LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, deponent

obversor

obversor (present infinitive obversārī, perfect active obversātus sum)
Classical[ɔbˈwɛr.sɔr]Ecclesiastical[obˈvɛr.sor]

Meaning

  1. deponentto appear before
  2. deponentto oppose, withstand, resist

Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.obversorobversābarobversābor———
2nd sg.obversāris
obversāre
obversābāris
obversābāre
obversāberis
obversābere
———
3rd sg.obversāturobversābāturobversābitur———
1st pl.obversāmurobversābāmurobversābimur———
2nd pl.obversāminīobversābāminīobversābiminī———
3rd pl.obversanturobversābanturobversābuntur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.obverserobversārer——
2nd sg.obversēris
obversēre
obversārēris
obversārēre
——
3rd sg.obversēturobversārētur——
1st pl.obversēmurobversārēmur——
2nd pl.obversēminīobversārēminī——
3rd pl.obversenturobversārentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.obversāre—
pres. 2nd pl.obversāminī—
fut. 2nd sg.obversātor—
fut. 3rd sg.obversātor—
fut. 3rd pl.obversantor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveobversārī—
perfect infinitiveobversātum esse—
future infinitiveobversātūrum esse—
present participleobversāns—
perfect participleobversātus
obversāta, obversātā, obversātae, obversātam, obversātārum, obversātās, obversāte, obversātī, obversātīs, obversātō, obversātōrum, obversātōs
—
future participleobversātūrus
obversātūra, obversātūrā, obversātūrae, obversātūram, obversātūrārum, obversātūrās, obversātūre, obversātūrī, obversātūrīs, obversātūrō, obversātūrōrum, obversātūrōs, obversātūrum
obversandus
obversanda, obversandā, obversandae, obversandam, obversandārum, obversandās, obversande, obversandīs, obversandōrum, obversandōs
gerundobversandī, obversandō, obversandumsupineobversātum, obversātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aliquid animo meo obversatur (cf. sect. III, s. v. oculi)
a vague notion presents itself to my mind.

ob-versor, ātus, 1, v. dep. (
I. act. collat. form obverso, āre, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P.), to take position opposite or over against, to oppose one's self (class.).
I. Lit.: magnam partem eorum palam Carthagini obversari dici, Liv. 31, 11: in foro, id. 33, 47: sedebant judices, obversabantur advocati, Plin. Ep. 5, 21, 2: limini, who were about the threshold, id. ib. 6, 16, 13: in urbe inter coetus, Tac. A. 3, 37.—
B. Trop., to hover or float before, to appear to one: illius et nomen dulce obversatur ad aures, Lucr. 4, 1062: mihi ante oculos obversatur rei publicae dignitas, Cic. Sest. 3, 7: obversentur species honestae viro, id. Tusc. 2, 22, 52: animis, oculis, Liv. 35, 11: in somnis, id. 2, 36: sibi speciem noctibus obversari, Suet. Claud. 37.—
II. To oppose, withstand, resist (eccl. Lat.): malo obniti et obversari, Tert. adv. Gnost. 5.

Origins

From ob- + versor.

Quick answers

What does obversor mean in Latin?
obversor, a verb, means “to appear before; to oppose, withstand, resist”.
What are the principal parts of obversor?
obversor, obversārī, obversātus sum (first conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce obversor?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈwɛr.sɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈvɛr.sor].