cunctor
Latin
Alternative forms
- cunctō
- contor
Etymology
A denominative in -ō from an unattested adjective, Proto-Italic *konkitos (“hanging”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to hang”). Cognate with English hang.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkuːnk.tor/, [ˈkuːŋkt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkunk.tor/, [ˈkuŋkt̪or]
Verb
cūnctor (present infinitive cūnctārī or cūnctārier, perfect active cūnctātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- I delay, impede or hold up
- Synonyms: dētineō, supprimō, refrēnō, retineō, moror, obstō, contineō, intersaepiō, arceō, inclūdō
- c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 9:
- "Quid cunctaris?", inquit, "Quid cessas? Nisi occupas, fugit."
- "Why do you delay," says he, "Why are you idle? Unless you seize the day, it flees."
- "Quid cunctaris?", inquit, "Quid cessas? Nisi occupas, fugit."
- I hesitate, tarry or linger
- Synonyms: retardō, tardō, moror, dubitō, trahō, differō
- Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, affluō, mātūrō
- I dawdle
Conjugation
| Conjugation of cūnctor (first conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | cūnctor | cūnctāris, cūnctāre | cūnctātur | cūnctāmur | cūnctāminī | cūnctantur |
| imperfect | cūnctābar | cūnctābāris, cūnctābāre | cūnctābātur | cūnctābāmur | cūnctābāminī | cūnctābantur | |
| future | cūnctābor | cūnctāberis, cūnctābere | cūnctābitur | cūnctābimur | cūnctābiminī | cūnctābuntur | |
| perfect | cūnctātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | cūnctātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | cūnctātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | cūncter | cūnctēris, cūnctēre | cūnctētur | cūnctēmur | cūnctēminī | cūnctentur |
| imperfect | cūnctārer | cūnctārēris, cūnctārēre | cūnctārētur | cūnctārēmur | cūnctārēminī | cūnctārentur | |
| perfect | cūnctātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | cūnctātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | cūnctāre | — | — | cūnctāminī | — |
| future | — | cūnctātor | cūnctātor | — | — | cūnctantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | cūnctārī, cūnctārier1 | cūnctātum esse | cūnctātūrum esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | cūnctāns | cūnctātus | cūnctātūrus | — | — | cūnctandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| cūnctandī | cūnctandō | cūnctandum | cūnctandō | cūnctātum | cūnctātū | ||
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Derived terms
- cunctābundus
- cunctāns
- cunctanter
- cunctātiō
- cunctātor
References
- “cunctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cunctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cunctor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- cunctor in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016