LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

obstrepō

obstrepō (present infinitive obstrepere, perfect active obstrepuī, supine obstrepitum)
Classical[ˈɔp.strɛ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔb.stre.po]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto roar or resound at; resound, sound
  2. intransitivewith dativeto clamor or cry out against; blame
  3. intransitiveto be troublesome to; annoy; impede, hinder
  4. transitiveto clamor against; oppose; disturb
  5. transitiveto fill with noise, cause to resound

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.obstrepōobstrepēbamobstrepamobstrepuīobstrepueramobstrepuerō
2nd sg.obstrepisobstrepēbāsobstrepēsobstrepuistīobstrepuerāsobstrepueris
3rd sg.obstrepitobstrepēbatobstrepetobstrepuitobstrepueratobstrepuerit
1st pl.obstrepimusobstrepēbāmusobstrepēmusobstrepuimusobstrepuerāmusobstrepuerimus
2nd pl.obstrepitisobstrepēbātisobstrepētisobstrepuistisobstrepuerātisobstrepueritis
3rd pl.obstrepuntobstrepēbantobstrepentobstrepuērunt
obstrepuēre
obstrepuerantobstrepuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.obstrepamobstreperemobstrepuerimobstrepuissem
2nd sg.obstrepāsobstreperēsobstrepuerīsobstrepuissēs
3rd sg.obstrepatobstreperetobstrepueritobstrepuisset
1st pl.obstrepāmusobstreperēmusobstrepuerīmusobstrepuissēmus
2nd pl.obstrepātisobstreperētisobstrepuerītisobstrepuissētis
3rd pl.obstrepantobstreperentobstrepuerintobstrepuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.obstreporobstrepēbarobstrepar
2nd sg.obstreperis
obstrepere
obstrepēbāris
obstrepēbāre
obstrepēris
obstrepēre
3rd sg.obstrepiturobstrepēbāturobstrepētur
1st pl.obstrepimurobstrepēbāmurobstrepēmur
2nd pl.obstrepiminīobstrepēbāminīobstrepēminī
3rd pl.obstrepunturobstrepēbanturobstrepentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.obstreparobstreperer
2nd sg.obstrepāris
obstrepāre
obstreperēris
obstreperēre
3rd sg.obstrepāturobstreperētur
1st pl.obstrepāmurobstreperēmur
2nd pl.obstrepāminīobstreperēminī
3rd pl.obstrepanturobstreperentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.obstrepeobstrepere
pres. 2nd pl.obstrepiteobstrepiminī
fut. 2nd sg.obstrepitōobstrepitor
fut. 3rd sg.obstrepitōobstrepitor
fut. 2nd pl.obstrepitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.obstrepuntōobstrepuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveobstrepereobstrepī
perfect infinitiveobstrepuisseobstrepitum esse
future infinitiveobstrepitūrum esseobstrepitum īrī
present participleobstrepēns—
perfect participle—obstrepitus
obstrepita, obstrepitā, obstrepitae, obstrepitam, obstrepitārum, obstrepitās, obstrepitī, obstrepitōrum, obstrepitōs
future participleobstrepitūrus
obstrepitūra, obstrepitūrā, obstrepitūrae, obstrepitūram, obstrepitūrārum, obstrepitūrās, obstrepitūre, obstrepitūrī, obstrepitūrīs, obstrepitūrō, obstrepitūrōrum, obstrepitūrōs, obstrepitūrum
obstrependus
obstrepundus, obstrependa, obstrependā, obstrependae, obstrependam, obstrependārum, obstrependās, obstrepende, obstrependīs, obstrependōrum, obstrependōs
gerundobstrependī, obstrependō, obstrependumsupineobstrepitum, obstrepitū

ob-strĕpo, ŭi, ĭtum, 3, v. n. and a.
I.
A. Neutr.
1. Prop., to make a noise against or at; to roar or resound at; to resound, sound.—With dat.: marisque Baiis obstrepentis urges Submovere litora, Hor. C. 2, 18, 20: remotis Obstrepit Oceanus Britannis, id. ib. 4, 14, 48: multaque nativis obstrepit arbor aquis, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 4. si, intrante te, clamor, et plausus, et pantomimica ornamenta obstrepuerint, si, etc., Sen. Ep. 29, 12: fontesque lymphis obstrepunt manantibus, Hor. Epod. 2, 27: tympana ... raucis Obstrepuere sonis, Ov. M. 4, 392: garrula per ramos avis obstrepit, sings aloud, Sen. Oedip. 454: jam genus totum obstrepit, makes loud lament, Sen. Herc. Oet. 758.—Impers., there is a noise, a noise arises: non statim, si quid obstrepet, abiciendi codices erunt, etc., if there shall be a noise, Quint. 30, 3, 28.—
2. Trop.
a. To bawl or shout against; to clamor or cry out against.
(a). Absol.: adversarius obstrepit, Quint. 12, 6, 5.—
(b). With dat.: certatim alter alteri obstrepere, Liv. 1, 40 fin.: ut quodammodo ipsi sibi in dicendo obstrepere videantur, Cic. de Or. 3, 13, 50.—
(g). Impers. pass.: decemviro obstrepitur, Liv. 3, 49, 4.—
b. To annoy, molest, be troublesome to.—With dat.: quae res fecit, ut tibi litteris obstrepere non auderem, Cic. Fam. 5, 4, 1.—
c. To impede or hinder; to prove an obstacle, hinderance, or injury to.
(a). With dat.: detrectare Pompeium, actisque ejus obstrepere, Flor. 4, 2, 9: remove parentem, ne tuae laudi obstrepat, Sen. Herc. Fur. 1030.—
(b). Absol.: nihil sensere (Poeni), obstrepente pluviā, Liv. 21, 56, 9: ut accipiatur circumjecto candore lux, et, temperato repercussu, non obstrepat, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148: scelerati, conscientiā obstrepente, condormire non possunt, Curt. 6, 10, 14: sed clausae sunt aures, obstrepente irā, id. 8, 1, 48.—
d. To cry out against, blame.—With dat.: huic definitioni ita obstrepunt, Gell. 6, 2, 4.—
B. Act., to clamor against; to oppose, disturb: tamen ejus modi, etiam cum leguntur, obstrepi clamore militum videntur, et tubarum sono, Cic. Marcell. 3, 9: quae in Cn. Pompeium congesta sunt: hinc assensione favoris, illinc fremitu invidiae, litterarum monumentis obstrepuntur, are perverted, distorted, Val. Max. 8, 15, 8.—
2. To fill with noise, cause to resound: secretus ab omni voce locus, si non opstreperetur aquis, Ov. F. 6, 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Latin strepō Latin obstrepō From ob- + strepō.

In English words that came into English from obstrepō

  • obstreperousobstreperus

Quick answers

What does obstrepō mean in Latin?
obstrepō, a verb, means “to roar or resound at; resound, sound; to clamor or cry out against”.
What are the principal parts of obstrepō?
obstrepō, obstrepere, obstrepuī, obstrepitum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce obstrepō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔp.strɛ.poː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔb.stre.po].