatical profile: iecerunt belongs to the Latin perfect tense (completed past action) in the indicative mood and active voice. The subject is implicit in the verb ending, typically supplied by context. Other related forms of the same verb include iēcī (I threw), iēcistī (you threw), iēcit (he/she/it threw), and iēcērunt (they threw). A closely related spelling variant, iecerunt without diacritics, appears in many manuscripts and editions.

Usage and translation: In Latin narration, iecerunt is used to report a completed act of throwing. The common English rendering is “they threw.” The verb can take a direct object, as in “they threw X” where X is the object, and may also appear with prepositional phrases to indicate target or direction.

Disambiguation: iecerunt must be distinguished from ierunt, the perfect form of the verb eo, ire, “to go,” which means “they went.” Both forms occur in Latin sources, but they come from different verbs with different meanings and families.