verbfirst conjugation, deponent
oblū̆ctor
oblū̆ctor (present infinitive oblū̆ctārī, perfect active oblū̆ctātus sum)
Classical[ɔbˈɫuːk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[obˈluk.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto struggle against, contend with, oppose
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblū̆ctor | oblū̆ctābar | oblū̆ctābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | oblū̆ctāris oblū̆ctāre | oblū̆ctābāris oblū̆ctābāre | oblū̆ctāberis oblū̆ctābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | oblū̆ctātur | oblū̆ctābātur | oblū̆ctābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | oblū̆ctāmur | oblū̆ctābāmur | oblū̆ctābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | oblū̆ctāminī | oblū̆ctābāminī | oblū̆ctābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | oblū̆ctantur | oblū̆ctābantur | oblū̆ctābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oblū̆cter | oblū̆ctārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | oblū̆ctēris oblū̆ctēre | oblū̆ctārēris oblū̆ctārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | oblū̆ctētur | oblū̆ctārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | oblū̆ctēmur | oblū̆ctārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | oblū̆ctēminī | oblū̆ctārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | oblū̆ctentur | oblū̆ctārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | oblū̆ctāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | oblū̆ctāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | oblū̆ctātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | oblū̆ctātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | oblū̆ctantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | oblū̆ctārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | oblū̆ctātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | oblū̆ctātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | oblū̆ctāns | — |
| perfect participle | oblū̆ctātus | — |
| future participle | oblū̆ctātūrus | oblū̆ctandus |
gerundoblū̆ctandī, oblū̆ctandō, oblū̆ctandumsupineoblū̆ctātum, oblū̆ctātū
ob-luctor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep., to strive or struggle against, to contend with, oppose a person or thing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.
A. With dat. of person:
soli obluctandum Fabio, to contend with Fabius alone, Sil. 8, 10.—B. With dat. of thing:
genibusque adversae obluctor harenae, struggle against, Verg. A. 3, 38: fruticibus, Col. 8, 14, 8: flumini, Curt. 4, 8, 8. —C. Absol.:
obluctantia saxa Submovit nitens, Stat. S. 3, 1, 20.—II. Trop.:
ut erat animi semper obluctantis difficultatibus, Curt. 6, 6, 27: oblivioni, id. 7, 1, 9: morti, Luc. 3, 662.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-luctor ātus, ārī, dep.,
to struggle against, contend with, oppose: genibus adversae harenae, V.—Fig.: animus obluctans difficultatibus, Cu.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Latin lū̆ctor Latin oblū̆ctor From ob- + lū̆ctor (“to struggle”).