Latin edit

Etymology edit

From trāns- (across, beyond) +‎ gradior (walk; advance).

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Verb edit

trānsgredior (present infinitive trānsgredī, perfect active trānsgressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent

  1. to go beyond, exceed
    Synonyms: trānseō, trānsmittō, superō, praeferō, peragō
  2. to step beyond, across or over, climb or pass over, cross
  3. (figuratively) to go over to another party, desert
    Synonyms: trānseō, trānsfugiō, trānsmittō, dēscīscō

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of trānsgredior (third conjugation -variant, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present trānsgredior trānsgrederis,
trānsgredere
trānsgreditur trānsgredimur trānsgrediminī trānsgrediuntur
imperfect trānsgrediēbar trānsgrediēbāris,
trānsgrediēbāre
trānsgrediēbātur trānsgrediēbāmur trānsgrediēbāminī trānsgrediēbantur
future trānsgrediar trānsgrediēris,
trānsgrediēre
trānsgrediētur trānsgrediēmur trānsgrediēminī trānsgredientur
perfect trānsgressus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect trānsgressus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect trānsgressus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present trānsgrediar trānsgrediāris,
trānsgrediāre
trānsgrediātur trānsgrediāmur trānsgrediāminī trānsgrediantur
imperfect trānsgrederer trānsgrederēris,
trānsgrederēre
trānsgrederētur trānsgrederēmur trānsgrederēminī trānsgrederentur
perfect trānsgressus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect trānsgressus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present trānsgredere trānsgrediminī
future trānsgreditor trānsgreditor trānsgrediuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives trānsgredī trānsgressum esse trānsgressūrum esse
participles trānsgrediēns trānsgressus trānsgressūrus trānsgrediendus,
trānsgrediundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
trānsgrediendī trānsgrediendō trānsgrediendum trānsgrediendō trānsgressum trānsgressū

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References edit

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