LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect stem

contrāpōnō

contrāpōnō (present infinitive contrāpōnere, supine contrāpositum or contrāpostum)
Classical[kɔn.traːˈpoː.noː]Ecclesiastical[kon.traˈpɔː.no]

Meaning

  1. to place opposite; to oppose

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.contrāpōnōcontrāpōnēbamcontrāpōnam———
2nd sg.contrāpōniscontrāpōnēbāscontrāpōnēs———
3rd sg.contrāpōnitcontrāpōnēbatcontrāpōnet———
1st pl.contrāpōnimuscontrāpōnēbāmuscontrāpōnēmus———
2nd pl.contrāpōnitiscontrāpōnēbātiscontrāpōnētis———
3rd pl.contrāpōnuntcontrāpōnēbantcontrāpōnent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.contrāpōnamcontrāpōnerem——
2nd sg.contrāpōnāscontrāpōnerēs——
3rd sg.contrāpōnatcontrāpōneret——
1st pl.contrāpōnāmuscontrāpōnerēmus——
2nd pl.contrāpōnātiscontrāpōnerētis——
3rd pl.contrāpōnantcontrāpōnerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.contrāpōnorcontrāpōnēbarcontrāpōnar
2nd sg.contrāpōneris
contrāpōnere
contrāpōnēbāris
contrāpōnēbāre
contrāpōnēris
contrāpōnēre
3rd sg.contrāpōniturcontrāpōnēbāturcontrāpōnētur
1st pl.contrāpōnimurcontrāpōnēbāmurcontrāpōnēmur
2nd pl.contrāpōniminīcontrāpōnēbāminīcontrāpōnēminī
3rd pl.contrāpōnunturcontrāpōnēbanturcontrāpōnentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.contrāpōnarcontrāpōnerer
2nd sg.contrāpōnāris
contrāpōnāre
contrāpōnerēris
contrāpōnerēre
3rd sg.contrāpōnāturcontrāpōnerētur
1st pl.contrāpōnāmurcontrāpōnerēmur
2nd pl.contrāpōnāminīcontrāpōnerēminī
3rd pl.contrāpōnanturcontrāpōnerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.contrāpōnecontrāpōnere
pres. 2nd pl.contrāpōnitecontrāpōniminī
fut. 2nd sg.contrāpōnitōcontrāpōnitor
fut. 3rd sg.contrāpōnitōcontrāpōnitor
fut. 2nd pl.contrāpōnitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.contrāpōnuntōcontrāpōnuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecontrāpōnerecontrāpōnī
perfect infinitive—contrāpositum esse
contrāpostum esse
future infinitivecontrāpositūrum esse
contrāpostūrum esse
contrāpositum īrī
contrāpostum īrī
present participlecontrāpōnēns—
perfect participle—contrāpositus
contrāpostus
future participlecontrāpositūrus
contrāpostūrus
contrāpōnendus
contrāpōnundus
gerundcontrāpōnendī, contrāpōnendō, contrāpōnendumsupinecontrāpositum, contrāpositū

contrā-pōno,
I. no perf., pŏsĭtum, 3, v. a., to place opposite, to oppose to (several times in Quint.; elsewh. only in late Lat., and rare): non semper quod adversum est contraponitur, Quint. 9, 3, 84; Tert. ad Mart. 4.—
II. P. a. as subst.: contrā-pŏ-sĭtum, i, n., antithesis, Quint. 9, 3, 32; 9, 3, 81; 9, 3, 102 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincontrāpōnō

Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrā Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin contrāpōnō From contrā + pōnō.

Descendants
  • Catalancontraposar
  • Frenchcontraposer
  • Englishcounterposefrom French contraposer
  • Englishcontraposefrom French contraposer
  • Englishcontraponefrom French contraposer
  • Englishcontrapositfrom French contraposer
  • Italiancontrapporre
  • Portuguesecontrapor
  • Romaniancontrapune
  • Sardiniancontrapònnere

In English words that came into English from contrāpōnō

  • contrappostocontrāpōnere

Quick answers

What does contrāpōnō mean in Latin?
contrāpōnō, a verb, means “to place opposite; to oppose”.
What are the principal parts of contrāpōnō?
contrāpōnō, contrāpōnere, contrāpositum (third conjugation, no perfect stem).
How do you pronounce contrāpōnō?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.traːˈpoː.noː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.traˈpɔː.no].
Where does contrāpōnō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin contrāpōnō.