Latin edit

Etymology edit

From ops and Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

opitulor (present infinitive opitulārī or opitulārier, perfect active opitulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to help, assist
  2. to relieve (symptoms etc.)

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of opitulor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present opitulor opitulāris,
opitulāre
opitulātur opitulāmur opitulāminī opitulantur
imperfect opitulābar opitulābāris,
opitulābāre
opitulābātur opitulābāmur opitulābāminī opitulābantur
future opitulābor opitulāberis,
opitulābere
opitulābitur opitulābimur opitulābiminī opitulābuntur
perfect opitulātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect opitulātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect opitulātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present opituler opitulēris,
opitulēre
opitulētur opitulēmur opitulēminī opitulentur
imperfect opitulārer opitulārēris,
opitulārēre
opitulārētur opitulārēmur opitulārēminī opitulārentur
perfect opitulātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect opitulātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present opitulāre opitulāminī
future opitulātor opitulātor opitulantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives opitulārī,
opitulārier1
opitulātum esse opitulātūrum esse
participles opitulāns opitulātus opitulātūrus opitulandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
opitulandī opitulandō opitulandum opitulandō opitulātum opitulātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

References edit

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