verbfirst conjugation, deponent
contemplor
contemplor (present infinitive contemplārī or contemplārier, perfect active contemplātus sum)
Classical[kɔnˈtɛm.pɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɛm.plor]
Meaning
- deponentto observe, note or notice
Licet enim iam remōtā subtīlitāte disputandī oculīs quōdam modō contemplārī pulchritūdinem rērum eārum, quās dīvīnā prōvidentiā dīcimus cōnstituās.
106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, De Natura Deorum II - deponentto gaze at or regard
- deponentto contemplate
Quod quidem ego nōn modo nōn postulō, sed contrā, iūdicēs, vōs ōrō et obtestor ut tōtam causam quam maximē intentīs oculīs, ut aiunt, acerrimē contemplēminī.
But I not only do not ask that, gentlemen, but on the contrary, I beg and beseech you to the best of your ability to examine the whole case most closely and with steady eyes, as the saying goes.59 BCE, Cicero, Pro Flacco 26
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Considerare · Contemplari
Considerare (from κατιδεῖν) denotes consideration as an act of the understanding, endeavoring to form a judgment; contemplari (from καταθαμβεῖν) an act of feeling, which is absorbed in its object, and surrenders itself entirely to the pleasant or unpleasant feeling which its object excites. (v. 130.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contemplor | contemplābar | contemplābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | contemplāris contemplāre | contemplābāris contemplābāre | contemplāberis contemplābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | contemplātur | contemplābātur | contemplābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | contemplāmur | contemplābāmur | contemplābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | contemplāminī | contemplābāminī | contemplābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | contemplantur | contemplābantur | contemplābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contempler | contemplārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | contemplēris contemplēre | contemplārēris contemplārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | contemplētur | contemplārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | contemplēmur | contemplārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | contemplēminī | contemplārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | contemplentur | contemplārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | contemplāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | contemplāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | contemplātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | contemplātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | contemplantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | contemplārī contemplārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | contemplātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | contemplātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | contemplāns | — |
| perfect participle | contemplātus contemplāta, contemplātā, contemplātae, contemplātam, contemplātārum, contemplātās, contemplāte, contemplātī, contemplātīs, contemplātō, contemplātōrum, contemplātōs | — |
| future participle | contemplātūrus | contemplandus |
gerundcontemplandī, contemplandō, contemplandumsupinecontemplātum, contemplātū
con-templor, ātus, 1 (arch.
I. inf. contemplarier, Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 10), v. dep. templum, I. A. (orig. pertaining to the lang. of augury; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 9 Müll.), to look at, view attentively, to survey, behold, gaze upon, give attention to, observe, consider, contemplate, = considero (class. in prose and poetry).
I. Physically.
(a). Absol.: sed Is hac abiit;
contemplabor, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 35: satis ut contemplata modo sis, Ter. Heaut. 4, 1, 4: contemplator, cum, etc., Lucr. 2, 113; 6, 189; Verg. G. 1, 187; 4, 61.—(b). With obj. acc.:
cum intueor et contemplor unumquemque vestrum, Cic. Planc. 1, 2: contemplari unum quidque otiose et considerare coepit, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 15, § 33: cum caelum suspeximus caelestiaque contemplati sumus, id. N. D. 2, 2, 4: oculis pulchritudlnem rerum, id. ib. 2, 38, 98; cf. Hor. S. 1, 2, 91: loci naturam ab omni parte, Liv. 35, 28, 2: aliquem, Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 10: vultum, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 32: lituras codicis, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 16, § 41: nummos in arcā, Hor. S. 1, 1, 67: udum Tibur, id. C. 3, 29, 6 al.—II. Mentally (several times in Cic.):
propone tibi duos reges, et id animo contemplare, quod oculis non potes, Cic. Deiot. 14, 40: aliquid secum considerare et contemplari, id. Off. 1, 43, 153: ut totam causam acerrime contemplemini, id. Fl. 11, 26: res, id. N. D. 1, 27, 77.—Absol., Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 151.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
contemplor ātus, ārī, dep.,
to gaze at, view attentively, survey, behold, observe, contemplate: satis ut contemplata modo sis, T.: Contemplator item, cum, etc., V.: unumquemque vestrum: oculis pulchritudinem rerum: voltum, T.: lituras codicis: nummos in arcā, H. — Fig., to consider, regard, contemplate: id animo quod oculis non potes: ali<*> quid secum: causam: <*>ni acie ingeni, reflect.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincontemplor
Latin templum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin contemplor From con- (“with”) + templum (“temple, shrine, area for auspices”) + -or.
Descendants
- Catalancontemplar
- Englishcontemplate
- Frenchcontempler
- Italiancontemplare
- Occitancontemplar
- Portuguesecontemplar
- Romaniancontempla
- Spanishcontemplar
- Galiciancontemplar
In English words that came into English from contemplor
- contemplatecontemplātus
- contemplationcontemplatio
- contemplablecontemplabilis
- contemplantcontemplans