verbthird conjugation, no supine stem
obtingō
obtingō (present infinitive obtingere, perfect active obtigī)
Classical[ɔpˈtɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[obˈtiŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to touch, strike
- to happen, befall, occur
PAMPHILUS: Nescīs quid mihi obtigerit! DĀVUS: Certē; sed quid mihi obtigerit sciō!
PAMPHILUS: You don’t know what has happened to me! DAVUS: Of course — but I do know what has happened to me! (Subjunctive, due to the indirect statements.)166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 966
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
sorte contingōobtingō -ere, -tigī — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 24
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Accidere · Evenire · Contigere · Obvenire · Obtingere
Accidere and evenire denote both favorable and unfavorable occurrences; but the accidentia, unexpected ones, overtaking us by surprise; the evenientia were expected, foreseen; contingere, obvenire, obtingere, are generally confined to fortunate occurrences. The accidentia are fortuitous, the evenientia result from foregoing acts or circumstances; the contingentia are the favors of Fortune; the obtingentia and obvenientia are the things that fall to one’s lot. Cic. Fam. vi. 21. Timebam, ne evenirent, quæ acciderunt: the word evenirent has a subjective reference to his foresight, the word acciderunt is entirely objective; the point of view taken by it being that of those who now manifest surprise. See also Tac. H. iv. 19, and Sen. Ep. 119. Scies plura mala contingere nobis quam accidere. (v. 339.)
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtingō | obtingēbam | obtingam | obtigī | obtigeram | obtigerō |
| 2nd sg. | obtingis | obtingēbās | obtingēs | obtigistī | obtigerās | obtigeris |
| 3rd sg. | obtingit | obtingēbat | obtinget | obtigit | obtigerat | obtigerit |
| 1st pl. | obtingimus | obtingēbāmus | obtingēmus | obtigimus | obtigerāmus | obtigerimus |
| 2nd pl. | obtingitis | obtingēbātis | obtingētis | obtigistis | obtigerātis | obtigeritis |
| 3rd pl. | obtingunt | obtingēbant | obtingent | obtigērunt obtigēre | obtigerant | obtigerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtingam | obtingerem | obtigerim | obtigissem |
| 2nd sg. | obtingās | obtingerēs | obtigerīs | obtigissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obtingat | obtingeret | obtigerit | obtigisset |
| 1st pl. | obtingāmus | obtingerēmus | obtigerīmus | obtigissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obtingātis | obtingerētis | obtigerītis | obtigissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obtingant | obtingerent | obtigerint | obtigissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtingor | obtingēbar | obtingar |
| 2nd sg. | obtingeris obtingere | obtingēbāris obtingēbāre | obtingēris obtingēre |
| 3rd sg. | obtingitur | obtingēbātur | obtingētur |
| 1st pl. | obtingimur | obtingēbāmur | obtingēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obtingiminī | obtingēbāminī | obtingēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obtinguntur | obtingēbantur | obtingentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtingar | obtingerer |
| 2nd sg. | obtingāris obtingāre | obtingerēris obtingerēre |
| 3rd sg. | obtingātur | obtingerētur |
| 1st pl. | obtingāmur | obtingerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obtingāminī | obtingerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obtingantur | obtingerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obtinge | obtingere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obtingite | obtingiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obtingitō | obtingitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obtingitō | obtingitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obtingitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obtinguntō | obtinguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obtingere | obtingī |
| perfect infinitive | obtigisse | — |
| present participle | obtingēns | — |
| future participle | — | obtingendus obtingundus |
gerundobtingendī, obtingendō, obtingendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- alicui Syria (sorte) obvēnit, obtigit
- the province of Syria has fallen to some one's lot.
ob-tingo (opt-), tĭgi, 3, v. a. and n. tango. *
I. Act., to touch, strike: mustulentus aestus nares obtigit, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Non. 415, 16. (The same fragm., ib. 64, 2, has attigit.)—
II. Neutr., to fall to one's lot (syn.: accidit, evenit, contingit): naufragio res contigit. Nempe ergo haud Fortuna obtigit, Pac. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 36:
nullus est, quoi non invideant rem secundam obtingere, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 14: dies mihi adversus, id. Men. 5, 5, 1: mihi propter te hoc optigit, id. Capt. 3, 5, 88: quod cuique obtigit, id quisque teneat, Cic. Off. 1, 7, 21: mihi obtinget sors, Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 21; cf.: cum tibi aquaria provincia sorte obtigisset, Cic. Vatin. 5, 12: cum optatissimum nuntium accepissem, te mihi quaestorem obtigisse, id. Fam. 2, 19, 1; id. Div. 2, 17, 38: quam mihi obtigisse dicis σπἀρταν, numquam deseram, id. Att. 1, 20: omnia, quae hominibus forte obtigerunt, Quint. 3, 7, 13: quae (vox, latus, etc.) si modica obtigerunt, possunt ratione ampliari, id. praef. § 27.—With ut: cum ei (L. Paulo), bellum ut cum rege Perse gereret, obtigisset, it had fallen to his lot, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 103.— 2. Of events, to happen, befall, occur (in this sense accidere, contingere, evenire, etc., are more common): eloquere, ut haec res obtigit de filiā, has happened, taken place, turned out:
id quom optigerat, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 20; id. Rud. 4, 6, 7: istuc tibi ex sententiā tuā obtigisse, laetor, Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 5: hoc confiteor jure Mi obtigisse, id. And. 3, 5, 2: praeter spem, id. Phorm. 2, 1, 9: si quid obtigerit, aequo animo paratoque moriar, if any thing should happen to me, Cic. Cat. 4, 2, 3—In plur.: exoptata obtingent, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 136.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
obtingō tigī, —, ere
ob+tango, to fall to the lot of, befall, occur: quod cuique obtigit, id quisque teneat: agnis quanta (discordia) obtigit, H.: cum tibi sorte obtigisset, ut ius diceres, had fallen to your lot.—To happen, befall, occur: Istuc tibi ex sententiā tuā obtigisse laetor, T.: praeter spem, T.: si quid obtigerit, aequo animo moriar, should befall (me).
Origins
From ob- + tangō (“to touch”).