LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, deponent

retrōgradior

retrōgradior (present infinitive retrōgradī, perfect active retrōgressus sum)
Classical[rɛ.troːˈɡra.di.ɔr]Ecclesiastical[re.troˈɡraː.di.or]

Meaning

  1. deponentintransitiveto go or step back or backwards, retrograde

Conjugation deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.retrōgradiorretrōgradiēbarretrōgradiar———
2nd sg.retrōgraderis
retrōgradere
retrōgradiēbāris
retrōgradiēbāre
retrōgradiēris
retrōgradiēre
———
3rd sg.retrōgraditurretrōgradiēbāturretrōgradiētur———
1st pl.retrōgradimurretrōgradiēbāmurretrōgradiēmur———
2nd pl.retrōgradiminīretrōgradiēbāminīretrōgradiēminī———
3rd pl.retrōgradiunturretrōgradiēbanturretrōgradientur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.retrōgradiarretrōgraderer——
2nd sg.retrōgradiāris
retrōgradiāre
retrōgraderēris
retrōgraderēre
——
3rd sg.retrōgradiāturretrōgraderētur——
1st pl.retrōgradiāmurretrōgraderēmur——
2nd pl.retrōgradiāminīretrōgraderēminī——
3rd pl.retrōgradianturretrōgraderentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.retrōgradere—
pres. 2nd pl.retrōgradiminī—
fut. 2nd sg.retrōgraditor—
fut. 3rd sg.retrōgraditor—
fut. 3rd pl.retrōgradiuntor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveretrōgradī—
perfect infinitiveretrōgressum esse—
future infinitiveretrōgressūrum esse—
present participleretrōgradiēns—
perfect participleretrōgressus
retrōgressa, retrōgressā, retrōgressae, retrōgressam, retrōgressārum, retrōgressās, retrōgresse, retrōgressī, retrōgressīs, retrōgressō, retrōgressōrum, retrōgressōs
—
future participleretrōgressūrus
retrōgressūra, retrōgressūrā, retrōgressūrae, retrōgressūram, retrōgressūrārum, retrōgressūrās, retrōgressūre, retrōgressūrī, retrōgressūrīs, retrōgressūrō, retrōgressūrōrum, retrōgressūrōs, retrōgressūrum
retrōgradiendus
retrōgradiundus, retrōgradienda, retrōgradiendā, retrōgradiendae, retrōgradiendam, retrōgradiendārum, retrōgradiendās, retrōgradiende, retrōgradiendīs, retrōgradiendōrum, retrōgradiendōs
gerundretrōgradiendī, retrōgradiendō, retrōgradiendumsupineretrōgressum, retrōgressū

rē^trō-grădĭor, di,
I. v. dep. n. (collat. form rē^trōgrădo, āre, v. n., Mart. Cap. 8, § 887), to go back or backwards, to retrograde, Plin. 8, 15, 16, § 39; of the retrograde motion of the stars, id. 2, 15, 12, § 61; 2, 17, 14, § 76; Mart. Cap. 8, § 883.

Origins

From retrō + gradior (“step, walk”).

Descendants
  • Englishretrograde
  • Englishretrogress

In English words that came into English from retrōgradior

  • retrograderetrōgradior
  • retrogressretrōgressus

Quick answers

What does retrōgradior mean in Latin?
retrōgradior, a verb, means “to go or step back or backwards, retrograde”.
What are the principal parts of retrōgradior?
retrōgradior, retrōgradī (third (-iō variant) conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce retrōgradior?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.troːˈɡra.di.ɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.troˈɡraː.di.or].