verbfirst conjugation, deponent
modulor
modulor (present infinitive modulārī, perfect active modulātus sum)
Classical[ˈmɔ.dʊ.ɫɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɔː.du.lor]
Meaning
- deponentto measure
- deponentto regulate
- deponentto beat time
- deponentto modulate
- deponentto sing, play a tune
- deponentto represent by dancing, play
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | modulor | modulābar | modulābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | modulāris modulāre | modulābāris modulābāre | modulāberis modulābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | modulātur | modulābātur | modulābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | modulāmur | modulābāmur | modulābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | modulāminī | modulābāminī | modulābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | modulantur | modulābantur | modulābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | moduler | modulārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | modulēris modulēre | modulārēris modulārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | modulētur | modulārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | modulēmur | modulārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | modulēminī | modulārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | modulentur | modulārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | modulāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | modulāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | modulātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | modulātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | modulantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | modulārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | modulātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | modulātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | modulāns | — |
| perfect participle | modulātus | — |
| future participle | modulātūrus modulātūra, modulātūrā, modulātūrae, modulātūram, modulātūrārum, modulātūrās, modulātūre, modulātūrī, modulātūrīs, modulātūrō, modulātūrōrum, modulātūrōs, modulātūrum | modulandus modulanda, modulandā, modulandae, modulandam, modulandārum, modulandās, modulande, modulandīs, modulandōrum, modulandōs |
gerundmodulandī, modulandō, modulandumsupinemodulātum, modulātū
mŏdŭlor, ātus, 1, v. dep. modulus,
I. to measure off properly, to measure; to manage properly, to regulate.
I. In gen. (only post-Aug.):
in modulanda statūs longitudinisque ejus praestantiā, Gell. 1, 1, 1; cf.: quanta longinquitas corporis ei mensurae conveniret, modificatus est, id. ib. fin.: ita modulante naturā, Plin. 2, 54, 55, § 142.— II. In partic., of singing, speaking, dancing, etc., to measure rhythmically; to modulate; hence, transf., to dance, to represent by dancing; to sing, to play (class.):
ipsa natura, quasi modularetur hominum orationem, in omni verbo posuit acutam vocem, Cic. Or. 18, 58; cf.: hominum aures vocem naturā modulantur, modulate, id. de Or. 3, 48, 185: insulae, Saliares dictae, quoniam in symphoniae cantu ad ictus modulantium pedum moventur, Plin. 2, 95, 96, § 209.—B. Transf.:
virgines sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes incesserunt, beating time to, accompanying with the dance, Liv. 27, 37 fin.: (carmina) pastoris Siculi modulabor avenā, Verg. E. 10, 51: carmina descripsi, et modulans alterna notavi, id. ib. 5, 14: verba fidibus modulanda Latinis, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 143: lyram, Tib. 3, 4, 39 —Hence, mŏdŭlātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., in pass. signif. A. Played upon, made by playing, played.
1. Of an instrument:
dic Latinum, Barbite, carmen Lesbio primum modulate civi, Hor. C. 1, 32, 5.—2. Of a song, tune, etc., sung:
carmina, Suet. Aug. 57: a canticis ad aliorum similitudinem modulatis, Quint. 9, 2, 35.— B. Properly measured, in due measure, in time, melodious, musical (poet. and in postAug. prose):
ipso modulata dolore Verba fundebat, Ov. M. 14, 428: sonus, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 81; § 85.—Comp.: ut moderatiores modulatioresque fierent animi, more harmonious, Gell. 1, 11, 1: lingua, id. 1, 15, 14: orationem modulatiorem aptioremque reddit, id. 13, 24, 9.—Sup.: modulatissimus cantus, Flor. 2, 7, 15.—Hence, adv.: mŏ-dŭlātē, measuredly, according to measure, in time, melodiously: modulate canentes tibiae, * Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22: haec tu quam perite, quam concinne, quam modulate enuntiāsti, Aus. Ep. 19.—Comp.: ars modulatius incedendi, Amm. 16, 5, 10: verba modulatius collocata, Gell. 11, 13, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
modulor ātus, ārī, dep.
modulus, to measure, measure rhythmically, modulate : hominum orationem: carmina voce, O.— P. pass. : ipso modulata dolore Verba fundebat, O.— To accompany : sonum vocis pulsu pedum modulantes, i. e. dancing in time , L.: verba fidibus Latinis, H.— To play : (carmina) pastoris Siculi modulabor avenā, V.: harundine carmen, O.— To play upon : hanc (lyram), Tb.— P. pass. : Barbite, Lesbio modulate civi, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Italic*medos
- Latinmodulor
Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin modulus 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, -ārī Latin modulor From modulus (“interval, measure”) + -or, -ārī (verb-forming suffix).
Descendants
- Catalanmodular
- Englishmodulate
- Frenchmoduler
- Italianmodulare
- Portuguesemodular
- Romanianmodula
- Spanishmodular
- Galicianmodular