verbthird conjugation
obtundō
obtundō (present infinitive obtundere, perfect active obtudī, supine obtūsum)
Classical[ɔpˈtʊn.doː]Ecclesiastical[obˈtun.do]
Meaning
- to strike, beat or batter
- to blunt
- to deafen
- to buffet
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
nōn iam acūtusobtūsus -a -um — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 15
nōn acūtusobtūsus -a -um — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 3
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtundō | obtundēbam | obtundam | obtudī | obtuderam | obtuderō |
| 2nd sg. | obtundis | obtundēbās | obtundēs | obtudistī | obtuderās | obtuderis |
| 3rd sg. | obtundit | obtundēbat | obtundet | obtudit | obtuderat | obtuderit |
| 1st pl. | obtundimus | obtundēbāmus | obtundēmus | obtudimus | obtuderāmus | obtuderimus |
| 2nd pl. | obtunditis | obtundēbātis | obtundētis | obtudistis | obtuderātis | obtuderitis |
| 3rd pl. | obtundunt | obtundēbant | obtundent | obtudērunt obtudēre | obtuderant | obtuderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtundam | obtunderem | obtuderim | obtudissem |
| 2nd sg. | obtundās | obtunderēs | obtuderīs | obtudissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obtundat | obtunderet | obtuderit | obtudisset |
| 1st pl. | obtundāmus | obtunderēmus | obtuderīmus | obtudissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obtundātis | obtunderētis | obtuderītis | obtudissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obtundant | obtunderent | obtuderint | obtudissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtundor | obtundēbar | obtundar |
| 2nd sg. | obtunderis obtundere | obtundēbāris obtundēbāre | obtundēris obtundēre |
| 3rd sg. | obtunditur | obtundēbātur | obtundētur |
| 1st pl. | obtundimur | obtundēbāmur | obtundēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obtundiminī | obtundēbāminī | obtundēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obtunduntur | obtundēbantur | obtundentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtundar | obtunderer |
| 2nd sg. | obtundāris obtundāre | obtunderēris obtunderēre |
| 3rd sg. | obtundātur | obtunderētur |
| 1st pl. | obtundāmur | obtunderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obtundāminī | obtunderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obtundantur | obtunderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obtunde | obtundere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obtundite | obtundiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obtunditō | obtunditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obtunditō | obtunditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obtunditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obtunduntō | obtunduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obtundere | obtundī |
| perfect infinitive | obtudisse | obtūsum esse |
| future infinitive | obtūsūrum esse | obtūsum īrī |
| present participle | obtundēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obtūsus obtūsa, obtūsā, obtūsae, obtūsam, obtūsārum, obtūsās, obtūse, obtūsī, obtūsīs, obtūsō, obtūsōrum, obtūsōs |
| future participle | obtūsūrus obtusūra, obtusūrā, obtusūrae, obtusūram, obtusūrārum, obtusūrās, obtusūre, obtusūrī, obtusūrīs, obtusūrō, obtusūrōrum, obtusūrōs, obtusūrum | obtundendus obtundundus, obtundenda, obtundendā, obtundendae, obtundendam, obtundendārum, obtundendās, obtundende, obtundendīs, obtundendōrum, obtundendōs |
gerundobtundendī, obtundendō, obtundendumsupineobtūsum, obtūsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- aures alicuius obtundere or simply obtundere (aliquem)
- to din a thing into a person's ears.
ob-tundo, tŭdi, tūsum (and tunsum), 3, v. a.
I. To strike or beat against, at, or on a thing; to beat, thump, belabor (very rare;
perh. only ante- and post-class.): pectora pugnis, Firm. Math. 5, 5: obtundit os mihi, breaks my jaw, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 50; cf.: obtunso ore, id. ib. 5, 1, 8; cf.: nam sum obtusus pugnis pessume, id. Am. 2, 1, 59.—II. To blunt, dull, by striking.
A. Lit. (very rare):
telum, Lucr. 6, 399: gladios, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 166.—B. Transf.
