verbthird conjugation, deponent
ēnītor
ēnītor (present infinitive ēnītī, perfect active ēnīsus sum or ēnīxus sum)
Classical[eːˈniː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[eˈniː.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto bear, give birth
- deponentto strive, struggle
- deponentto climb, ascend
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
cum labōre ascendōēnītor -ī — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēnītor | ēnītēbar | ēnītar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ēnīteris ēnītere | ēnītēbāris ēnītēbāre | ēnītēris ēnītēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ēnītitur | ēnītēbātur | ēnītētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ēnītimur | ēnītēbāmur | ēnītēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ēnītiminī | ēnītēbāminī | ēnītēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ēnītuntur | ēnītēbantur | ēnītentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēnītar | ēnīterer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ēnītāris ēnītāre | ēnīterēris ēnīterēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ēnītātur | ēnīterētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ēnītāmur | ēnīterēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ēnītāminī | ēnīterēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ēnītantur | ēnīterentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēnītere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēnītiminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēnītitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēnītitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēnītuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēnītī | — |
| perfect infinitive | ēnīsum esse ēnīxum esse | — |
| future infinitive | ēnīsūrum esse ēnīxūrum esse | — |
| present participle | ēnītēns | — |
| perfect participle | ēnīsus ēnīxus, ēnīxa, ēnīxā, ēnīxae, ēnīxam, ēnīxārum, ēnīxās, ēnīxe, ēnīxī, ēnīxīs, ēnīxō, ēnīxōrum, ēnīxōs | — |
| future participle | ēnīsūrus ēnīxūrus, ēnīxūra, ēnīxūrā, ēnīxūrae, ēnīxūram, ēnīxūrārum, ēnīxūrās, ēnīxūre, ēnīxūrī, ēnīxūrīs, ēnīxūrō, ēnīxūrōrum, ēnīxūrōs, ēnīxūrum | ēnītendus ēnītundus, ēnītenda, ēnītendā, ēnītendae, ēnītendam, ēnītendārum, ēnītendās, ēnītende, ēnītendīs, ēnītendōrum, ēnītendōs |
gerundēnītendī, ēnītendō, ēnītendumsupineēnīsum, ēnīsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- pro viribus eniti et laborare, ut
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.
- omni ope atque opera or omni virium contentione eniti, ut
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.
- studiose (diligenter, enixe, sedulo, maxime) dare operam, ut...
- to take great pains in order to...
ē-nītor, -nīsus or -nixus (enixus, of bodily exertion, esp. of childbirth: enisus, of labor for an end, esp. of mental effort, etc.,
I. v. infra), 3, v. dep. n. and act.
I. Neutr.
A. To force or work one's way out; or (more freq.) to force one's way up, to mount up, climb, ascend.
1. Lit.:
per angustias aditus et ingruentem multitudinem, Tac. A. 16, 5; cf. Liv. 30, 24; 21, 36: dum cohortes in aequum eniterentur, Tac. A. 2, 80 fin.: adeo erat impedita vallis, ut in ascensu, nisi sublevati a suis, primi non facile eniterentur, Caes. B. C. 2, 34, 5; cf. Liv. 2, 65; Ov. M. 2, 64; Hor. C. 3, 3, 10: sol per ardua enisus, Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 264: in editiora, Tac. A. 1, 70: in verticem montis, Curt. 7, 11: enisae legiones in aperta, Tac. A. 1, 65: Vitellius in editiora enisus, id. ib. 1, 70.—Poet.: viribus eniti quarum assuescant (vites), by whose strength they may mount up, Verg. G. 2, 360: opibus fratris enisus, Tac. A. 14, 28.—2. Trop.:
nihil tam alte natura constituit, quo virtus non posset eniti, Curt. 7, 11, 10.—B. In gen., to exert one's self, to make an effort, to struggle, strive, sc. to accomplish something.—With ut:
enitare, contendas, efficias, ut, etc., Cic. Fam. 13, 29, 5; so id. Lael. 16, 59; id. Off. 3, 10, 42; id. Rep. 2, 30; id. Att. 9, 15, 4: tantum celeritate navis enisus est, ut, etc., Caes. B. C. 2, 6, 4: ab adulescentia ita se enisum ut ab optimo quoque probaretur, Sall. J. 22, 2; Liv. 42, 46 et saep.—With ne: illud pugna et enitere, ne, etc., Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 3; so Sall. J. 10 fin.—Pass. impers.: ab eisdem summa ope enisum, ne tale decretum fieret, Sall. J. 25, 2.—Less commonly with inf.: corrigere mihi gnatum porro enitere, Ter. And. 3, 4, 17 Ruhnk.; so Sall. J. 14, 1; Hor. C. 3, 27, 47; id. A. P. 236.—Absol.: ego, quod potero, enitar sedulo, Ter. Heaut. 5, 4, 15; Cic. Rep. 6, 24 (twice); Quint. 7, 10, 14 al.; cf.: pro aliquo, Ter. Ph. 3, 1, 11: in aliqua re, Cic. de Or. 2, 72 fin.: ad dicendum, id. ib. 1, 4, 14: quod (acc. respect, v. A. and S. Gr. § 232, 3): quidem certe enitar, Cic. Att. 16, 6, 2; cf. id. ib. 13, 25 fin., Orell. N. cr.—II. Act. (perh. not ante-Aug.).
