verbfirst conjugation, deponent, no perfect or supine stems
verēcundor
verēcundor (present infinitive verēcundārī)
Classical[wɛ.reːˈkʊn.dɔr]Ecclesiastical[ve.reˈkun.dor]
Meaning
- deponentto be bashful, shy or verecund
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | verēcundor | verēcundābar | verēcundābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | verēcundāris verēcundāre | verēcundābāris verēcundābāre | verēcundāberis verēcundābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | verēcundātur | verēcundābātur | verēcundābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | verēcundāmur | verēcundābāmur | verēcundābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | verēcundāminī | verēcundābāminī | verēcundābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | verēcundantur | verēcundābantur | verēcundābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | verēcunder | verēcundārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | verēcundēris verēcundēre | verēcundārēris verēcundārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | verēcundētur | verēcundārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | verēcundēmur | verēcundārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | verēcundēminī | verēcundārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | verēcundentur | verēcundārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | verēcundāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | verēcundāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | verēcundātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | verēcundātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | verēcundantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | verēcundārī | — |
| present participle | verēcundāns | — |
| future participle | — | verēcundandus |
gerundverēcundandī, verēcundandō, verēcundandum
vĕrēcundor, āri,
I. v. dep. n. [verecundus], to feel bashful or ashamed, to be shy or diffident (rare but class.):
verecundari neminem apud mensam decet, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 77: hi nostri amici verecundantur, capti splendore virtutis, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 480, 17: aliquem cunctantem et quasi verecundantem incitare, id. de Or. 3, 9, 36.— With inf.: Sp. Carvilio graviter claudicanti ex vulnere ... et ob eam causam verecundanti in publicum prodire, Cic. de Or. 2, 61, 249.—II. Transf., of things:
(manus) probant, admirantur, verecundantur, express shame, Quint. 11, 3, 87.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
verēcundor —, ārī, dep.
verecundus, to feel bashful, be ashamed, be shy, shrink: alterum quasi verecundantem incitare: verecundans in publicum prodire.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin verēcundor From verēcundus + -ō.