verbfirst conjugation, deponent, no passive
fērior
fērior (present infinitive fēriārī, perfect active fēriātus sum)
Classical[ˈfeː.ri.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.ri.or]
Meaning
- deponentto rest from work; to keep holiday
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Vacare · Otiari · Feriari · Cessare · Nihil agere
Vacare (from ἧκα?) means to have one’s time free, in opp. to occupatio, which compels one to work; otiari (from αὔσιος, αὔτως), to be at leisure, in opp. to negotia, which oblige one to work; feriari, to enjoy a holiday, in opp. to working all day; cessare (from cedere? or from καθίζειν?), to make a half-holiday, and enjoy a short cessation, in opp. to previous activity; nihil agere, to do nothing, in opp. to activity in general. (vi. 388.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fērior | fēriābar | fēriābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | fēriāris fēriāre | fēriābāris fēriābāre | fēriāberis fēriābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | fēriātur | fēriābātur | fēriābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | fēriāmur | fēriābāmur | fēriābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | fēriāminī | fēriābāminī | fēriābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | fēriantur | fēriābantur | fēriābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fērier | fēriārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | fēriēris fēriēre | fēriārēris fēriārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | fēriētur | fēriārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | fēriēmur | fēriārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | fēriēminī | fēriārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | fērientur | fēriārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | fēriāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | fēriāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | fēriātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | fēriātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | fēriantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | fēriārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | fēriātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | fēriātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | fēriāns fēriante, fēriantem, fēriantēs, fēriantī, fēriantia, fēriantibus, fēriantis, fēriantīs, fēriantium | — |
| perfect participle | fēriātus fēriāta, fēriātā, fēriātae, fēriātam, fēriātārum, fēriātās, fēriāte, fēriātī, fēriātīs, fēriātō, fēriātōrum, fēriātōs | — |
| future participle | fēriātūrus fēriātūra, fēriātūrā, fēriātūrae, fēriātūram, fēriātūrārum, fēriātūrās, fēriātūre, fēriātūrī, fēriātūrīs, fēriātūrō, fēriātūrōrum, fēriātūrōs, fēriātūrum | — |
gerundfēriandī, fēriandō, fēriandumsupinefēriātum, fēriātū
fērĭor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. [feriac], to rest from work, to keep holiday (in the verb. finit. ante- and post-class. and very rare for ferias habere, agere; but class. in the P. a.):
Achilles ab armis feriabatur, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 7: non fuerunt feriati, Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll.: male feriatos Troas, keeping festival at an unseasonable time, Hor. C. 4, 6, 14: animus feriaturus, Sid. Ep. 9, 11 med.: sabatho etiam a bonis operibus, Ambros. in Luc. 5, § 39.—Hence, fē-rĭātus, a, um, P. a., keeping holiday, unoccupied, disengaged, at leisure, idle. A. Prop.:
familia, Varr. R. R. 1, 16, 4: Deum sic feriatum volumus cessatione torpere, Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 102: feriatus ne sis, be not idle, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 62: voluntate sua feriati a negotiis publicis, Cic. de Or. 3, 15, 58: feriatus ab iis studiis, in quae, etc., Trebon. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 16, 2: meditatio argutiarum, in qua id genus homines consenescunt male feriati quos philosophos vulgus esse putat, with leisure ill employed, Gell. 10, 22, 24: toga feriata, long disused, Plin. Ep. 7, 3, 2; cf. id. ib. 5, 6, 45.—B. Transf., of inanim. and abstr. things (very rare):
machaera feriata, unemployed, idle, Plaut. Mil. 1, 7; so, toga, Plin. Ep. 7, 3, 2: freta, quiet, still, Prud. στεφ. 6, 156: dies feriatus, a holiday, Plin. Ep. 3, 14, 6; 10, 24, 3; Dig. 2, 12, 2; 6; 9.Origins
From fēriae.