verbthird conjugation
portendō
portendō (present infinitive portendere, perfect active portendī, supine portentum)
Classical[pɔrˈtɛn.doː]Ecclesiastical[porˈtɛn.do]
portentus perf. pass. ptcp.
Meaning
- to indicate, point out
- to predict, foretell, portend
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ōmine futūrum significōportendō -ere — in Aeneis, ch. 17
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Auguria · Auspicia · Prodigia · Ostenta · Portenta · Monstra · Omina
Auguria and auspicia are appearances in the ordinary course of nature, which for the most part possess a meaning for those only who are skilful in the interpretation of signs; auguria (from augur, αὐγάζειν) for the members of the college of augurs, who are skilled in such things; auspicia, for the magistrates, who have the right to take auspices: whereas prodigia, ostenta, portenta, monstra, are appearances out of the ordinary course of nature, which strike the common people, and only receive a more exact interpretation from the soothsayer: lastly, omina (ὄθματα, ὄσσαι) are signs which any person, to whom they occur, can interpret for himself, without assistance. The primary notion in prodigium is, that the appearance is replete with meaning, and pregnant with consequences; in ostentum, that it excites wonder, and is great in its nature: in portentum, that it excites terror, and threatens danger; in monstrum, that it is unnatural and ugly. (v. 178.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | portendō | portendēbam | portendam | portendī | portenderam | portenderō |
| 2nd sg. | portendis | portendēbās | portendēs | portendistī | portenderās | portenderis |
| 3rd sg. | portendit | portendēbat | portendet | portendit | portenderat | portenderit |
| 1st pl. | portendimus | portendēbāmus | portendēmus | portendimus | portenderāmus | portenderimus |
| 2nd pl. | portenditis | portendēbātis | portendētis | portendistis | portenderātis | portenderitis |
| 3rd pl. | portendunt | portendēbant | portendent | portendērunt portendēre | portenderant | portenderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | portendam | portenderem | portenderim | portendissem |
| 2nd sg. | portendās | portenderēs | portenderīs | portendissēs |
| 3rd sg. | portendat | portenderet | portenderit | portendisset |
| 1st pl. | portendāmus | portenderēmus | portenderīmus | portendissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | portendātis | portenderētis | portenderītis | portendissētis |
| 3rd pl. | portendant | portenderent | portenderint | portendissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | portendor | portendēbar | portendar |
| 2nd sg. | portenderis portendere | portendēbāris portendēbāre | portendēris portendēre |
| 3rd sg. | portenditur | portendēbātur | portendētur |
| 1st pl. | portendimur | portendēbāmur | portendēmur |
| 2nd pl. | portendiminī | portendēbāminī | portendēminī |
| 3rd pl. | portenduntur | portendēbantur | portendentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | portendar | portenderer |
| 2nd sg. | portendāris portendāre | portenderēris portenderēre |
| 3rd sg. | portendātur | portenderētur |
| 1st pl. | portendāmur | portenderēmur |
| 2nd pl. | portendāminī | portenderēminī |
| 3rd pl. | portendantur | portenderentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | portende | portendere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | portendite | portendiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | portenditō | portenditor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | portenditō | portenditor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | portenditōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | portenduntō | portenduntor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | portendere | portendī |
| perfect infinitive | portendisse | portentum esse |
| future infinitive | portentūrum esse | portentum īrī |
| present participle | portendēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | portentus portenta, portentā, portentae, portentam, portentārum, portentās, portente, portentī, portentīs, portentō, portentōrum, portentōs |
| future participle | portentūrus portentūra, portentūrā, portentūrae, portentūram, portentūrārum, portentūrās, portentūre, portentūrī, portentūrīs, portentūrō, portentūrōrum, portentūrōs, portentūrum | portendendus portendundus, portendenda, portendendā, portendendae, portendendam, portendendārum, portendendās, portendende, portendendīs, portendendōrum, portendendōs |
gerundportendendī, portendendō, portendendumsupineportentum, portentū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- monstra or portenta
- marvellous ideas; prodigies.