A. To bring forth, bear children or young:
plures enisa partus decessit, Liv. 40, 4: enixa, with acc., Quint. 6 prooem. § 4; Tac. A. 2, 84; 14, 12; Suet. Tib. 4; Verg. A. 3, 391; 8, 44; Ov. M. 1, 670; 3, 344 et saep.—Absol., Quint. 5, 13, 9; Tac. A. 5, 1; Suet. Calig. 25; id. Ner. 23 al.—B. To climb up, ascend a place:
Pyrenaeum et Alpes et immensa viarum spatia aegre, Tac. H. 1, 23 fin.: aggerem, id. A. 2, 20: totum spatium, Col. 2, 2, 27.— Hence, ēnixus (ēnīsus), a, um, P. a. A. Strenuous, earnest, zealous:
faciebat enixo studio, ne, etc., Liv. 42, 3; cf. opera (with prompta), Frontin. Strat. 2, 5, 30: virtus, Liv. 6, 24 fin.: voluntas, Dig. 31, 1, 77, § 23: enixo studio petere, Val. Max. 8, 15, ext. 1.—Comp.: opera, Sen. Ben. 6, 17; Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 32.—* B. ēnixa, that has ceased to bear, Col. 6, 22, 1 Schneid.—Adv.
a. ēnixe, strenuously, earnestly, zealously:
expeto, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 26: causam suscipere, Cic. Sest. 16, 38; Caes. B. C. 3, 35 fin.; Liv. 4, 26 fin.; 41; 6, 40; 26, 47: petere, Sen. Ep. 95, 2 et saep.—Comp., Liv. 29, 1; Suet. Tib. 50; id. Galb. 3: enixius orare, Greg. M. Dial. 4, 38 al.: animum imperatoris enixius deprecari, Amm. 15, 7; App. M. 2, p. 117, 20.—Sup., Suet. Caes. 5.—* b. ēnixim, the same, Sisenn. ap. Non. 107, 19.!*? ēnixus or ēnīsus, a, um, in pass. signif.
1. Born:
quod in luco Martis enixi sunt, Just. 43, 2, 7.—2. Impers.: ab eisdem illis regis fautoribus summa ope enisum, ne tale decretum fieret, striven to their utmost to prevent, etc., Sall. J. 25, 2.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ē-nītor -nīxus or -nīsus, ī, dep.,
to force a way out, struggle upwards, mount, climb, ascend: pede aut manu, L.: in ascensu non facile, Cs.: in altiora, Ta.: impetu capto enituntur, scale the height, L.: Enisus arces attigit igneas, H.: Viribus eniti quarum, by whose support mounting up, V.: aggerem, to mount, Ta.—To bring forth, bear: plurīs enisa partūs decessit, L.: fetūs enixa, V.: quem Pleïas enixa est, O. — To exert oneself, make an effort, struggle, strive: tantum celeritate navis enisus est, ut, etc., Cs.: eniti, ut amici animum excitat: ab eisdem summā ope enisum, ne tale decretum fieret, S.: gnatum mihi corrigere, T.: usui esse populo R., S.: in utroque: ad dicendum.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinēnītor
Latin ex- Latin nītor Latin ēnītor From ex- + nītor.