verbfirst conjugation, deponent
interpretor
interpretor (present infinitive interpretārī, perfect active interpretātus sum)
Classical[ɪnˈtɛr.prɛ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[inˈtɛr.pre.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto explain, expound
- deponentto interpret, translate
Hoc unum scio, non potuisse me interpretari, nisi quod ante intellexeram.
I only know this one thing: I could not translate what I did not understand.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate In Job praefatioAngeli Graece vocantur, Hebraice malachoth, Latine vero nuntii interpretantur, ab eo quod Domini voluntatem populis nuntiant.
Angels are called thus in Greek, and malakhoth in Hebrew, [literally] translated into Latin as "messengers" because they deliver God's will to the [world's] many peoples.c. 600 CE – 625 CE, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae 7.5.1 - deponentto understand, conclude
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | interpretor | interpretābar | interpretābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | interpretāris interpretāre | interpretābāris interpretābāre | interpretāberis interpretābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | interpretātur | interpretābātur | interpretābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | interpretāmur | interpretābāmur | interpretābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | interpretāminī | interpretābāminī | interpretābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | interpretantur | interpretābantur | interpretābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | interpreter | interpretārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | interpretēris interpretēre | interpretārēris interpretārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | interpretētur | interpretārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | interpretēmur | interpretārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | interpretēminī | interpretārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | interpretentur | interpretārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | interpretāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | interpretāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | interpretātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | interpretātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | interpretantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | interpretārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | interpretātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | interpretātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | interpretāns | — |
| perfect participle | interpretātus interpretāta, interpretātā, interpretātae, interpretātam, interpretātārum, interpretātās, interpretāte, interpretātī, interpretātīs, interpretātō, interpretātōrum, interpretātōs | — |
| future participle | interpretātūrus interpretātūra, interpretātūrā, interpretātūrae, interpretātūram, interpretātūrārum, interpretātūrās, interpretātūre, interpretātūrī, interpretātūrīs, interpretātūrō, interpretātūrōrum, interpretātūrōs, interpretātūrum | interpretandus interpretanda, interpretandā, interpretandae, interpretandam, interpretandārum, interpretandās, interpretande, interpretandīs, interpretandōrum, interpretandōs |
gerundinterpretandī, interpretandō, interpretandumsupineinterpretātum, interpretātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- somnium interpretari
- to explain a dream.
- aliquid (graeca) latine reddere or sermone latino interpretari
- to render something into Latin.
interprĕtor, ātus (in tmesi:
I.
inter quaecumque pretantur, Lucr. 4, 832), 1, v. dep. interpres, to explain, expound, interpret, give expression to, translate; to understand, conclude, infer, appreciate, recognize, comprehend. I. In gen. (class.):
tuae memoriae interpretari me aequom censes, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 29: nec quidquam aliud est philosophia, si interpretari velis, quam studium sapientiae, Cic. Off. 2, 2, 5: jus, id. Leg. 1, 4, 14: monstra aut fulgura, id. Div. 1, 6, 12: somnia, id. ib. 1, 23, 46: sapienter, id. Dom. 1, 1: cetera de genere hoc, Lucr. 4, 832: aliquid mitiorem in partem, id. Mur. 31, 64: felicitatem alicujus grato animo, id. Brut. 1: male bene dicta, id. N. D. 3, 31, 77: grate beneficia, Plin. Ep. 2, 13: male beneficium fortunae, Sen. Ep. 63: voluntatem alicujus, Cic. Inv. 2, 47, 139: sententiam alicujus, id. Tusc. 3, 17, 37: epistolam alicujus, id. Att. 15, 28: qui scriptum recitet et scriptoris voluntatem non interpretetur, Auct. Her. 2, 10, 14: medio responso spem ad voluntatem interpretantibus fecerat, Liv. 39, 39: obscure dicta, Quint. 3, 4, 3: aenigmata, id. 8, 6, 53: leges, id. 3, 6, 87: versus, id. 1, 9, 2: ἀλληγορία, quam inversionem interpretamur, translate, id. 8, 6, 44; 2, 15, 25; Suet. Gramm. 1: ut plerique ... viso aspectoque Agricola quaererent famam, pauci interpretarentur, few understood him, Tac. Agr. 40: jussa ducum interpretari quam exsequi malle, id. H. 2, 39.—With inf.: reditu enim in castra, liberatum se esse jurejurando, interpretabatur, Cic. Off. 3, 32, 113: pomoerium verbi vim solam intuentes postmoerium interpretantur esse, Liv. 1, 44, 4: victoriam ut suam, claimed as his own, Vell. 2, 80, 2: nolite consilium ex necessitate, nec voluntatem ex vi interpretari, Cic. Rab. Post. 11, 29: virtutem ex consuetudine vitae, id. Lael. 6, 21: Chaldaeos interpretatos imperium Persarum ad eos transiturum, interpret signs, etc., i. e. predict, foretell, Curt. 3, 3, 6; Suet. Aug. 44; id. Galb. 8.—II. Esp.
A. To decide, determine:
neque, recte, an perperam, interpretor, Liv. 1, 23, 8.— B. Memoriae alicujus, to assist one's memory, Plaut. Ep. 4, 1, 25.—
C. To translate:
recte sententiam (v. the context), Cic. Fin. 2, 7, 20.—D. Diabolo, to ascribe to the devil, Tert. Verg. Vel. 15.?*! In pass. sense:
scripturae, quae male de Hebraicis interpretata sunt, Lact. 4, 7, 7: ex quo ita illud somnium esse interpretatum, ut, etc., Cic. Div. 1, 25, 53: flumen Naarmalcha, quod amnis regum interpretatur, Amm. 24, 6.— interprĕtātus, a, um, P. a., explained, translated (class.): nomen, Cic. Leg. 2, 12, 29: haec ex Graeco carmine interpretata recitavit, Liv. 23, 11, 4; 45, 29, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
interpretor ātus, ārī, dep.
interpres, to explain, expound, interpret, understand, conclude, infer, comprehend: si interpretari velis: religiones, Cs.: somnia: sententiam tuam: ad voluntatem, L.: ut plerique quaererent famam, pauci interpretarentur, understood, Ta.: liberatum se esse iure iurando, interpretabatur, inferred: consilium ex necessitate, voluntatem ex vi.—Pass: ex quo ita illud somnium esse interpretatum, ut, etc.—To decide, determine: recte an perperam, L.—To translate: recte sententiam.—Pass impers.: uti ex libris Punicis interpretatum nobis est, S.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininterpretor
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Latin interpres Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin interpretor From interpres (“agent, translator”) + -or.
Descendants
- Catalaninterpretar
- Italianinterpretare
- Frenchinterpréterfrom Old French enterpreter
- Germaninterpretierenfrom Old French enterpreter
- Englishinterpretfrom Old French enterpreter
- Portugueseinterpretar
- Romanianinterpreta
- Spanishinterpretar
- Asturianinterpretar
- Galicianinterpretar