ōrdior
Meaning
- deponentto begin
- deponentto begin to weave, lay the warp
- deponentto start talking about
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Incipere · Ordiri · Inchoare · Cœpisse
1. Incipere denotes the beginning, in opp. to the state of rest, which precedes and follows, consequently it is in opp. to cessare and desinere, desistere, finire; whereas ordiri (from ἔρδειν, radix,) in opp. to an advancement; consequently in opp. to continuare, and its intransitive pergere; lastly, inchoare (from conari) in opp. to ending and accomplishing, consequently in opp. to perficere, consummare, peragere, absolvere, etc. Cic. Off. i. 37. Ut incipiendi ratio fuerit, ita sit desinendi modus. Tusc. i. 49. Sen. Ep. 116. Plin. H. N. xi. 51. Plin. Pan. 54, 6. 57, 2. Ep. ix. 4. Quintil. xi. 3, 34. Tac. Agr. 32. Varro R. R. iii. 16. Apes cum evolaturæ sunt, aut etiam inciperunt, consonant vehementer. Cic. Fin. iv. 6. Hoc inchoati cujusdam officii est, non perfecti. Brut. 33. Liv. xl. 9. Plin. Ep. iii. 8, 7. Plin. H. N. x. 63. Tac. Dial. 33. Suet. Claud. 3. Cic. Fr. ap. Non. Perge, quæso, nec enim imperite exorsus es. 2. Cœpi has nearly the same words in opp. to it as incipere has; Sen. Cons. Polyb. 20. Quicquid cœpit, et desinit. Cic. Rab. Post. 2. Ovid, Ep. ix. 23; cœpi refers more to the action which is begun; incepi, more to the beginning which has been made. Cœpi is a sort of auxiliary verb; incepi is emphatic; hence cœpi has an infinitive, incipere a substantive, for its object. Cic. Verr. v. 10. Quum ver esse cœperat (sed cum rosam viderat, tum ver incipere arbitrabatur), dabat se labori. (iii. 157.)
Conjugation conjugation 4 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ōrdior | ōrdiēbar | ōrdiar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ōrdīris ōrdīre | ōrdiēbāris ōrdiēbāre | ōrdiēris ōrdiēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ōrdītur | ōrdiēbātur | ōrdiētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ōrdīmur | ōrdiēbāmur | ōrdiēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ōrdīminī | ōrdiēbāminī | ōrdiēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ōrdiuntur | ōrdiēbantur | ōrdientur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ōrdiar | ōrdīrer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | ōrdiāris ōrdiāre | ōrdīrēris ōrdīrēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | ōrdiātur | ōrdīrētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | ōrdiāmur | ōrdīrēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | ōrdiāminī | ōrdīrēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | ōrdiantur | ōrdīrentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ōrdīre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ōrdīminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ōrdītor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ōrdītor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ōrdiuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ōrdīrī | — |
| perfect infinitive | ōrsum esse ōrdītum esse | — |
| future infinitive | ōrsūrum esse ōrdītūrum esse | — |
| present participle | ōrdiēns | — |
| perfect participle | ōrsus ōrdītus, ōrsa, ōrsā, ōrsae, ōrsam, ōrsārum, ōrsās, ōrse, ōrsī, ōrsīs, ōrsō, ōrsōrum, ōrsōs | — |
| future participle | ōrsūrus ōrdītūrus, ōrdītūra, ōrdītūrā, ōrdītūrae, ōrdītūram, ōrdītūrārum, ōrdītūrās, ōrdītūre, ōrdītūrī, ōrdītūrīs, ōrdītūrō, ōrdītūrōrum, ōrdītūrōs, ōrdītūrum, ōrsūra, ōrsūrā, ōrsūrae, ōrsūram, ōrsūrārum, ōrsūrās, ōrsūre, ōrsūrī, ōrsūrīs, ōrsūrō, ōrsūrōrum, ōrsūrōs, ōrsūrum | ōrdiendus ōrdiundus, ōrdienda, ōrdiendā, ōrdiendae, ōrdiendam, ōrdiendārum, ōrdiendās, ōrdiende, ōrdiendīs, ōrdiendōrum, ōrdiendōs |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- sermonem conferre, instituere, ordiri cum aliquo
- to enter into conversation with some one.
ordiri est rei principium facere, unde et togae vocantur exordiae, Fest. p. 185 Müll.; cf. Isid. 19, 29, 7: telam, Hier. in Isa. 9, 30, v. 1; Vulg. Isa. 25, 7. araneus orditur telas, Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 80.—So of the Fates: Lachesis plenā orditur manu, Sen. Apoc. 4: (Parca) hominis vitam orditur, Lact. 2, 10, 20.—reliquas res, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 2: alterius vitae quoddam initium ordimur, id. Att. 4, 1: reliquos, to relate, describe, Nep. Alc. 11, 6: querelae ab initio tantae ordiendae rei absint. Liv. praef. § 12: majorem orsa furorem, Verg. A. 7, 386.—paulo altius de re ordiri, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 47, § 105.—ea, de quā disputare ordimur, Cic. Brut. 6, 22: cum adulescens orsus esset in foro dicere, id. ib. 88, 301: cum sic orsa loqui vates, Verg. A. 6, 125: et orsa est Dicere Leuconoë, Ov. M. 4, 167: tunc sic orsa loqui, id. ib. 4, 320.—unde est orsa, in eodem terminetur oratio, Cic. Marcell. 11, 33: Veneris contra sic filius orsus, thus began (to speak), Verg. A. 1, 325: sic Juppiter orsus, id. ib. 12, 806; so commonly with specification of the point from which: unde ordiri rectius possumus quam a naturā? Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 37 init.: a principio, id. Phil. 2, 18, 44: a facillimis, id. Fin. 1, 5, 13: a capite, Plin. 25, 11, 83, § 132.—(ε) Of things or subjects, to begin, to be begun (where the verb may be taken in pass. sense): tormina ab atrā bile orsa mortifera sunt, Cels. 2, 8: cum ex depressiore loco fuerint orsa fundamenta, Col. 1, 5, 9: sed ab initio est ordiendus (Themistocles), i. e. I must begin (his life) at the beginning, Nep. Them. 1, 2; cf.: ab eo nobis causa ordienda est, Cic. Leg. 1, 7, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
Unknown origin. Has been compared to ōrdō (“series; line; order”).