verbfirst conjugation, deponent
dēdignor
dēdignor (present infinitive dēdignārī, perfect active dēdignātus sum)
Classical[deːˈdɪŋ.nɔr]Ecclesiastical[deˈdiɲ.ɲor]
Meaning
- deponenttransitiveto reject as unworthy, disdain, scorn
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēdignor | dēdignābar | dēdignābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēdignāris dēdignāre | dēdignābāris dēdignābāre | dēdignāberis dēdignābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēdignātur | dēdignābātur | dēdignābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēdignāmur | dēdignābāmur | dēdignābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēdignāminī | dēdignābāminī | dēdignābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēdignantur | dēdignābantur | dēdignābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēdigner | dēdignārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | dēdignēris dēdignēre | dēdignārēris dēdignārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | dēdignētur | dēdignārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | dēdignēmur | dēdignārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | dēdignēminī | dēdignārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | dēdignentur | dēdignārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēdignāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēdignāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēdignātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēdignātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēdignantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēdignārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | dēdignātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | dēdignātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | dēdignāns | — |
| perfect participle | dēdignātus | — |
| future participle | dēdignātūrus | dēdignandus |
gerunddēdignandī, dēdignandō, dēdignandumsupinedēdignātum, dēdignātū
dē-dignor, ātus, 1,
I. v. a. dep., to reject as unworthy, to disdain, scorn, refuse (most freq. in Ov.; perh. not ante-Aug.).
(a). With two accs.: quos ego sim toties jam dedignata maritos, * Verg. A. 4, 536; so,
aliquem maritum, Ov. H. 16, 195: virum, Pelasgum, id. ib. 12, 83: comitem amicum, id. Pont. 1, 7, 33: Philippum patrem ( = abdicare), Curt. 6, 11: nec dedignanda carmina, Sil. 13, 538.—(b). With inf.:
magni genibus procumbere non est Dedignata Jovis, Ov. M. 13, 586; id. F. 4, 36; id. Pont. 2, 2, 79; Curt. 10, 5, 33; Tac. A. 2, 34 fin.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-dīgnor ātus, ārī, dep.,
to reject as unworthy, disdain, scorn, refuse: alquos maritos, V.: virum, O.: genibus procumbere Iovis, O.: venire, Ta.: sollicitare, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēdignor
Latin dē- Latin dignor Latin dēdignor From dē- + dignor (“to deem worthy”).
Descendants
- Catalandesdenyar
- Frenchdédaignerfrom Old French desdeignier
- Italiandisdegnare
- Portuguesedesdenhar
- Spanishdesdeñar