contemplor
Latin
Alternative forms
- contemplō
Etymology
From con- (“with”) + templum (“shrine, area for auspices”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /konˈtem.plor/, [kɔnˈtɛm.pɫɔr]
Verb
contemplor (present infinitive contemplārī, perfect active contemplātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- I observe, note or notice
- I gaze at or regard
- I contemplate
Inflection
| Conjugation of contemplor (first conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | contemplor | contemplāris, contemplāre | contemplātur | contemplāmur | contemplāminī | contemplantur |
| imperfect | contemplābar | contemplābāris, contemplābāre | contemplābātur | contemplābāmur | contemplābāminī | contemplābantur | |
| future | contemplābor | contemplāberis, contemplābere | contemplābitur | contemplābimur | contemplābiminī | contemplābuntur | |
| perfect | contemplātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | contemplātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | contemplātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | contempler | contemplēris, contemplēre | contemplētur | contemplēmur | contemplēminī | contemplentur |
| imperfect | contemplārer | contemplārēris, contemplārēre | contemplārētur | contemplārēmur | contemplārēminī | contemplārentur | |
| perfect | contemplātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | contemplātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | contemplāre | — | — | contemplāminī | — |
| future | — | contemplātor | contemplātor | — | — | contemplantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | contemplārī, contemplārier1 | contemplātus esse | contemplātūrus esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | contemplāns | contemplātus | contemplātūrus | — | — | contemplandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| nominative | genitive | dative/ablative | accusative | accusative | ablative | ||
| contemplārī, contemplārier1 | contemplandī | contemplandō | contemplandum | contemplātum | contemplātū | ||
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
Derived terms
- contemplābundus
- contemplātiō
- contemplātīvus
- contemplātōr
- contemplātrix
Descendants
- Catalan: contemplar
- English: contemplate
- French: contempler
- Italian: contemplare
- Spanish: contemplar
References
- contemplor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- contemplor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- contemplor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette