verbthird (-iō variant) / fourth conjugation, deponent
orior
orior (present infinitive orī or orīrī, perfect active ortus sum)
Classical[ˈɔ.ri.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.ri.or]
№ 642 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- deponentto rise, get up
Iam tua, Lāomedōn, oritur nurus ortaque noctem pellit
Now, Laomedon, your daughter-in-law is rising, and having risen, she dispels the night (That is to say, the goddess of dawn, the Greek Eos or Roman Aurora; her fabled consorts included Tithonus, son of Laomedon of Troy. See also “ortus”, the perfect active participle of the deponent verb “orior”.)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 6.729–730 - deponentto appear, arise, become visible
post me dignatur oriri Augustus consul
Augustus deigns to appear as consul after mec. 310 CE – c. 394 CE, Ausonius, Personal Poems 5.45–46 - deponentto be born, come to exist, originate
at vide quam immerito aegritudo haec oritur mi abs te, Sostrata.
Moreover, see how undeservedly I suffer this grief on your account, Sostrata (literally, “Moreover, see how undeservedly this suffering comes to exist for me from you, Sostrata”)165 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Hecyra 223–224necesse est a principio oriri omnia
Everything must originate from a first cause54 BCE – 51 BCE, Cicero, De re publica 6.25
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
surgō, nāscor; sōl māne oritur.orior -īrī — in Mille Verba, Caelum et Tempestātēs
surgō, incipiōorior -īrī — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 1
arise; be descendedorior -īrī, ortus — in De Bello Gallico III
nāscor, initium capiōorior -īrī — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 3
Conjugation conjugation 4 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | orior | oriēbar | oriar | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | oreris orīris, orere, orīre | oriēbāris oriēbāre | oriēris oriēre | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | orī̆tur | oriēbātur | oriētur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | orī̆mur | oriēbāmur | oriēmur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | orī̆minī | oriēbāminī | oriēminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | oriuntur | oriēbantur | orientur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | oriar | orerer orīrer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | oriāris oriāre | orerēris orīrēris, orerēre, orīrēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | oriātur | orerētur orīrētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | oriāmur | orerēmur orīrēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | oriāminī | orerēminī orīrēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | oriantur | orerentur orīrentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | orere orīre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | orī̆minī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | orī̆tor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | orī̆tor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | oriuntor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | orī orīrī | — |
| perfect infinitive | ortum esse | — |
| future infinitive | oritūrum esse | — |
| present participle | oriēns oriente, orientem, orientēs, orientī, orientia, orientibus, orientis, orientīs, orientium | — |
| perfect participle | ortus | — |
| future participle | oritūrus oritūra, oritūrā, oritūrae, oritūram, oritūrārum, oritūrās, oritūre, oritūrī, oritūrīs, oritūrō, oritūrōrum, oritūrōs, oritūrum | oriundus oriendus, orienda, oriendā, oriendae, oriendam, oriendārum, oriendās, oriende, oriendīs, oriendōrum, oriendōs, oriunda, oriundā, oriundae, oriundam, oriundārum, oriundās, oriunde, oriundīs, oriundōrum, oriundōs |
gerundoriundī, oriundō, oriundumsupineortum, ortū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- sol oritur, occidit
- the sun rises, sets.
- ortus, occasus solis
- sunrise; sunset.
- venti ab ortu solis flant
- the east winds are blowing.
- bellum oritur, exardescit
- war breaks out.
- sermo ortus est ab aliqua re
- the conversation began with...
- equestri loco natus or ortus
- a knight by birth.
- Romae natus, (a) Roma oriundus
- a native of Rome.
- oriri a longa (De Or. 1. 55. 236)
- to begin with a long syllable.
5 more phrases
- Rhenus oritur or profluit ex Alpibus
- the Rhine rises in the Alps.
- ortus ab Anglis or oriundus ex Anglis
- a native of England.
