verbthird conjugation, deponent
ēlābor
ēlābor (present infinitive ēlābī, perfect active ēlāpsus sum)
Classical[eːˈɫaː.bɔr]Ecclesiastical[eˈlaː.bor]
Meaning
- deponentto slip or glide away
- deponentto escape
- deponentto elapse
- deponentto fall (off, as with leaves)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ē manibus effugiōēlābor -ī, -lāpsus — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 3
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēlābor | ēlābēbar | ēlābar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ēlāberis ēlābere | ēlābēbāris ēlābēbāre | ēlābēris ēlābēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ēlābitur | ēlābēbātur | ēlābētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ēlābimur | ēlābēbāmur | ēlābēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ēlābiminī | ēlābēbāminī | ēlābēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ēlābuntur | ēlābēbantur | ēlābentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēlābar | ēlāberer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ēlābāris ēlābāre | ēlāberēris ēlāberēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ēlābātur | ēlāberētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ēlābāmur | ēlāberēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ēlābāminī | ēlāberēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ēlābantur | ēlāberentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēlābere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēlābiminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēlābitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēlābitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēlābuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēlābī | — |
| perfect infinitive | ēlāpsum esse | — |
| future infinitive | ēlāpsūrum esse | — |
| present participle | ēlābēns | — |
| perfect participle | ēlāpsus ēlāpsa, ēlāpsā, ēlāpsae, ēlāpsam, ēlāpsārum, ēlāpsās, ēlāpse, ēlāpsī, ēlāpsīs, ēlāpsō, ēlāpsōrum, ēlāpsōs | — |
| future participle | ēlāpsūrus ēlāpsūra, ēlāpsūrā, ēlāpsūrae, ēlāpsūram, ēlāpsūrārum, ēlāpsūrās, ēlāpsūre, ēlāpsūrī, ēlāpsūrīs, ēlāpsūrō, ēlāpsūrōrum, ēlāpsūrōs, ēlāpsūrum | ēlābendus ēlābundus, ēlābenda, ēlābendā, ēlābendae, ēlābendam, ēlābendārum, ēlābendās, ēlābende, ēlābendīs, ēlābendōrum, ēlābendōs |
gerundēlābendī, ēlābendō, ēlābendumsupineēlāpsum, ēlāpsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- e (de) manibus effugere, elābi
- to slip, escape from the hands.
- effugere, elābi e manibus hostium
- to escape from the hands of the enemy.
ē-lābor, elapsus (elabsus), 3,
I. v. dep. n. and a.
I. Neutr., to slip or glide away, to fall out, get off, escape (class.).
A. Lit.:
anguilla est, elabitur, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 57; so of a snake, Liv. 1, 56; 26, 19; Verg. G. 1, 244; Ov. M. 9, 63: cum se convolvens sol elaberetur et abiret, Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46: (animal) ex utero elapsum, id. N. D. 2, 51, 128; cf. id. Cat. 1, 6 fin.: elapsae manibus tabellae, Ov. M. 9, 571; cf.: gladius ei e manu, Just. 33, 2, 3: jumentum e manibus curantium elapsum, Liv. 44, 40: animi corporibus elapsi, Cic. Rep. 6, 26 fin.; cf. id. Tusc. 1, 45 fin.: quicquid incidit, fastigio musculi elabitur, Caes. B. C. 2, 11, 1: Manlii cuspis super galeam hostis elapsa est, slipped along, Liv. 8, 7: foras elapsa corpora, Lucr. 5, 489.—b. In an upward direction of fire:
frondes elapsus in altas, having crept, glided, upwards, Verg. G. 2, 305. —2. In partic.
(a). Of persons, to slip off, get clear, escape:
ex proelio elapsi, Caes. B. G. 5, 37 fin.: e soceri manibus ac ferro, Cic. Att. 10, 4, 3: de caede Pyrrhi, Verg. A. 2, 526: telis Achivum, id. ib. 2, 318; cf. custodiae, Tac. A. 5, 10: inter tumultum, Liv. 28, 33: mediis Achivis, Verg. A. 1, 242 et saep.—(b). Of limbs or joints, to be dislocated:
articuli, Cels. 8, 11, 13: id quod in latus elapsum est, digitis restitui, id. 8, 19: illi elapsos in pravum artus, etc., Tac. H. 4, 81.—B. Trop.
A. In gen., to slip away, escape:
causa e manibus, Cic. de Or. 2, 50; cf.: rei publicae statum illum elapsum scito esse de manibus, id. Att. 1, 16, 6; and with this cf. id. Mur. 39, 85: animus devinctus paulatim elapsus est Bacchidi, i. e. became estranged, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 94: libros adolescenti elapsos esse, had slipped from him, i. e. had been published prematurely, Quint. 3, 1, 20: in servitutem elapsi, who had insensibly fallen into, Liv. 3, 37.—B. In partic.
1. To get off, get clear, escape from condemnation, punishment:
ex tot tantisque criminibus elapsus, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 58; 2, 1, 39 fin.; id. de Sen. 12 fin.; id. Q. Fr. 3, 4, 2; Quint. 2, 11, 2; 3, 6, 83; Suet. Tib. 33 al. Less freq. of things: ne quod maleficium impunitate elaberetur, Suet. Aug. 32.—2. Pregn., to pass away, disappear, escape:
imperfecta tibi elapsa est vita, Lucr. 3, 958; so, ea spes, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 101: assensio omnis illa, Cic. Tusc. 1, 11, 24: aliquid memoriă, id. Phil. 13, 5, 11; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 33; Luc. 9, 80.—II. Act. like effugere, to escape from any evil or danger (post-Aug. and very rare):
pugnam aut vincula, Tac. A. 1, 61: custodias, id. H. 3, 59; Flor. 1, 10, 7 Duker. N. cr.: vim ignium (statua), Tac. A. 4, 64.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ē-lābor elapsus, ī, dep.,
to slip away, glide off, fall out, get off, escape: anguis ex columnā elapsus, L.: flexu sinuoso, V.: haec elapsa de manibus nostris: elapsae manibus tabellae, O.: quicquid incidit fastigio musculi elabitur, Cs.: cuspis super galeam elapsa est, slipped, L.: ignis frondīs elapsus in altas, crept up, V.: elapsos in pravum artūs, i. e. dislocated, Ta. — To slip off, get clear, escape: ex proelio, Cs.: telis Achivom, V.: inter tumultum, L.: mediis Achivis, V. — Fig., to slip away, be lost, escape: animus elapsus est Bacchidi, i. e. became estranged, T.: rei status elapsus de manibus. — To get off, get clear, escape: ex tot criminibus: omni suspicione.—To slip, fall, glide: in servitutem, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinēlābor
Latin ex- Latin lābor Latin ēlābor From ex- (“out; away”) + lābor (“slip; slide; glide”).
Descendants
- Englishelabe
- Englishelapse
In English words that came into English from ēlābor
- elapseelapsus