1. To blunt, weaken, make dull, deprive of strength:
aciem oculorum, Plin. 22, 25, 70, § 142: auditum, id. 24, 11, 50, § 87: obtusus stomachus, id. Ep. 7, 3, 5: vocem, to blunt, weaken, Lucr. 4, 613: ingenia, Cic. de Or. 2, 70, 282: et obtusis ceciderunt viribus artis, Lucr. 3, 452; Liv. 7, 2: mentem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 33, 80: ingenia, id. de Or. 3, 24, 93: nihil est quod tam obtundat elevetque aegritudinem, quam. etc., id. Tusc. 3, 16, 34.—2. Aures or aliquem, or simply obtundere, to stun or din the ears; to deafen one by saying a thing too often or too long; hence, to annoy or tease with importunity; aures graviter obtundo tuas, ne quem ames, Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 120: ne brevitas defraudasse aures videatur, neve longitudo obtudisse, Cic. Or. 66, 221:
aliquem longis epistulis, to annoy, molest, id. Att. 8, 1: aliquem, id. Fam. 5, 14, 3: rogitando, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 6.—With object-clause: obtuderunt ejus aures, te socium praetoris fuisse, they dinned into him that, etc., Timarch. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 67, § 157.— With subj.: non cessat obtundere, totam prorsus a principio fabulam promeret, App. M. 9, p. 228, 8: aliquem de aliquā re, to importune, annoy, Ter. Ad. 1, 2, 33: obtundis, tametsi intellego, etc., id. And. 2, 2, 11.—Hence, obtūsus (obtunsus or optūsus), a, um, P. a., blunt, dull, obtuse (class.). A. Lit.:
falx obtusa et hebes, Col. 4, 24, 21: pugio, Tac. A. 15, 54: vomer, Verg. G. 1, 262: angulus, Lucr. 4, 355: cornua lunae obtusa, Plin. 18, 35, 79, § 347.—B. Transf., blunted, blunt, dull, weak, faint, powerless:
animi acies obtusior, Cic. Sen. 23, 83: stellis acies obtunsa, Verg. G. 1, 395: obtusi et hebetes ad aliquam rem, Cic. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 14: aures obtunsae, blunted, dull of hearing, Auct. Her. 3, 9, 17: vox, thick, not clear (opp. clara), Quint. 11, 3, 15: fauces tumentes strangulant vocem, optusae obscurant, id. 11, 3, 20: stomachus, weakened, spoiled, Plin. Ep. 7, 3, 5: obtunsa pectora, insensible, without feeling, Verg. A. 1, 567: ingenium, Gell. 13, 24, 21: vires, enfeebled, Lucr. 3, 452: nimio ne luxu obtunsior usus Sit genitali arvo, too blunted, too enfeebled, Verg. G. 3, 135: vigor animi, Liv. 5, 18: cor, Lact. 2, 5, 4: sensus eorum, Vulg. 2 Cor. 3, 14: venenum, powerless, Calp. Ecl. 5, 94.—Comp.: quo quid dici potest obtusius? Cic. N. D. 1, 25, 70.—Sup. does not occur.—Hence, adv.: obtūsē, dully, not keenly (postclass.): crocodili in aquā obtusius vident, in terrā acutissime, Sol. 32, § 28.—Fig.: hoc facere obtuse, Aug. Doct. Christ. 4, 5, § 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-tundō tudī, tūsus or tūnsus, ere,
to blunt, weaken, exhaust, make dull: vocem in dicendo, talk himself hoarse: mentem: aegritudinem, alleviate. —To stun, din, deafen, annoy, tease, importune, molest: non obtundam diutius: te epistulis: me de hac re, importune, T.: obtuderunt eius aurīs, te fuisse, etc., dinned into him that, etc.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- Proto-Indo-European *-d- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *(s)tunédti Proto-Italic *tundō Latin tundō Latin obtundō From ob- (“upon”) + tundō (“to strike”).
Descendants
- Englishobtuse
- Italianottundere