- Cato Uticensis ortus erat a Catone Censorio
- Cato of Utica was a direct descendant of Cato the Censor.
- Germania quae or Germaniae ea pars quae, ad orientem, occidentem vergit
- eastern, western Germany.
- spectare in (vergere ad) orientem (solem), occidentem (solem), ad meridiem, in septentriones
- to lie to the east, west, south, north.
ŏrĭor, ortus,
I. fut. part. oriturus, 4 (but with some forms of the 3d conj.: orĭtur, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 305 Müll.; Gell. 4, 17, 14; cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 26; Lucr. 3, 272; Verg. A. 2, 411; 680; Hor. S. 1, 5, 39; Ov. M. 1, 774 et saep.:
oreris, id. ib. 10, 166; imperat. orere, Val. Max. 4, 7, 7: impf. subj. oreretur, Paul. Nol. Carm. 15, 59; and oreretur and orerentur are the more usual forms in the best MSS.; cf. Haase in Reisig's Vorles. p. 251; Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 418 sq.), v. dep. root or.; Sanscr. ar-; Gr. ὄρνυμι, ὀρίνω; v. Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. 348 sq.. I. In gen., of persons, to rise, bestir one's self, get up, etc.:
consul oriens nocte diceret dictatorem, Liv. 8, 23.—B. Esp., of the heavenly bodies, to rise, become visible, appear:
stellae, ut quaeque oriturque caditque, Ov. F. 1, 295: ortā luce, in the morning, Caes. B. G. 5, 8: orto sole, at sunrise, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112: postera lux oritur, id. S. 1, 5, 39; cf.: crassa pulvis oritur, Enn. ap. Non. 205, 28. —II. Transf., in gen., to come forth, become visible; to have one's origin or descent, to spring, descend from; to grow or spring forth; to rise, take its origin; arise, proceed, originate (syn. nascor):
hoc quis non credat abs te esse ortum? Ter. And. 3, 2, 9: Rhenus oritur ex Lepontiis, takes its rise, Caes. B. G. 5, 4: Maeander ex arce summā Celaenarum ortus, Liv. 38, 13, 7: Tigris oritur in montibus Uxiorum, Curt. 5, 3, 1: fons oritur in monte, Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 2: Durius amnis oritur in Pelendonibus, Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 112: amnis Indus in Cibyratarum jugis, id. 5, 28, 29, § 103: ibi Caicus amnis oritur, id. 5, 30, 33, § 125: incliti amnes Caucaso monte orti, Curt. 8, 9, 3: Rhenus Alpium vertice ortus, Tac. G. 1, 2: clamor, Caes. B. G. 5, 53: oritur controversia, arises, Cic. Clu. 69, 161: unde oritur nox, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 193 Müll. (Ann. v. 407 Vahl.): tempestas, Nep. Tim. 3, 3: monstrum mirabile, Verg. A. 2, 680: ulcera, Cels. 6, 13: ea officia. quae oriuntur a suo cujusque genere virtutum, Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 69: id facmus ex te ortum, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 67: tibi a me nulla orta est injuria, I have caused you no injury, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 35: quod si numquam oritur, ne occidit quidem umquam, comes into being, Cic. Rep. 6, 24, 27. —Of persons, to be born: in quo (solo) tu ortus et procreatus es, Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 4: pueros orientes animari, at birth, id. Div. 2, 42, 89: ex concubina, Sal. J. 108, 1; to be descended from: plerosque Belgas esse ortos a Germanis, Caes. B. G. 2, 4; to begin, commence, take its beginning: ab aliquo sermo oritur, Cic. Lael. 1, 5.—Hence, A. ŏrĭens, entis, P. a.; as subst. m.
