verbfirst conjugation, deponent
cōnor
cōnor (present infinitive cōnārī, perfect active cōnātus sum)
Classical[ˈkoː.nɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.nor]
№ 905 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- deponentto try, attempt
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
temptō, labōrō ut faciam.cōnor -ārī — in Mille Verba, Animus et Adfectūs
temptō vīribuscōnor -ārī — in Aeneis, ch. 6
try, attempt
cōnor -ārī — in De Bello Gallico II
tries
cōnātur — in Seneca, ch. XVI
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Audere · Conari · Moliri
Audere denotes an enterprise with reference to its danger, and the courage of him who undertakes it, whereas conari (from incohare), with reference to the importance of the enterprise, and the energy of him who undertakes it; lastly, moliri, with reference to the difficulty of the enterprise, and the exertion required of him who undertakes it. (iii. 295.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnor | cōnābar | cōnābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | cōnāris cōnāre | cōnābāris cōnābāre | cōnāberis cōnābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cōnātur | cōnābātur | cōnābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | cōnāmur | cōnābāmur | cōnābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | cōnāminī | cōnābāminī | cōnābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | cōnantur | cōnābantur | cōnābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōner | cōnārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | cōnēris cōnēre | cōnārēris cōnārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | cōnētur | cōnārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | cōnēmur | cōnārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | cōnēminī | cōnārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | cōnentur | cōnārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | cōnātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | cōnātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | cōnāns cōnante, cōnantem, cōnantēs, cōnantī, cōnantia, cōnantibus, cōnantis, cōnantīs, cōnantium | — |
| perfect participle | cōnātus cōnāta, cōnātā, cōnātae, cōnātam, cōnātārum, cōnātās, cōnāte, cōnātī, cōnātīs, cōnātō, cōnātōrum, cōnātōs | — |
| future participle | cōnātūrus cōnātūra, cōnātūrā, cōnātūrae, cōnātūram, cōnātūrārum, cōnātūrās, cōnātūre, cōnātūrī, cōnātūrīs, cōnātūrō, cōnātūrōrum, cōnātūrōs, cōnātūrum | cōnandus cōnanda, cōnandā, cōnandae, cōnandam, cōnandārum, cōnandās, cōnande, cōnandīs, cōnandōrum, cōnandōs |
gerundcōnandī, cōnandō, cōnandumsupinecōnātum, cōnātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- incepto or conatu desistere
- to give up one's project.
- in incepto or conatu perstare
- to persevere in one's resolve.
cōnor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep., to undertake, endeavor, attempt, try, venture, presume, etc. (freq. and class.;
syn. molior, Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 11; opp. facere, Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 54; opp. perficere, id. Or. 30, 105); constr. with acc., inf., rarely with abl. of the gerund., or absol. (a). With acc. (mostly of indef. objects):
quicquam fallaciae, Ter. And. 1, 2, 26: istuc, id. ib. 1, 5, 35: idem, Caes. B. G. 1, 3: opus magnum et arduum, Cic. Or. 10, 33: id quod conantur, id. Cat. 2, 9, 19: multa, id. Or. 30, 105; id. Fin. 1, 16, 82: tantum scelus, id. Fragm. ap. Quint. 5, 13, 30; cf.: tantam rem, Liv. 42, 59, 8: muita stulte, Nep. Hann. 8, 3; Quint. 2, 4, 10: plurima frustra, Verg. A. 9, 398.—(b). With inf. (freq.):
hoc dicere, Cic. Quint. 20, 62: aliquid facere, id. Rosc. Am. 19, 54: me labefactare, id. Div. in Caecil. 14, 44: poëtas attingere, id. de Or. 2, 14, 61: versus pangere, Lucr. 1, 26: pueris absinthia dare, id. 1, 936; 4, 12 al.: facere id quod constituerant, Caes. B. G. 1, 5: invito transire, id. ib. 1, 8: tela mittere, Cat. 116, 3; Hor. C. 1, 6, 9; id. Ep. 1, 1, 19.—* (g). With abl. gerundii:
ne frustra dehortando impedire conemini, that you attempt not vainly to dissuade, Nep. Att. 21, 6.—(d). With si:
saepius noctu, si perrumpere possent, conati, Caes. B. G. 1, 8, 4. —(ε) Absol.: dum moliuntur (mulieres), dum conantur, annus est, Ter. Heaut. 2, 2, 11: conari manibus pedibus noctisque et dies, id. And. 4, 1, 52: conantibus, priusquam id effici posset, adesse Romanos nuntiatur, Caes. B. G. 6, 4: qui prius cogitare quam conari consuesset, before he proceeded to the undertaking, Nep. Dat. 7, 1: ego obviam conabar tibi, Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 2: audax ad conandum, Liv. 45, 23, 15.— b. Hence, subst.: cōnāta, ōrum, n., in pass. signif., an undertaking, attempt, venture, hazard (class.), Att. ap. Non. p. 202, 14; Plaut. Merc. 1, 1, 39; Lucr. 5, 386; Caes. B. G. 1, 3; Nep. Dion, 8, 5; Liv. 21, 50, 9; 42, 11, 3; Quint. 8, 3, 69; Suet. Galb. 17; Ov. M. 10, 420; 14, 755 sq.; Juv. 13, 210; Vell. 2, 35, 5 et saep.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōnor ātus, ārī,
to undertake, endeavor, attempt, try, venture, seek, aim, make an effort, begin, make trial of: (mulieres) dum conantur, annus est, T.: audax ad conandum: conari desistis: conari consuescere, N.: ego obviam conabar tibi, was going to find you, T.: quicquam Fallaciae, T.: id quod conantur consequi, their ends: tantam rem, L.: multa stulte, N.: plurima frustra, V.: Ter conatus utramque viam, V.: id ne fieret omnia conanda esse, L.: ius suum exsequi, Cs.: rem labefactare: haec delere: frustra loqui, O.: frustra dehortando impedire, N.: si perrumpere possent, Cs.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *kōnāje/o-, itself possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kṓnh₁-ie-, from root *ken- (“to set oneself in motion”). De Vaan favors an explanation from Proto-Indo-European *ḱōn-eh₂-ie- (verb), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱōn-o- (adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱon-o-, from *ken-. De Vaan suggests that it is also possible that it may derive from a root noun *ḱṓn- (“ascent”). This noun may have undergone a semantic shift from "ascent" to "effort" or "attempt." Compare Serbo-Croatian канити.