verbfirst conjugation, deponent
relū̆ctor
relū̆ctor (present infinitive relū̆ctārī, perfect active relū̆ctātus sum)
Classical[rɛˈɫuːk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[reˈluk.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto resist (struggle against)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
contrā nītorreluctor -ārī — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 19
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relū̆ctor | relū̆ctābar | relū̆ctābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | relū̆ctāris relū̆ctāre | relū̆ctābāris relū̆ctābāre | relū̆ctāberis relū̆ctābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | relū̆ctātur | relū̆ctābātur | relū̆ctābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | relū̆ctāmur | relū̆ctābāmur | relū̆ctābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | relū̆ctāminī | relū̆ctābāminī | relū̆ctābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | relū̆ctantur | relū̆ctābantur | relū̆ctābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | relū̆cter | relū̆ctārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | relū̆ctēris relū̆ctēre | relū̆ctārēris relū̆ctārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | relū̆ctētur | relū̆ctārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | relū̆ctēmur | relū̆ctārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | relū̆ctēminī | relū̆ctārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | relū̆ctentur | relū̆ctārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | relū̆ctāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | relū̆ctāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | relū̆ctātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | relū̆ctātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | relū̆ctantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | relū̆ctārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | relū̆ctātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | relū̆ctātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | relū̆ctāns | — |
| perfect participle | relū̆ctātus relū̆ctāta, relū̆ctātā, relū̆ctātae, relū̆ctātam, relū̆ctātārum, relū̆ctātās, relū̆ctāte, relū̆ctātī, relū̆ctātīs, relū̆ctātō, relū̆ctātōrum, relū̆ctātōs | — |
| future participle | relū̆ctātūrus relū̆ctātūra, relū̆ctātūrā, relū̆ctātūrae, relū̆ctātūram, relū̆ctātūrārum, relū̆ctātūrās, relū̆ctātūre, relū̆ctātūrī, relū̆ctātūrīs, relū̆ctātūrō, relū̆ctātūrōrum, relū̆ctātūrōs, relū̆ctātūrum | relū̆ctandus relū̆ctanda, relū̆ctandā, relū̆ctandae, relū̆ctandam, relū̆ctandārum, relū̆ctandās, relū̆ctande, relū̆ctandīs, relū̆ctandōrum, relū̆ctandōs |
gerundrelū̆ctandī, relū̆ctandō, relū̆ctandumsupinerelū̆ctātum, relū̆ctātū
rĕluctor, ātus, 1 (
I. abl. part. pres. reluctanti, Ov Am. 3, 4, 14), v. dep. n., to struggle against any thing, to resist (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: repugno, renitor, adversor).
I. Lit.:
visit cubiculum, in quo reluctantis et impulsae (uxoris) vestigia cernebantur, Tac. A. 4, 22: huic spiritus oris Multa reluctanti obstruitur, Verg. G. 4, 301: reluctantes dracones, Hor. C. 4, 4, 11; Ov. Am. 3, 4, 14: hostis reluctans, id. ib. 2, 9, 12; Curt. 6, 2, 6.— Poet., with inf.: equites illic poscentia cursum Ora reluctantur pressis sedare lupatis, Claud. in Ruf 2, 354. — 2. Transf., of inanimate subjects:
Mycale, quam deduxisse canendo Saepe reluctatae constabat cornua lunae, Ov. M. 12, 264: inter obstantia saxa fractis aquis ac reluctantibus, Quint. 9, 4, 7: reluctantur faces, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1729: domitare ventos reluctantes, Plin. Pan. 81, 4.—II. Trop., to oppose, resist; to be adverse or reluctant:
reluctatus invitusque revertens in Italiam, Vell. 2, 102, 5; cf.: diu sum equidem reluctatus, Quint. prooem. § 1: diuque precibus ipsum reluctatum aegre vicerunt, ut, etc., Curt. 8, 2, 11; cf. Mart. 5, 35, 5: his tot tantisque rationibus, quamquam multum reluctata verecundia Principis nostri, tandem tamen, cessit, Plin. Pan. 60, 4: fatis reluctantibus, Petr. 111.?*! 1. Act. collat. form:
faucibus ipsis hiantis Cerberi reluctabat, App. M. 4, p. 151, 28: pectus et venter reluctabat, id. ib. 7, p. 189, 38; Fulg. contr Verg.— 2. Reluctatus, in a pass. signif., Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 42.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-luctor ātus, ārī, dep.,
to struggle against, resist, make opposition: Multa reluctans, V.: reluctantes dracones, H.: Vidi equum . . . Ore reluctanti ire, O.: producentibus eam reluctans, Cu.: precibus ipsorum reluctatus, Cu.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrelū̆ctor
Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Latin lū̆ctor Latin relū̆ctor From re- + lū̆ctor.
Descendants
- Englishreluct
- Englishreluctate
- Italianrilottare
- Italianriluttare
- Spanishreluchar
In English words that came into English from relū̆ctor
- reluctantreluctāns
- reluctancerelū̆ctor
- reluctrelū̆ctor
- reluctancyrelū̆ctor
- reluctationreluctatio