verbthird conjugation
oppōnō
oppōnō (present infinitive oppōnere, perfect active opposuī or opposīvī, supine oppositum or oppostum)
Classical[ɔpˈpoː.noː]Ecclesiastical[opˈpɔː.no]
obpōnō
Meaning
- to set against
- to oppose, object
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
place against
oppōnō -ere, -positus — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oppōnō | oppōnēbam | oppōnam | opposuī opposīvī | opposueram opposīveram, opposīram | opposuerō opposīverō, opposīrō |
| 2nd sg. | oppōnis | oppōnēbās | oppōnēs | opposuistī opposīvistī, opposīstī | opposuerās opposīverās, opposīrās | opposueris opposīveris, opposīris |
| 3rd sg. | oppōnit | oppōnēbat | oppōnet | opposuit opposīvit, opposīt | opposuerat opposīverat, opposīrat | opposuerit opposīverit, opposīrit |
| 1st pl. | oppōnimus | oppōnēbāmus | oppōnēmus | opposuimus opposīvimus, opposīmus | opposuerāmus opposīverāmus, opposīrāmus | opposuerimus opposīverimus, opposīrimus |
| 2nd pl. | oppōnitis | oppōnēbātis | oppōnētis | opposuistis opposīvistis, opposīstis | opposuerātis opposīverātis, opposīrātis | opposueritis opposīveritis, opposīritis |
| 3rd pl. | oppōnunt | oppōnēbant | oppōnent | opposuērunt opposuēre, opposīvērunt, opposīrunt, opposīvēre | opposuerant opposīverant, opposīrant | opposuerint opposīverint, opposīrint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oppōnam | oppōnerem | opposuerim opposīverim, opposīrim | opposuissem opposīvissem, opposīssem |
| 2nd sg. | oppōnās | oppōnerēs | opposuerīs opposīverīs, opposīrīs | opposuissēs opposīvissēs, opposīssēs |
| 3rd sg. | oppōnat | oppōneret | opposuerit opposīverit, opposīrit | opposuisset opposīvisset, opposīsset |
| 1st pl. | oppōnāmus | oppōnerēmus | opposuerīmus opposīverīmus, opposīrīmus | opposuissēmus opposīvissēmus, opposīssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | oppōnātis | oppōnerētis | opposuerītis opposīverītis, opposīrītis | opposuissētis opposīvissētis, opposīssētis |
| 3rd pl. | oppōnant | oppōnerent | opposuerint opposīverint, opposīrint | opposuissent opposīvissent, opposīssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oppōnor | oppōnēbar | oppōnar |
| 2nd sg. | oppōneris oppōnere | oppōnēbāris oppōnēbāre | oppōnēris oppōnēre |
| 3rd sg. | oppōnitur | oppōnēbātur | oppōnētur |
| 1st pl. | oppōnimur | oppōnēbāmur | oppōnēmur |
| 2nd pl. | oppōniminī | oppōnēbāminī | oppōnēminī |
| 3rd pl. | oppōnuntur | oppōnēbantur | oppōnentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oppōnar | oppōnerer |
| 2nd sg. | oppōnāris oppōnāre | oppōnerēris oppōnerēre |
| 3rd sg. | oppōnātur | oppōnerētur |
| 1st pl. | oppōnāmur | oppōnerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | oppōnāminī | oppōnerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | oppōnantur | oppōnerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | oppōne | oppōnere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | oppōnite | oppōniminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | oppōnitō | oppōnitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | oppōnitō | oppōnitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | oppōnitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | oppōnuntō | oppōnuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | oppōnere | oppōnī |
| perfect infinitive | opposuisse opposīvisse, opposīsse | oppositum esse oppostum esse |
| future infinitive | oppositūrum esse oppostūrum esse | oppositum īrī oppostum īrī |
| present participle | oppōnēns oppōnente, oppōnentem, oppōnentēs, oppōnentī, oppōnentia, oppōnentibus, oppōnentis, oppōnentīs, oppōnentium | — |
| perfect participle | — | oppositus oppostus |
| future participle | oppositūrus oppostūrus, oppositūra, oppositūrā, oppositūrae, oppositūram, oppositūrārum, oppositūrās, oppositūre, oppositūrī, oppositūrīs, oppositūrō, oppositūrōrum, oppositūrōs, oppositūrum | oppōnendus oppōnundus, oppōnenda, oppōnendā, oppōnendae, oppōnendam, oppōnendārum, oppōnendās, oppōnende, oppōnendīs, oppōnendōrum, oppōnendōs |
gerundoppōnendī, oppōnendō, oppōnendumsupineoppositum, oppositū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- opponere alicui aliquid
- to object, to adduce in contradiction.
