vincitur

Vincitur is a Latin verb form meaning “he/she/it is conquered” or “it is bound,” depending on the verb from which it derives. It is the present passive indicative, third-person singular, of verbs with the stem vinc-, most notably vincere (to conquer) and vincire (to bind). In Classical Latin, vincitur commonly expresses a state resulting from an action, as in hostis vincitur, “the enemy is conquered.” The same form can appear with the binding sense when used with vincire, yielding “is bound,” though the conquest meaning is the more frequent in surviving texts.

Grammar and usage: Vincitur follows the standard passive endings for the third conjugation, with the subject in the nominative and the action expressed as a passive state rather than a direct active event. It appears in prose and poetry to describe outcomes, restraints, or defeats. Because the form is identical for the two verbs with contrasting meanings, context and the accompanying verb help readers determine the intended sense.

Relation to related forms: The active counterpart of vincitur is vincit (he conquers) or vincit (he binds, when used with vincire as the active meaning). Other related nouns and adjectives stem from vincere or vincire, such as vinculum (a chain or bond) and vincibilis (conquerable or bound).

See also: vincere, vincire, vinculum, vincibilis.