Latin edit

Etymology edit

From ex- (out) +‎ mentior (lie).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ēmentior (present infinitive ēmentīrī, perfect active ēmentītus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

  1. to lie
    Synonym: mentior
  2. to fabricate, pretend, feign
    Synonyms: fingō, simulō, mentior, affectō, dissimulō, praetendō

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of ēmentior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ēmentior ēmentīris,
ēmentīre
ēmentītur ēmentīmur ēmentīminī ēmentiuntur
imperfect ēmentiēbar ēmentiēbāris,
ēmentiēbāre
ēmentiēbātur ēmentiēbāmur ēmentiēbāminī ēmentiēbantur
future ēmentiar ēmentiēris,
ēmentiēre
ēmentiētur ēmentiēmur ēmentiēminī ēmentientur
perfect ēmentītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect ēmentītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect ēmentītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ēmentiar ēmentiāris,
ēmentiāre
ēmentiātur ēmentiāmur ēmentiāminī ēmentiantur
imperfect ēmentīrer ēmentīrēris,
ēmentīrēre
ēmentīrētur ēmentīrēmur ēmentīrēminī ēmentīrentur
perfect ēmentītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect ēmentītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ēmentīre ēmentīminī
future ēmentītor ēmentītor ēmentiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives ēmentīrī ēmentītum esse ēmentītūrum esse
participles ēmentiēns ēmentītus ēmentītūrus ēmentiendus,
ēmentiundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
ēmentiendī ēmentiendō ēmentiendum ēmentiendō ēmentītum ēmentītū

References edit

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