verbfirst conjugation
ponderō
ponderō (present infinitive ponderāre, perfect active ponderāvī, supine ponderātum)
Classical[ˈpɔn.dɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔn.de.ro]
Meaning
- to weigh
Quis mēnsus est pugillō aquās, et caelōs palmō ponderāvit?
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? - to ponder, reflect on, weigh up
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ponderō | ponderābam | ponderābō | ponderāvī | ponderāveram | ponderāverō ponderārō |
| 2nd sg. | ponderās | ponderābās | ponderābis | ponderāvistī ponderāstī | ponderāverās ponderārās | ponderāveris |
| 3rd sg. | ponderat | ponderābat | ponderābit | ponderāvit | ponderāverat ponderārat | ponderāverit ponderārit |
| 1st pl. | ponderāmus | ponderābāmus | ponderābimus | ponderāvimus | ponderāverāmus | ponderāverimus ponderārimus |
| 2nd pl. | ponderātis | ponderābātis | ponderābitis | ponderāvistis ponderāstis | ponderāverātis ponderārātis | ponderāveritis ponderāritis |
| 3rd pl. | ponderant | ponderābant | ponderābunt | ponderāvērunt ponderāvēre, ponderārunt | ponderāverant ponderārant | ponderāverint ponderārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ponderem | ponderārem | ponderāverim ponderārim | ponderāvissem ponderāssem |
| 2nd sg. | ponderēs | ponderārēs | ponderāverīs | ponderāvissēs ponderāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | ponderet | ponderāret | ponderāverit ponderārit | ponderāvisset ponderāsset |
| 1st pl. | ponderēmus | ponderārēmus | ponderāverīmus ponderārīmus | ponderāvissēmus ponderāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ponderētis | ponderārētis | ponderāverītis ponderārītis | ponderāvissētis ponderāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | ponderent | ponderārent | ponderāverint ponderārint | ponderāvissent ponderāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ponderor | ponderābar | ponderābor |
| 2nd sg. | ponderāris ponderāre | ponderābāris ponderābāre | ponderāberis ponderābere |
| 3rd sg. | ponderātur | ponderābātur | ponderābitur |
| 1st pl. | ponderāmur | ponderābāmur | ponderābimur |
| 2nd pl. | ponderāminī | ponderābāminī | ponderābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | ponderantur | ponderābantur | ponderābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ponderer | ponderārer |
| 2nd sg. | ponderēris ponderēre | ponderārēris ponderārēre |
| 3rd sg. | ponderētur | ponderārētur |
| 1st pl. | ponderēmur | ponderārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ponderēminī | ponderārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ponderentur | ponderārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ponderā | ponderāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ponderāte | ponderāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ponderātō | ponderātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ponderātō | ponderātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ponderātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ponderantō | ponderantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ponderāre | ponderārī |
| perfect infinitive | ponderāvisse ponderāsse | ponderātum esse |
| future infinitive | ponderātūrum esse | ponderātum īrī |
| present participle | ponderāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ponderātus ponderāta, ponderātā, ponderātae, ponderātam, ponderātārum, ponderātās, ponderātī, ponderātōrum, ponderātōs |
| future participle | ponderātūrus ponderātūra, ponderātūrā, ponderātūrae, ponderātūram, ponderātūrārum, ponderātūrās, ponderātūre, ponderātūrī, ponderātūrīs, ponderātūrō, ponderātūrōrum, ponderātūrōs, ponderātūrum | ponderandus ponderanda, ponderandā, ponderandae, ponderandam, ponderandārum, ponderandās, ponderande, ponderandīs, ponderandōrum, ponderandōs |
gerundponderandī, ponderandō, ponderandumsupineponderātum, ponderātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- metiri, ponderare, aestimare, iudicare aliquid (ex) aliqua re
- to measure something by the standard of something else; to make something one's criterion.
pondĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id.,
I. to weigh a thing (syn. examino).
I. Lit.:
granum, Plin. 18, 7, 12, § 66: semper amatorum ponderat illa sinus, Prop. 2, 13 (3, 8), 12: pugnos, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 156: in unum omnia ponderata confunduntur, Scrib. Comp. 106.—II. Trop., to weigh in the mind, to ponder, consider, reflect upon (class.):
imprimis, quo quisque animo fecerit, ponderandum est, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49: momento suo unamquamque rem ponderandam, id. Font. 6, 21: verborum delectum aurium judicio, id. de Or. 3, 37, 150: omnia voluptatibus et doloribus, id. Leg. 1, 13, 39: quid quisque admiserit non ex crimine, sed ex moribus ejus ... est ponderandum, id. Sull. 25, 69: non ex libidine aut levitate testium causas honestorum hominum ponderari, id. ib. 28, 89: non esse fidem ex fortunā ponderandam, id. Part. 34, 117: causas non ratione, sed verbis, id. Caecil. 21, 61: consilia eventis, id. Rab. Post. 1, 1: dum inventa ponderant et dimetiuntur, Quint. 8 prooem. § 27.—Hence, A. pon-dĕrans, antis, P. a., in a neuter sense, weighing, weighty, heavy (post-class.):
affectu ponderantiore, Sid. Ep. 8, 6 med. dub. (al. ponderatiore).—B. pondĕrātus, a, um, P. a., weighed, pondered, well considered:
ponderatiora beneficia, Nep. Fragm. 2 (v. also under ponderans).—Hence, adv.: pondĕrātē, with due consideration (late Lat.), Hier. in Psa. 36; pondĕrātim, Cassiod. Var. 2, 40.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ponderō āvī, ātus, āre
pondus, to weigh : amatorum sinūs, i. e. value the pockets , Pr.—Fig., to weigh, ponder, consider, reflect : quid posset: verborum delectum aurium iudicio: si causae non ratione, sed verbis, ponderantur.
Origins
From pondus (“weight”), from pendere (“to weigh”).
Descendants
- Catalanponderar
- Englishponder
- Englishponderate
- Frenchpondérer
- Italianponderare
- Spanishponderar
- Portugueseponderar
- Galicianponderar
In English words that came into English from ponderō
- ponderponderāre
- ponderanceponderans
- preponderatepraeponderatus
- preponderantpraeponderāns
- ponderateponderatus
- preponderationpraepondero