verbfirst conjugation
obumbrō
obumbrō (present infinitive obumbrāre, perfect active obumbrāvī, supine obumbrātum)
Classical[ɔˈbʊm.broː]Ecclesiastical[oˈbum.bro]
Meaning
- to overshadow
- figurativelyto darken, obscure
- figurativelyto overcloud
- figurativelyto cloak, conceal, disguise
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
umbrā tegō, operiōobumbrō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 15 and Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 14
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obumbrō | obumbrābam | obumbrābō | obumbrāvī | obumbrāveram | obumbrāverō obumbrārō |
| 2nd sg. | obumbrās | obumbrābās | obumbrābis | obumbrāvistī obumbrāstī | obumbrāverās obumbrārās | obumbrāveris |
| 3rd sg. | obumbrat | obumbrābat | obumbrābit | obumbrāvit | obumbrāverat obumbrārat | obumbrāverit obumbrārit |
| 1st pl. | obumbrāmus | obumbrābāmus | obumbrābimus | obumbrāvimus | obumbrāverāmus | obumbrāverimus obumbrārimus |
| 2nd pl. | obumbrātis | obumbrābātis | obumbrābitis | obumbrāvistis obumbrāstis | obumbrāverātis obumbrārātis | obumbrāveritis obumbrāritis |
| 3rd pl. | obumbrant | obumbrābant | obumbrābunt | obumbrāvērunt obumbrāvēre, obumbrārunt | obumbrāverant obumbrārant | obumbrāverint obumbrārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obumbrem | obumbrārem | obumbrāverim obumbrārim | obumbrāvissem obumbrāssem |
| 2nd sg. | obumbrēs | obumbrārēs | obumbrāverīs | obumbrāvissēs obumbrāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | obumbret | obumbrāret | obumbrāverit obumbrārit | obumbrāvisset obumbrāsset |
| 1st pl. | obumbrēmus | obumbrārēmus | obumbrāverīmus obumbrārīmus | obumbrāvissēmus obumbrāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obumbrētis | obumbrārētis | obumbrāverītis obumbrārītis | obumbrāvissētis obumbrāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | obumbrent | obumbrārent | obumbrāverint obumbrārint | obumbrāvissent obumbrāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obumbror | obumbrābar | obumbrābor |
| 2nd sg. | obumbrāris obumbrāre | obumbrābāris obumbrābāre | obumbrāberis obumbrābere |
| 3rd sg. | obumbrātur | obumbrābātur | obumbrābitur |
| 1st pl. | obumbrāmur | obumbrābāmur | obumbrābimur |
| 2nd pl. | obumbrāminī | obumbrābāminī | obumbrābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | obumbrantur | obumbrābantur | obumbrābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obumbrer | obumbrārer |
| 2nd sg. | obumbrēris obumbrēre | obumbrārēris obumbrārēre |
| 3rd sg. | obumbrētur | obumbrārētur |
| 1st pl. | obumbrēmur | obumbrārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obumbrēminī | obumbrārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obumbrentur | obumbrārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obumbrā | obumbrāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obumbrāte | obumbrāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obumbrātō | obumbrātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obumbrātō | obumbrātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obumbrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obumbrantō | obumbrantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obumbrāre | obumbrārī |
| perfect infinitive | obumbrāvisse obumbrāsse | obumbrātum esse |
| future infinitive | obumbrātūrum esse | obumbrātum īrī |
| present participle | obumbrāns obumbrante, obumbrantem, obumbrantēs, obumbrantī, obumbrantia, obumbrantibus, obumbrantis, obumbrantīs, obumbrantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | obumbrātus obumbrāta, obumbrātā, obumbrātae, obumbrātam, obumbrātārum, obumbrātās, obumbrātī, obumbrātōrum, obumbrātōs |
| future participle | obumbrātūrus obumbrātūra, obumbrātūrā, obumbrātūrae, obumbrātūram, obumbrātūrārum, obumbrātūrās, obumbrātūre, obumbrātūrī, obumbrātūrīs, obumbrātūrō, obumbrātūrōrum, obumbrātūrōs, obumbrātūrum | obumbrandus obumbranda, obumbrandā, obumbrandae, obumbrandam, obumbrandārum, obumbrandās, obumbrande, obumbrandīs, obumbrandōrum, obumbrandōs |
gerundobumbrandī, obumbrandō, obumbrandumsupineobumbrātum, obumbrātū
ŏb-umbro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to overshadow, to shade (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; cf.: opaco, obscuro).
I. Lit.:
gramineus madidam caespes obumbrat humum, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 10: coma umeros obumbrat, id. M. 13, 845: templum, id. ib. 14, 837; Verg. G. 4, 20 Jahn (al. inumbret): sibi, to shade itself, Plin. 17, 21, 35, § 165: obumbratus amnis, Curt. 5, 4, 8; Vulg. Luc. 1, 35; 9, 34.—II. Transf.
A. To darken, obscure:
obumbrant aethera telis, Verg. A. 12, 578: nubes solem obumbrant, Plin. 2, 42, 42, § 111.—2. In gen., to cover over:
germina obumbrata, Pall. 12, 1.—B. Trop.
1. To overcloud, darken, obscure:
nomina, Tac. H. 2, 32: candorem aequitatis, Mamert. Grat. Act. ad Julian. 5.—Prov.: sapientia vino obumbratur, Plin. 23, 1, 23, § 41; cf.: fidem amittunt propter id, quod sensus obumbrant, Quint. 8 prooem. § 8. —2. To cover, cloak, conceal, disguise, palliale; to screen, defend, protect:
crimen, Ov. P. 3, 3, 75: simulationem lacrimis, Petr. 101: magnum reginae nomen (eum) obumbrat, Verg. A. 11, 223.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-umbrō āvī, ātus, āre,
to overshadow, shade: caespes obumbrat humum, O.: obumbratus amnis, Cu.—To darken, obscure: aethera telis, V.: nomina, Ta.—Fig., to cover, cloak, screen, protect: crimen, O.: reginae nomen (eum) obumbrat, V.
Origins
From ob- + umbrō (“shade, overshadow”).
Descendants
- Englishobumbrate
- Englishovershadow
- Middle Englishobumbrenfrom Old French obumbrer
- Middle Englishaboumbrenfrom Old French obumbrer
In English words that came into English from obumbrō
- obumbrateobumbrātus
- obumbrationobumbrātiō