1. The rising sun, morning sun:
et me saevus equis oriens afflavit anhelis, Verg. A. 5, 739; id. G. 1, 250.—2. The quarter where the sun rises, the East, the Orient (opp. to occidens, the West, the Occident):
ab oriente ad occidentem, Cic. N. D. 2, 66: aestivus, the quarter where the sun rises in summer, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 105: hibernus, Col. 1, 6: vernus, Gell. 2, 22, 7.—3. Poet. for day:
septimus hinc oriens cum se demiserit undis, Ov. F. 1, 653.—B. ortus, a, um, P. a., sprung, descended, born; constr. with ex, ab, and (partic. with poets and since the Aug. per.) with simple abl.
(a). Class. usually with ab:
a me ortus, Cic. Planc. 27, 67: quoniam ab illo (Catone) ortus es, id. Mur. 31, 66; Nep. Att. 18, 3; Hor. S. 1, 5, 55: maternum genus ab regibus ortum, Suet. Caes. 6: a liberatoribus patriae ortus, Liv. 7, 32, 13: homo a se ortus, without noble or famous ancestors: ego a me ortus et per me nixus (opp. adjuvari commendatione majorum), Cic. Planc. 27, 67; id. Phil. 6, 6, 17.—(b). Less freq. with ex and name of person:
ex Tantalo, Quint. 9, 3, 57; but with ex and the name of a place, family, order, class, etc., freq. and class.: ex eodem loco ortus, Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 10: ortus ex eā familiā, quā, etc., Liv. 7, 10, 3: ex concubinā, Sall. J. 5, 7; 108, 1; Liv. 1, 34, 6: ex patricio sanguine, id. 6, 40, 6.—(g). With abl. alone (except with loco and genere, mostly poet. and post-Aug.):
eā familiā ortus, Sall. C. 31, 7: orte Saturno, Hor. C. 1, 12, 50; 4, 5, 1; 3, 6, 33: 4, 6, 32: id. Ep. 1, 6, 22: ortus sorore ejus, Liv. 8, 3, 7: paelice, id. 39, 53, 3: orti Atticis, Vell. 1, 4 init.: antiquis nobilibus, Quint. 3, 8, 31: Germanicum Druso ortum, Tac. A. 1, 3: Thessalis, id. ib. 6, 34; 12, 53; 15, 72: regiā stirpe, Curt. 4, 1, 17: oppido Ferentino, Suet. Oth. 1: equestri familiā, id. Aug. 2: magnis e centurionibus, Hor. S. 1, 6, 73.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
orior ortus (p. fut. oritūrus), orīrī (2d pers. or<*> ris; 3d pers. oritur; subj. usu. orerētur, orerentur), dep.
OL-, to arise, rise, stir, get up: consul oriens de nocte, L.—To rise, become visible, appear: stellae, ut quaeque oriturque caditque, O.: ortā luce, in the morning, Cs.: orto sole, at sunrise, H.—To be born, be descended, originate, receive life: pueros orientīs animari, at birth: si ipse orietur et nascetur ex sese: ex concubinā, S.: orti ab Germanis, descended, Cs.—Fig., to rise, come forth, spring, descend, grow, take origin, proceed, start, begin, originate: ut clamor oreretur, was raised, Cs.: ut magna tempestas oreretur, N.: oritur monstrum, appears, V.: quod si numquam oritur, ne occidit quidem umquam, comes into being: orientia tempora Instruit, the rising generation, H.: Rhenus oritur ex Lepontiis, takes its rise, Cs.: Rhenus Alpium vertice ortus, Ta.: prosit nostris in montibus ortas, to have grown, V.: tibi a me nullast orta iniuria, I have done you no injury, T.: ab his sermo oritur, begins with.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *oriōr, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to stir, rise”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὄρνῡμι (órnūmi), Sanskrit ऋणोति (ṛṇóti).
Descendants
- Italianorire
- Romanianurcafrom Vulgar Latin *oricāre
- Italianorzarefrom Vulgar Latin *ortiāre
- Portugueseorçarfrom Vulgar Latin *ortiāre