verbfirst conjugation, deponent
profor
profor (present infinitive profārī or profārier, perfect active profātus sum)
Classical[ˈprɔ.fɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.for]
Meaning
- deponentto speak out
Infans namque pudor prohibebat plura profari...
Speechless and for bashfulness prohibited that I speak out many things...65 BCE – 8 BCE, Horatius, Sermonum Liber I 1.6
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profor | profābar | profābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | profāris profāre | profābāris profābāre | profāberis profābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | profātur | profābātur | profābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | profāmur | profābāmur | profābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | profāminī | profābāminī | profābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | profantur | profābantur | profābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | profer | profārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | profēris profēre | profārēris profārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | profētur | profārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | profēmur | profārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | profēminī | profārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | profentur | profārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | profāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | profāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | profātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | profātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | profantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | profārī profārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | profātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | profātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | profāns | — |
| perfect participle | profātus profāta, profātā, profātae, profātam, profātārum, profātās, profāte, profātī, profātīs, profātō, profātōrum, profātōs | — |
| future participle | profātūrus profātūra, profātūrā, profātūrae, profātūram, profātūrārum, profātūrās, profātūre, profātūrī, profātūrīs, profātūrō, profātūrōrum, profātūrōs, profātūrum | profandus profanda, profandā, profandae, profandam, profandārum, profandās, profande, profandīs, profandōrum, profandōs |
gerundprofandī, profandō, profandumsupineprofātum, profātū
prŏ-for, fātus, 1 (
I. inf. profarier, Prud. στεφ. 10, 939), v. dep. a., to say or speak out, to say, speak (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. In gen.: veteres Casmenas cascam rem volo profari, tell, relate, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 28 Müll.: quod jam et mehe Piget paternum nomen, maternum pudet Profari, Pac. ap. Non. 424, 4 (Trag. Rel. v. 145 Rib.):
pudor prohibebat plura profari, Hor. S. 1, 6, 57: tum breviter Dido, vultum demissa, profatur, Verg. A. 1, 561: et sic accensa profatur, id. ib. 4, 364: quibus ille profatur: Forsitan, etc., Ov. M. 11, 289: vera profari, Petr. 121: sic ille profatus, Luc. 9, 251: clamore magno, Sil. 11, 211.— II. In partic., to foretell, predict, prophesy: quando dies adveniet, quem profata Morta est, Liv. And. ap. Gell. 3, 16, 11 (acc. to Hom. Odyss. 2, 99):
Pythia quae tripodi a Phoebi lauroque profatur, Lucr. 1, 739; 5, 112: Delio profante, Petr. 89; Dig. 21, 1, 1. —Hence, prŏfātum. i, n., a statement, proposition, axiom (post-class.): ἀξιώματα, quae M. Varro alias profata, alias proloquia appellat, Gell. 16, 8, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
pro-for ātus, ārī, dep.,
to speak out, say, speak: plura, H.: et sic accensa profatur, V.: quibus ille profatur; Forsitan, etc., O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprofor
Latin for Latin profor From prō- + for (“to speak”).