Latin edit

Etymology edit

From aemulus (rival, emulator) +‎ .

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

aemulor (present infinitive aemulārī, perfect active aemulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to endeavour to equal or excel someone, rival, vie with; emulate; copy
    Synonym: certō
  2. to equal someone by emulating
  3. to be envious or jealous of
    Synonym: invideō

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of aemulor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present aemulor aemulāris,
aemulāre
aemulātur aemulāmur aemulāminī aemulantur
imperfect aemulābar aemulābāris,
aemulābāre
aemulābātur aemulābāmur aemulābāminī aemulābantur
future aemulābor aemulāberis,
aemulābere
aemulābitur aemulābimur aemulābiminī aemulābuntur
perfect aemulātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect aemulātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect aemulātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present aemuler aemulēris,
aemulēre
aemulētur aemulēmur aemulēminī aemulentur
imperfect aemulārer aemulārēris,
aemulārēre
aemulārētur aemulārēmur aemulārēminī aemulārentur
perfect aemulātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect aemulātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present aemulāre aemulāminī
future aemulātor aemulātor aemulantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives aemulārī aemulātum esse aemulātūrum esse
participles aemulāns aemulātus aemulātūrus aemulandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
aemulandī aemulandō aemulandum aemulandō aemulātum aemulātū

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Descendants edit

  • Catalan: emular
  • French: émuler
  • Galician: emular
  • Italian: emulare
  • Portuguese: emular
  • Romanian: emula
  • Spanish: emular

References edit

  • aemulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • aemulor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aemulor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.