oppōno (obp-), pŏsŭi (in Plaut pŏsīvi), sĭtum, 3 (
I. sync.:
oppostus for oppositus, Lucr. 4, 150), v. a. ob-pono, to set or place against, to set or station before or opposite, to oppose (class., cf.: obicio, offero, adversor). I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
se venientibus in itinere, Caes. B. C 3, 30: huic equites, id. ib. 3, 75: turrim ad introitum portūs, id. ib. 3, 39: armatos homines ad omnes introitus. Cic. Caecin. 8, 27: Eumenem adversariis, Nep. Eum. 3, 2: (Hannibali) opposuit natura Alpemque nivemque, Juv 10, 152.—To place or put before, to hold before: ante oculos opposuit manum, Ov F. 4, 178: oculis manūs, id. ib. 3, 46: manum fronti, id. M. 2, 276: gallinae se opponant (pullis), Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: foramini oculos, to keep before the opening, Petr. 96: eos opponi omnibus contionibus auctores ad perniciem meam, represented, held up as, Cic. Sest. 19, 42: licet antestari? ego vero Oppono auriculam, offer, present, Hor. S. 1, 9, 76: oppositas habere fores, i. e. closed, Ov. H. 17, 8. —To apply, as a remedy: brassicam, Cato, R. R. 157.—B. In partic., to set against as a pledge, to pledge, wager, mortgage:
pono pallium: ille suum anulum opposivit, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 77: potes mutuam drachumam me dare? Ps. Vix hercle opino, etsi me opponam pignori, id. Ps. 1, 1, 84: ager oppositus est, pignori ob decem minas, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 56; Vulg. 2 Esdr. 5, 3.—So, with a play upon both meanings: villula nostra non ad Austri flatus opposita est, verum ad milia quindecim, mortgaged, Cat. 26, 1 sq. —C. To expose, lay bare or open, abandon:
opponere se periculis pro re publicā, Cic. Balb. 10, 26: Saguntinis pro nudatā moenibus patriā corpora opponentibus, Liv. 21, 8: nudatas radices hiberno frigori, Plin. 17, 28, 47, § 262.—II. Trop.
A. In gen., to set before, bring forward, set before the eyes or mind, to oppose, adduce, allege:
pericula intendantur, formidines opponantur, Cic. Quint. 14, 47: ut ante occupet (orator), quod videat opponi, id. Or. 40, 138; id. Top. 24, 92; 25, 96: auctoritatem suam, id. Ac. 2, 20, 64: his quattuor causis totidem medicinae opponuntur, id. de Or. 2, 83, 339: opposuisti semel Ciceronis nostri valetudinem: conticui, id. Q. Fr. 2, 8 (10), 1: muri causam, id. Off. 3, 10, 41.—B. In partic.
1. To speak against, oppose, object, reply, adduce in contradiction:
quid opponas, si negem, Cic. Phil. 2, 4, 8: non minorem auctoritatem, id. Ac. 2, 20, 6: iis opposuit sese Socrates, id. Brut. 8, 31: quid habes quod mihi opponas? id. Phil. 2, 4, 8 sq.: ut opponeret Stoicis, summum bonum esse frui iis rebus, id. Ac. 2, 42, 131.—2. To set against, oppose, by way of comparison:
multis secundis proeliis unum adversum, et id mediocre, opponerent, Caes. B. C. 3, 73; Phaedr. Epil. 2: rationibus labores, Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 4: quotiens quis dixerit, occidit Alexander Persarum multa milia, opponetur et Callisthenem, Sen. Q. N. 6, 23, 2; id. Ep. 117, 5; 118, 8 sq.; cf.: felicia tempora, quae te Moribus opponunt! Juv. 2, 39.—C. Jusjurandum alicui, to impose an oath on one, Dig. 37, 14, 6.—Hence. oppŏsĭtus, a, um, P a., placed or standing against or opposite, lying over against, opposed to, opposite (class.):
moles oppositae fluctibus, Cic. Off. 2, 4, 14: luna opposita soli, id. Div. 2, 6, 17: oppositam petens contra Zancleia saxa Rhegion, Ov. M. 14, 47.—Trop.: Narbo propugnaculum istis ipsis nationibus oppositum, Cic. Font. 1, 3.—2. Subst.: oppŏsĭta, ōrum, n. plur., opposite, i. e. contradictory propositions, opposites (postclass.): opposita (ἀντικείμενα Graeci dicunt), Geil. 16, 8, 13.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oppōnō posuī, positus, ere
ob+pono, to set against, set before, place opposite, oppose: se venientibus in itinere, Cs.: novem oppositis legionibus, Cs.: armatos homines ad omnes introitūs: Eumenem adversariis, N.: (Hannibali) opposuit natura Alpem, Iu.: ante oculos opposuit manum, held out, O.: auriculam, present, H.: oppositas habere fores, i. e. closed, O.: Fortia adversis pectora rebus, H.—To set against pledge, wager, mortgage: ager oppositus est pignori ob decem minas, T.: villula opposita . . . ad milia quindecim, Ct.— To expose, lay bare, open, abandon: se periculis pro re p.: quemquam morti, V.—Fig., to set before, bring forward, present, oppose, adduce, allege: formidines opponantur: armati exercitūs terrorem opponere togatis, intimidate by an armed force: eos opponi omnibus contionibus auctores ad perniciem meam, represented to all assemblies as.—To say in opposition, object, reply, respond, adduce in answer, oppose. iis opposuit sese Socrates: quid habes quod mihi opponas?—To set against, place in comparison: multis secundis proeliis unum adversum, Cs.: rationibus labores: omni virtuti vitium opponitur.
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 *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin pōnō Latin oppōnō From ob- (“against”) + pōnō (“put”).
Descendants
- Catalanoposar
- Englishopposefrom Old French opposer
- Germanopponieren
- Italianopporre
- Portugueseopor
- Romanianopune
- Spanishoponer
- Asturianoponer
- Finnishopponoida
- Galicianopoñer