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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From in- (into, in) +‎ pēs, pedis (feet) +‎ -iō; literally, to "shackle the feet".

Pronunciation

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Verb

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impediō (present infinitive impedīre, perfect active impedīvī or impediī, supine impedītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to hinder, impede, obstruct, hamper, thwart
    Synonyms: obstō, moror, arceō, supprimō, cūnctor, prohibeō, tardō, contineō, retineō, obstruō, cohibeō, dētineō, refrēnō, intersaepiō, inclūdō, sustentō, perimō, obstō, officiō, reprimō, saepiō, comprimō
    Antonyms: līberō, eximō, absolvō, vindicō, servō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō
  2. to embarrass

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of impediō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present impediō impedīs impedit impedīmus impedītis impediunt
imperfect impediēbam impediēbās impediēbat impediēbāmus impediēbātis impediēbant
future impediam impediēs impediet impediēmus impediētis impedient
perfect impedīvī,
impediī
impedīvistī,
impediistī
impedīvit,
impediit
impedīvimus,
impediimus
impedīvistis,
impediistis
impedīvērunt,
impedīvēre,
impediērunt,
impediēre
pluperfect impedīveram,
impedieram
impedīverās,
impedierās
impedīverat,
impedierat
impedīverāmus,
impedierāmus
impedīverātis,
impedierātis
impedīverant,
impedierant
future perfect impedīverō,
impedierō
impedīveris,
impedieris
impedīverit,
impedierit
impedīverimus,
impedierimus
impedīveritis,
impedieritis
impedīverint,
impedierint
passive present impedior impedīris,
impedīre
impedītur impedīmur impedīminī impediuntur
imperfect impediēbar impediēbāris,
impediēbāre
impediēbātur impediēbāmur impediēbāminī impediēbantur
future impediar impediēris,
impediēre
impediētur impediēmur impediēminī impedientur
perfect impedītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect impedītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect impedītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present impediam impediās impediat impediāmus impediātis impediant
imperfect impedīrem impedīrēs impedīret impedīrēmus impedīrētis impedīrent
perfect impedīverim,
impedierim
impedīverīs,
impedierīs
impedīverit,
impedierit
impedīverīmus,
impedierīmus
impedīverītis,
impedierītis
impedīverint,
impedierint
pluperfect impedīvissem,
impediissem
impedīvissēs,
impediissēs
impedīvisset,
impediisset
impedīvissēmus,
impediissēmus
impedīvissētis,
impediissētis
impedīvissent,
impediissent
passive present impediar impediāris,
impediāre
impediātur impediāmur impediāminī impediantur
imperfect impedīrer impedīrēris,
impedīrēre
impedīrētur impedīrēmur impedīrēminī impedīrentur
perfect impedītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect impedītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present impedī impedīte
future impedītō impedītō impedītōte impediuntō
passive present impedīre impedīminī
future impedītor impedītor impediuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives impedīre impedīvisse,
impediisse
impedītūrum esse impedīrī impedītum esse impedītum īrī
participles impediēns impedītūrus impedītus impediendus,
impediundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
impediendī impediendō impediendum impediendō impedītum impedītū

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References

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  • impedio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • impedio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • impedio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • an impassable road: iter impeditum
  • impedio in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN