verbfirst conjugation, deponent
contestor
contestor (present infinitive contestārī, perfect active contestātus sum)
Classical[kɔnˈtɛs.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɛs.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto call to witness
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contestor | contestābar | contestābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | contestāris contestāre | contestābāris contestābāre | contestāberis contestābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | contestātur | contestābātur | contestābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | contestāmur | contestābāmur | contestābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | contestāminī | contestābāminī | contestābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | contestantur | contestābantur | contestābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contester | contestārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | contestēris contestēre | contestārēris contestārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | contestētur | contestārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | contestēmur | contestārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | contestēminī | contestārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | contestentur | contestārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | contestāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | contestāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | contestātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | contestātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | contestantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | contestārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | contestātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | contestātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | contestāns | — |
| perfect participle | contestātus contestāta, contestātā, contestātae, contestātam, contestātārum, contestātās, contestāte, contestātī, contestātīs, contestātō, contestātōrum, contestātōs | — |
| future participle | contestātūrus contestātūra, contestātūrā, contestātūrae, contestātūram, contestātūrārum, contestātūrās, contestātūre, contestātūrī, contestātūrīs, contestātūrō, contestātūrōrum, contestātūrōs, contestātūrum | contestandus contestanda, contestandā, contestandae, contestandam, contestandārum, contestandās, contestande, contestandīs, contestandōrum, contestandōs |
gerundcontestandī, contestandō, contestandumsupinecontestātum, contestātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- contestari deos hominesque
- to call gods and men to witness.
- historicorum fide contestata memoria
- historic times.
con-testor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep., to take or call to witness.
I. Prop.
A. In gen.:
deos hominesque, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 29, § 67; cf. deos, Caes. B. G. 4, 25: caelum noctemque, Cic. Fl. 40, 102.—Far more freq., (b). In pass. signif.: contestari, to be called to witness, P. Aufidius ap. Prisc. p. 793 P.—
B. Esp., jurid. t. t.:
litem, to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action, to set on foot, Cic. Att. 16, 15, 2; id. Rosc. Com. 18, 53; Gell. 5, 10, 8; Cod. Just. 3, 9 al.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 57, 18 Müll.—(b). In pass. signif.: lis contestatur, Lex Gall. Cisalp. 1, 48; Dig. 9, 4, 26, § 5 al.; so,
lite contestata, Cic. Rosc. Com. 11, 32; 12, 35: cum lis contestata cum Flavio damni injuriā esset, id. ib. 18, 54; Dig. 24, 3, 22 et saep.; cf. Prisc. p. 793 P.—(g). contestātō, adverbially, by aid of witnesses, Dig. 15, 4, 1; 25, 3, 1 al.—
II. Trop., part. perf.: contestatus, in pass. signif., proved by witness, tried:
ab hac perenni contestataque virtute majorum, proved, Cic. Fl. 11, 25.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
con-testor ātus, ārī, dep.,
to call to witness, invoke, appeal to: deos, ut res feliciter eveniret, Cs.: caelum.—Of a suit at law, to introduce, set on foot, set at issue: litem.—Pass: lite contestatā.— Fig., to prove, attest.—P. pass.: contestata virtus.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincontestor
Latin testor Latin contestor From con- + testor.
Descendants
- Catalancontestar
- Englishcontest
- Frenchcontester
- Italiancontestare
- Portuguesecontestar
- Romaniancontesta
- Spanishcontestar
- Asturiancontestar
- Galiciancontestar
In English words that came into English from contestor
- contestcontestor