verbfirst conjugation, deponent, no perfect or supine stems
continor
continor (present infinitive continārī)
Classical[ˈkɔn.tɪ.nɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.ti.nor]
Meaning
- deponentto encounter
inde mē commodum ēgredientem continātur Pȳthias.
c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, The Golden Ass 1.24jamque confectā bonā parte mortiferae viae contināberis claudum asinum lignōrum gerulum cum agāsōne similī.
c. 125 CE – 180 CE, Apuleius, The Golden Ass 6.18
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | continor | continābar | continābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | contināris contināre | continābāris continābāre | contināberis continābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | continātur | continābātur | continābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | contināmur | continābāmur | continābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | contināminī | continābāminī | continābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | continantur | continābantur | continābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | continer | continārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | continēris continēre | continārēris continārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | continētur | continārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | continēmur | continārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | continēminī | continārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | continentur | continārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | contināre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | contināminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | continātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | continātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | continantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | continārī | — |
| present participle | contināns | — |
| future participle | — | continandus |
gerundcontinandī, continandō, continandum
Origins
Uncertain. In Lewis & Short explained as a mediopassive use of continuō in the sense of "making oneself continuous to". In the Thesauro Linguae Latinae a relation to contiō and conventiō is suggested; Rönsch connected it with contus, inferring the basic sense "I hit (with a pole)".