Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From con- +‎ nītor.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

cōnītor (present infinitive cōnītī, perfect active cōnīsus sum or cōnīxus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to struggle, strive, strain
    Synonyms: lūctor, ēlabōrō, certō, nītor, ēnītor, cōnor, appetō, temptō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, studeō, īnsequor, contendō, adnītor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, spectō
  2. to struggle in giving birth
    Synonyms: genō, prōcreō, gignō, suscipiō, prōdō, pario, creō, enitor, ēdō, efficiō

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of cōnītor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnītor cōnīteris,
cōnītere
cōnītitur cōnītimur cōnītiminī cōnītuntur
imperfect cōnītēbar cōnītēbāris,
cōnītēbāre
cōnītēbātur cōnītēbāmur cōnītēbāminī cōnītēbantur
future cōnītar cōnītēris,
cōnītēre
cōnītētur cōnītēmur cōnītēminī cōnītentur
perfect cōnīsus or cōnīxus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cōnīsus or cōnīxus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cōnīsus or cōnīxus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnītar cōnītāris,
cōnītāre
cōnītātur cōnītāmur cōnītāminī cōnītantur
imperfect cōnīterer cōnīterēris,
cōnīterēre
cōnīterētur cōnīterēmur cōnīterēminī cōnīterentur
perfect cōnīsus or cōnīxus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cōnīsus or cōnīxus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cōnītere cōnītiminī
future cōnītitor cōnītitor cōnītuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cōnītī cōnīsum esse,
cōnīxum esse
cōnīsūrum esse,
cōnīxūrum esse
participles cōnītēns cōnīsus,
cōnīxus
cōnīsūrus,
cōnīxūrus
cōnītendus,
cōnītundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cōnītendī cōnītendō cōnītendum cōnītendō cōnīsum,
cōnīxum
cōnīsū,
cōnīxū

References edit

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