- opinionum commenta, ineptiae, monstra, portenta
- extravagant fictions of fancy.
portendo, di, tum, 3 (
I. inf. pres. portendier, Plaut. Poen. 3, 5, 4), v. a. an archaic collat. form in relig. lang. of protendo, to stretch forth, to point out, indicate (future events, misfortunes, etc.), to foretell, predict, presage, portend (cf.:
ostendo, monstro): ea (auspicia) illis exeuntibus in aciem portendisse deos, Liv. 30, 32, 9; cf.: di immortales mihi sacrificanti ... laeta omnia prosperaque portendere, id. 31, 7 fin.: magnitudinem imperii portendens prodigium, id. 1, 55: populo commutationem rerum portendit fore, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 45: triginta annos Cyrum regnaturum esse portendi, Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46: quod portentum regni ruinam portendebat, of an earthquake, Just. 17, 1, 3.—Pass., to be indicated (by a sign), to threaten, impend. (a). Usually of bad fortune, loss, injury, etc.:
nobis periculum magnum portenditur, Plaut. As. 3, 1, 27: haruspices dudum dicebant mihi, malum damnumque maximum portendier, id. Poen. 3, 5, 4; cf.: malum quod in quiete tibi portentum est, id. Curc. 2, 2, 22: quod in extis nostris portentum est, id. Poen. 5, 4, 35.—(b). Of good fortune, etc.:
salvos sum: libertas portenditur, Plaut. Rud. 5, 3, 38: quid spei Latinis portendi? Liv. 1, 50. —Hence, portentum, i, n., a sign, token, omen, portent (syn.: ostentum, prodigium). I. Lit.:
ex quo illa ostenta, monstra, portenta, prodigia dicuntur, Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 7; cf. Fest. p. 245 Müll.; and Paul. ex Fest. p. 244 Müll.: nam si quod raro fit, id portentum putandum est, sapientem esse portentum est, Cic. Div. 2, 28, 61: portentum inusitatum conflatum est recens, Poët. ap. Gell. 15, 4: alii portenta atque prodigia nunciabant, Sall. C. 30, 2: ne quaere profecto, Quem casum portenta ferant, Verg. A. 8, 533.—Of miracles, Vulg. Heb. 2, 4; id. Deut. 34, 11; cf. id. Marc. 13, 22.— II. Transf.
A. A monster, monstrosity:
cetera de genere hoc quae sunt portenta perempta, Lucr. 5, 37; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 11: quale portentum neque militaris Daunias latis alit aesculetis Nec, etc., id. C. 1, 22, 13: quae virgineo portenta sub inguine latrant, i. e. the dogs of Scylla, Ov. Am. 2, 16, 23: praeter naturam hominum pecudumque portentis, monstrous births, monsters, Cic. N. D. 2, 5, 14; cf.: bovem quendam putari deum, multaque alia portenta apud eosdem, id. Rep. 3, 9, 14.—Trop., in a moral sense, a monster of depravity: P. Clodius, fatale portentum prodigiumque rei publicae, Cic. Pis. 4, 9: Gabinius et Piso, duo rei publicae portenta ac paene funera, id. Prov. Cons. 1, 2: qualia demens Aegyptus portenta colat, Juv. 15, 2.—B. A marvellous or extravagant fiction, a strange tale, a wonderful story:
cetera de genere hoc monstra et portenta locuntur, Lucr. 4, 590: poëtarum et pictorum portenta, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 11: portentum atque monstrum certissimum est, esse aliquem humanā specie et figurā, qui tantum immanitate bestias vicerit, id. Rosc. Am. 22, 63: portenta atque praestigias scribere, Gell. 10, 12, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
portendō dī, tus, ere
por (old for pro) +tendo, to point out, indicate, reveal, foretell, predict, presage, portend : cum periculorum metus ex ostentis portenderetur: ea (auspicia) illis exeuntibus in aciem portendisse deos, L.: magnitudinem imperi portendens prodigium, L.: triginta annos Cyrum regnaturum esse portendi.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*pr̥-
- Proto-Italic*por-
- Latinportendō
Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Latin portendō From por- + tendō.
Descendants
- Englishportend
- Italianportendere
In English words that came into English from portendō
- portendportendere
- portentousportentōsus
- portentportentum