verbfirst conjugation, deponent
effor
effor (present infinitive effārī, perfect active effātus sum)
Classical[ˈɛf.fɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛf.for]
Meaning
- deponentto speak, say out, utter
[...] incipit effārī, mediāque in vōce resistit; [...].
[Dido] starts to say [something to Aeneas], and in the middle of her words, she stops; …. (Idiomatically, Dido “loses” her words, “forgets” what she is saying, or becomes “tongue-tied”.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.76 - deponentto define, determine, fix
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | effor | effābar | effābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | effāris effāre | effābāris effābāre | effāberis effābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | effātur | effābātur | effābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | effāmur | effābāmur | effābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | effāminī | effābāminī | effābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | effantur | effābantur | effābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | effer | effārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | effēris effēre | effārēris effārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | effētur | effārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | effēmur | effārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | effēminī | effārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | effentur | effārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | effāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | effāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | effātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | effātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | effantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | effārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | effātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | effātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | effāns | — |
| perfect participle | effātus effāta, effātā, effātae, effātam, effātārum, effātās, effāte, effātī, effātīs, effātō, effātōrum, effātōs | — |
| future participle | effātūrus effātūra, effātūrā, effātūrae, effātūram, effātūrārum, effātūrās, effātūre, effātūrī, effātūrīs, effātūrō, effātūrōrum, effātūrōs, effātūrum | effandus effanda, effandā, effandae, effandam, effandārum, effandās, effande, effandīs, effandōrum, effandōs |
gerundeffandī, effandō, effandumsupineeffātum, effātū
ef-for, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. a. (defect. In use only: effor, Cav. ap. Diom. p. 375 P.:
effaris, App. M. 7, 25, p. 199, 6: effatur, Verg. A. 10, 523 al.: effamini, Arn. 7, 41: effantur, App. Mund. prooem. p. 56, 22: effabor, Lucr. 5, 104: effabere, Luc. 8, 346: effabimur, Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 97: effantes, App. Mund. p. 65, 5; imp.: effare, Verg. A. 6, 560; inf.: effari, id. ib. 4, 76; as pass., poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39; part.: effatus, Verg. A. 3, 463 al.; as pass. v. infra: effando, Liv. 5, 15, 10: effatu, Pl. 3, 21, 25, § 139 al.), to speak or say out, to utter. I. In gen. (an old relig. and poet. word; cf. Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 153; esp. freq. in Verg.): sed tamen effabor, * Lucr. 5, 104: haec effatu' pater, repente recessit, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 20, 40 (Ann. v. 48 ed. Vahlen); cf. Verg. G. 4, 450; id. A. 3, 463; 4, 30; 76; 456 et saep.; Hor. Epod. 17, 37; Luc. 8, 347 et saep.:
et tacendo forsitan, quae dii immortales vulgari velint, haud minus, quam celanda effando, nefas contrahi, Liv. 5, 15 fin.; Suet. Ner. 49: effatu digna nomina, Plin. 3, 21, 25, § 139 et saep.—Absol., Vulg. Psa. 93, 2; id. Prov. 18, 23.—* II. In partic.
1. As t. t. in the language of augurs, to fix, define, determine a place for a religious purpose:
templum, Cic. Att. 13, 42, 3; cf. pass.: templa effari ab auguribus, Varr. L. L. 6, 7, § 53.— 2. In dialectics, to state a proposition:
quod ita effabimur, Aut vivet cras Hermarchus, aut non vivet, Cic. Ac. 2, 30, 97; cf. in the foll.: effatum.!*? effātus, a, um, in passive signif., pronounced, established, determined, designated: effata dicuntur, quod augures finem auspiciorum caelestum extra urbem agris sunt effati ubi esset; hinc effari templa dicuntur ab auguribus, Varr. L. L. 6, § 53 Müll.; cf. Libri Augur. ap. Gell. 13, 14; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 197; Fest. S. V. MINORA TEMPLA, p. 157, 28 Müll.; Cic. Leg. 2, 8 fin.; Liv. 10, 37 fin.: FATIDICORVM ET VATVM EFFATA INCOGNITA, announcements, predictions, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20; cf. Liv. 1, 24.—B. In partic.: effātum, i, n., a dialectical proposition, an axiom, Cic. Ac. 2, 29 fin. (a transl. of the Gr. ἀξίωμα), Sen. Ep. 117.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
(effor or ecfor) ātus, ārī, dep. defect.
ex + for, to speak out, say out, utter, tell : effatur talia supplex, V.: O virgo, effare, V.: Incipit effari, V.: Haec effatus pater, Enn. ap. C.: Sic effata, V.: celanda effando, L. — Pass: Non potest ecfari quantum, etc., C. poët.: verba longo effata carmine, expressed , L.—Of augurs, to define, set apart, consecrate : ad templum effandum: locus templo effatus fuerat, L.—In argument, to state a proposition : quod ita effabimur, formulate .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latineffor
Latin ex- Latin for Latin effor From ex- + for.