immineo

Latin

Etymology

From in + mineō.

Pronunciation

Verb

present active immineō, present infinitive imminēre, perfect active imminuī, supine imminitum.

  1. I project, bend or lean toward or over, overhang.
  2. I touch on, border upon.
  3. (with dative) I threaten, menace.
  4. I am eager for or intent upon, long for.
  5. I am near at hand, impend; I am imminent.

Inflection

  • This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

Derived terms

Related terms

References

  • Morwood, James. A Latin Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.
  • immineo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
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