frūnīscor
Meaning
- deponenttransitiveto enjoy
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Uti · Usurpare · Frui · Frunisci
Uti and usurpare denote the mere act of using, by which a person turns a thing to his advantage; but uti (from οἴω) a permanent use; usurpare (usui rapere) a single act of using; whereas frui and the antiquated word frunisci (from φρονεῖν), the pleasant feeling of this use, as to enjoy; frui is the primitive, frunisci the inchoative of the verb. Sen. Vit. B. 10. Tu voluptate frueris, ego utor. Flor. ii. 6. Hannibal cum victoria posset uti, frui maluit. Cic. Rosc. Am. 45, 131. Commoda, quibus utimur, lucem, qua fruimur, spiritumque, quem ducimus, a Deo nobis dari. Cic. Cat. iii. 2, 5. Quorum opera . . . assidue utor; comp. with Fin. ii. 35, 118. In ea, quam sæpe usurpabas, tranquillitate degere omnem vitam. Cic. Orat. 51, 169. Post inventa conclusio est, qua credo usuros veteres illos fuisse, si jam nota et usurpata res esset. (iii. 134.)
Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frūnīscor | frūnīscēbar | frūnīscar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | frūnīsceris frūnīscere | frūnīscēbāris frūnīscēbāre | frūnīscēris frūnīscēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | frūnīscitur | frūnīscēbātur | frūnīscētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | frūnīscimur | frūnīscēbāmur | frūnīscēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | frūnīsciminī | frūnīscēbāminī | frūnīscēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | frūnīscuntur | frūnīscēbantur | frūnīscentur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frūnīscar | frūnīscerer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | frūnīscāris frūnīscāre | frūnīscerēris frūnīscerēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | frūnīscātur | frūnīscerētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | frūnīscāmur | frūnīscerēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | frūnīscāminī | frūnīscerēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | frūnīscantur | frūnīscerentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | frūnīscere | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | frūnīsciminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | frūnīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | frūnīscitor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | frūnīscuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | frūnīscī | — |
| perfect infinitive | frūnītum esse | — |
| future infinitive | frūnītūrum esse | — |
| present participle | frūnīscēns | — |
| perfect participle | frūnītus | frūnīta frūnītā, frūnītae, frūnītam, frūnītārum, frūnītās, frūnīte, frūnītī, frūnītīs, frūnītō, frūnītōrum, frūnītōs |
| future participle | frūnītūrus frūnītūra, frūnītūrā, frūnītūrae, frūnītūram, frūnītūrārum, frūnītūrās, frūnītūre, frūnītūrī, frūnītūrīs, frūnītūrō, frūnītūrōrum, frūnītūrōs, frūnītūrum | frūnīscendus frūnīscundus |
(Q. Claudius Quadrigiarius) Domus, inquit, suas quemque ire jubet et sua omnia frunisci ... ut fatiscor a fateor, ita fruniscor factum est a fruor. Q. Metellus Numidicus ... ita scripsit: Ego neque aqua neque igni careo, et summa gloria fruniscor. Novius in Atellana, quae Parcus inscripta, hoc verbo ita utitur: Quod magno opere quaesiverunt, id frunisci non queunt. Qui non parsit apud se, frunitus est, Gell. 17, 2, 5 sq.: Fruniscor et frunitum dixit Cato: nosque cum adhuc dicimus infrunitum, certum est antiquos dixisse frunitum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 92 Müll.: Frunisci pro frui. Lucilius: Aeque fruniscor ego ac tu. Coelius (leg. Claudius) ... Novius ... (then follow the passages quoted above from Gellius), Non. 113, 7 sq.: hinc tu nisi malum, frunisci nil potes, ne postules, Plaut. Rud. 4, 3, 73: QVEM NON LIQVIT (i. e. licuit) NOS FRVNISCI, Inscr. Orell. 4768.Origins
Perhaps an extended form of fruor. De Vaan suggests that the term could reflect an earlier nasal-infix stem *frūg-n-e/o-, which De Vaan suggests could be compared to Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌺𐌽𐌰𐌽 (usbruknan).