Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From causa +‎ .

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

causor (present infinitive causārī, perfect active causātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to plead, dispute, debate
  2. to pretend

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of causor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present causor causāris,
causāre
causātur causāmur causāminī causantur
imperfect causābar causābāris,
causābāre
causābātur causābāmur causābāminī causābantur
future causābor causāberis,
causābere
causābitur causābimur causābiminī causābuntur
perfect causātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect causātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect causātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present causer causēris,
causēre
causētur causēmur causēminī causentur
imperfect causārer causārēris,
causārēre
causārētur causārēmur causārēminī causārentur
perfect causātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect causātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present causāre causāminī
future causātor causātor causantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives causārī causātum esse causātūrum esse
participles causāns causātus causātūrus causandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
causandī causandō causandum causandō causātum causātū

Descendants edit

  • French: causer
  • Portuguese: causar
  • East Central German: koose (High Prussian)
  • German Low German: koose (Low Prussian)

References edit

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