verbfirst conjugation, deponent
minitor
minitor (present infinitive minitārī or minitārier, perfect active minitātus sum)
Classical[ˈmɪ.nɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmiː.ni.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto threaten
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | minitor | minitābar | minitābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | minitāris minitāre | minitābāris minitābāre | minitāberis minitābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | minitātur | minitābātur | minitābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | minitāmur | minitābāmur | minitābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | minitāminī | minitābāminī | minitābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | minitantur | minitābantur | minitābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | miniter | minitārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | minitēris minitēre | minitārēris minitārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | minitētur | minitārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | minitēmur | minitārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | minitēminī | minitārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | minitentur | minitārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | minitāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | minitāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | minitātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | minitātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | minitantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | minitārī minitārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | minitātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | minitātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | minitāns | — |
| perfect participle | minitātus minitāta, minitātā, minitātae, minitātam, minitātārum, minitātās, minitāte, minitātī, minitātīs, minitātō, minitātōrum, minitātōs | — |
| future participle | minitātūrus minitātūra, minitātūrā, minitātūrae, minitātūram, minitātūrārum, minitātūrās, minitātūre, minitātūrī, minitātūrīs, minitātūrō, minitātūrōrum, minitātūrōs, minitātūrum | minitandus minitanda, minitandā, minitandae, minitandam, minitandārum, minitandās, minitande, minitandīs, minitandōrum, minitandōs |
gerundminitandī, minitandō, minitandumsupineminitātum, minitātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- minitari alicui igni ferroque (Phil. 13. 9. 21)
- to threaten with fire and sword.
- minitari (minari) alicui mortem, crucem et tormenta, bellum
- to threaten some one with death, crucifixion, torture, war.
mĭnĭtor, ātus, 1 (
I. inf. minitarier for minitari, Plaut. Am. 3, 4, 3; id. Rud. 3, 1, 15.—Act. collat. form minito, āre; v. infra fin.), v. dep. freq. [1. minor], to threaten, menace a person with any thing; constr. alicui aliquid, alicui aliquā re, with inf., with acc. and inf., and absol. (class.).
(a). Alicui aliquid:
Mihin' malum minitare? Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 15: ista horribilia minitare purpuratis tuis! Cic. Tusc. 1, 43, 102; id. Phil. 13, 9, 21: malum alicui, id. Caecin. 10, 27: fratri mortem, id. Phil. 6, 4, 10: virgas securesque omnibus, Liv. 3, 57, 3.—With acc.: facito istud quod minitaris, Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 13: quin consul arma minetur, Cic. Fam. 11, 3, 3: bellum, Quint. 3, 8, 19.—With dat.: quis illest qui minitatur filio? Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 9: alicui, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3.—(b). Alicui aliquā re:
huic urbi ferro ignique minitantur, Cic. Phil. 11, 14, 37; 13, 21, 47: huic urbi ferro flammāque minitans, id. Cat. 2, 1, 1 (Klotz, ferrum flammamque): Caesari gladio, Sall. C. 49, 4.—With abl.: qui ferro minitere, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. ningulus, p. 177 Müll. (Ann. v. 133 Vahl.).—(g). With inf.:
quod nunc minitare facere, Ter. Hec. 3, 4, 13.—(d). With acc. and inf.:
cur ergo minitaris tibi te vitam esse amissurum? Plaut. As. 3, 3, 2.—(ε) Absol.: etiam, carnufex, Minitare? Plaut. Bacch. 4, 6, 16: noli minitari, id. Mil. 2, 4, 19.—Act. collat. form mĭnĭto, āre (ante-class.): quae minitas mihi, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 85: etiam minitas? Naev. ap. Non. 473, 32: quid minitabas te facturum, Plaut. Fragm. ib. 33; Liv. Andron. Tr. 17.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
minitor ātus, ārī, dep. freq.
1 minor, to threaten, menace : gravius, T.: minitando excitare, S.: arma: absenti: imperio: fratri mortem: virgas securīsque omnibus, L.: huic urbi ferro ignique: Caesari gladio, S.: navem se oppressuros: Excisurum urbem minitans, V.: alqd facere, T.
Origins
Frequentative verb of minor.