verbfirst conjugation, no perfect or supine stems, impersonal in the passive
abstō
abstō (present infinitive abstāre)
Classical[ˈap.stoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈab.sto]
Meaning
- impersonalintransitiveusuallyto stand off or at a distance from, stand aloof
Conjugation conjugation 1 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abstō | abstābam | abstābō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | abstās | abstābās | abstābis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | abstat | abstābat | abstābit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | abstāmus | abstābāmus | abstābimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | abstātis | abstābātis | abstābitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | abstant | abstābant | abstābunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abstem | abstārem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | abstēs | abstārēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | abstet | abstāret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | abstēmus | abstārēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | abstētis | abstārētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | abstent | abstārent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | abstātur | abstābātur | abstābitur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | abstētur | abstārētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | abstā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | abstāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | abstātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | abstātō | abstātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | abstātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | abstantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | abstāre | abstārī |
| perfect infinitive | abstāvisse | — |
| present participle | abstāns | — |
| future participle | — | abstandum |
gerundabstandī, abstandō, abstandum
ab-sto, āre, 1, v. n.,
I. to stand off or at a distance from, to stand aloof:
si longius abstes, Hor. A. P. 361.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ab-stō —, āre,
to stand off (rare): longius, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinabstō
Latin ab- Latin stō Latin abstō From ab- (“from, away from”) + stō (“stand; remain”).