verbfirst conjugation, deponent
philosophor
philosophor (present infinitive philosophārī, perfect active philosophātus sum)
Classical[pʰɪˈɫɔ.sɔ.pʰɔr]Ecclesiastical[fiˈlɔː.s̬o.for]
Meaning
- deponentto philosophize
Sententia Platonis semper in ore illius fuit, “Florere civitates, si aut philosophi imperarent aut imperantes philosopharentur"
This wisdom of Plato was always on his lips: States flourish if either philosophers rule or rulers philosophizeMarcus Aurelius, Sayings 3
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | philosophor | philosophābar | philosophābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | philosophāris philosophāre | philosophābāris philosophābāre | philosophāberis philosophābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | philosophātur | philosophābātur | philosophābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | philosophāmur | philosophābāmur | philosophābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | philosophāminī | philosophābāminī | philosophābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | philosophantur | philosophābantur | philosophābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | philosopher | philosophārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | philosophēris philosophēre | philosophārēris philosophārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | philosophētur | philosophārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | philosophēmur | philosophārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | philosophēminī | philosophārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | philosophentur | philosophārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | philosophāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | philosophāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | philosophātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | philosophātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | philosophantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | philosophārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | philosophātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | philosophātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | philosophāns | — |
| perfect participle | philosophātus philosophāta, philosophātā, philosophātae, philosophātam, philosophātārum, philosophātās, philosophāte, philosophātī, philosophātīs, philosophātō, philosophātōrum, philosophātōs | — |
| future participle | philosophātūrus philosophātūra, philosophātūrā, philosophātūrae, philosophātūram, philosophātūrārum, philosophātūrās, philosophātūre, philosophātūrī, philosophātūrīs, philosophātūrō, philosophātūrōrum, philosophātūrōs, philosophātūrum | philosophandus |
gerundphilosophandī, philosophandō, philosophandumsupinephilosophātum, philosophātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ad philosophorum or philosophandi rationes revocare aliquid
- to deal with a subject on scientific principles.
phĭlŏsŏphor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. [philosophus], to apply one's self to philosophy, to play the philosopher, to philosophize (class.):
philosophatur quoque jam, non mendax modo'st, Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 34; id. Ps. 4, 2, 18: philosophari est mihi necesse, at paucis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 1, 1 (cited periphrastically ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; id. de Or. 2, 37, 156; Gell. 5, 15 fin.; cf. Trag. Rel. v. 417 Vahl., and p. 53 Rib.); Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89; id. N. D. 1, 3, 6: sed jam satis est philosophatum, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
philosophor ātus, ārī, dep.
philosophus, to study philosophy, philosophize : incipit philosophari: paucis, Enn. ap. C.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin philosophor From philosophus + -or.