Etymology
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From ob- + nītor.
Pronunciation
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obnītor (present infinitive obnītī or obnītier, perfect active obnīxus sum or obnīsus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to bear, press, push, struggle, or strive against
- to resist or oppose
Conjugation
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| Conjugation of obnītor (third conjugation, deponent)
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| indicative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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obnītor
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obnīteris,
obnītere
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obnītitur
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obnītimur
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obnītiminī
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obnītuntur
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| imperfect
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obnītēbar
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obnītēbāris,
obnītēbāre
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obnītēbātur
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obnītēbāmur
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obnītēbāminī
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obnītēbantur
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| future
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obnītar
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obnītēris,
obnītēre
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obnītētur
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obnītēmur
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obnītēminī
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obnītentur
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| perfect
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obnīxus or obnīsus + present active indicative of sum
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| pluperfect
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obnīxus or obnīsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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| future perfect
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obnīxus or obnīsus + future active indicative of sum
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| subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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obnītar
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obnītāris,
obnītāre
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obnītātur
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obnītāmur
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obnītāminī
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obnītantur
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| imperfect
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obnīterer
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obnīterēris,
obnīterēre
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obnīterētur
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obnīterēmur
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obnīterēminī
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obnīterentur
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| perfect
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obnīxus or obnīsus + present active subjunctive of sum
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| pluperfect
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obnīxus or obnīsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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—
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obnītere
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—
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—
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obnītiminī
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—
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| future
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—
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obnītitor
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obnītitor
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—
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—
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obnītuntor
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| non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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| present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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| infinitives
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obnītī,
obnītier1
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obnīxum esse,
obnīsum esse
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obnīxūrum esse,
obnīsūrum esse
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—
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—
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—
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| participles
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obnītēns
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obnīxus,
obnīsus
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obnīxūrus,
obnīsūrus
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—
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—
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obnītendus,
obnītundus
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| verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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| genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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| obnītendī
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obnītendō
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obnītendum
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obnītendō
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obnīxum,
obnīsum
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obnīxū,
obnīsū
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1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
References
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- “obnitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obnitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obnitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
