verbthird conjugation
obterō
obterō (present infinitive obterere, perfect active obtrīvī, supine obtrītum)
Classical[ˈɔp.tɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔb.te.ro]
Meaning
- to bruise, crush or break to pieces
- to degrade, disgrace, contemn, disparage, ravage, destroy
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
pedibus premō frangōqueobterō -ere — in Epistulae, ch. 18
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obterō | obterēbam | obteram | obtrīvī | obtrīveram | obtrīverō |
| 2nd sg. | obteris | obterēbās | obterēs | obtrīvistī | obtrīverās | obtrīveris |
| 3rd sg. | obterit | obterēbat | obteret | obtrīvit | obtrīverat | obtrīverit |
| 1st pl. | obterimus | obterēbāmus | obterēmus | obtrīvimus | obtrīverāmus | obtrīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | obteritis | obterēbātis | obterētis | obtrīvistis | obtrīverātis | obtrīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | obterunt | obterēbant | obterent | obtrīvērunt obtrīvēre | obtrīverant | obtrīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obteram | obtererem | obtrīverim | obtrīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | obterās | obtererēs | obtrīverīs | obtrīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obterat | obtereret | obtrīverit | obtrīvisset |
| 1st pl. | obterāmus | obtererēmus | obtrīverīmus | obtrīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obterātis | obtererētis | obtrīverītis | obtrīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obterant | obtererent | obtrīverint | obtrīvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obteror | obterēbar | obterar |
| 2nd sg. | obtereris obterere | obterēbāris obterēbāre | obterēris obterēre |
| 3rd sg. | obteritur | obterēbātur | obterētur |
| 1st pl. | obterimur | obterēbāmur | obterēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obteriminī | obterēbāminī | obterēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obteruntur | obterēbantur | obterentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obterar | obtererer |
| 2nd sg. | obterāris obterāre | obtererēris obtererēre |
| 3rd sg. | obterātur | obtererētur |
| 1st pl. | obterāmur | obtererēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obterāminī | obtererēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obterantur | obtererentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obtere | obterere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obterite | obteriminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obteritō | obteritor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obteritō | obteritor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obteritōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obteruntō | obteruntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obterere | obterī |
| perfect infinitive | obtrīvisse | obtrītum esse |
| future infinitive | obtrītūrum esse | obtrītum īrī |
| present participle | obterēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obtrītus obtrīta, obtrītā, obtrītae, obtrītam, obtrītārum, obtrītās, obtrīte, obtrītī, obtrītīs, obtrītō, obtrītōrum, obtrītōs |
| future participle | obtrītūrus obtrītūra, obtrītūrā, obtrītūrae, obtrītūram, obtrītūrārum, obtrītūrās, obtrītūre, obtrītūrī, obtrītūrīs, obtrītūrō, obtrītūrōrum, obtrītūrōs, obtrītūrum | obterendus obterundus, obterenda, obterendā, obterendae, obterendam, obterendārum, obterendās, obterende, obterendīs, obterendōrum, obterendōs |
gerundobterendī, obterendō, obterendumsupineobtrītum, obtrītū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- pedibus obterere, conculcare
- to trample under foot.
ob-tĕro (opt-), trīvi, trītum, 3 (
I. pluperf. subj. obtrisset for obtrivisset, Liv. 3, 56, 8 Drak. N. cr.; perf. obterii, App. Mag. 8, p. 278, 15), v. a.
I. To bruise, crush, or break to pieces (syn. obtundo; class.).—Lit.:
ne in stabulo infantes grex boum obtereret, Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 5: ranas, Phaedr. 1, 30, 1: puerum, Suet. Ner. 5: homines, Liv. 27, 41: caput saxo, Luc. 6, 276: locustarum ova, Plin. 11, 29, 35, § 105: crura, Col. 8, 8: in angustiis portarum obtriti sunt, crushed by the crowd, Liv. 30, 5.—II. Trop., to crush, trample on, degrade, disgrace, contemn, disparage, ravage, destroy:
meaeque pugnae proeliares plurumae optritae jacent? Plaut. Curc. 4, 4, 17: calumniam, Cic. Caecin. 7, 18: laudem imperatoriam, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 1, § 2: obtrectationes, id. Fam. 5, 9, 1: jura populi, Liv. 3, 56: legionarios, Tac. A. 15, 11: Graeciam, Just. 5, 2, 11: militem verbis, to degrade, Liv. 24, 15: Penates, Sen. Oed. 645: vulgi omne cadaver, Juv. 3, 260.—* III. To rub:
dentes carbone, App. Mag. 8, p. 278, 15.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-terō (opt-) trīvī
(subj plup. obtrīsset, L.), trītus, ere, to bruise, crush: ranas, Ph.: in angustiis portarum obtriti, crushed by the crowd, L.— Fig., to crush, trample, degrade, disgrace, ravage, destroy: calumniam: obtrectationes: militem verbis, degrade, L.: volgi omne cadaver, Iu.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- Latin terō Latin obterō From ob- + terō.