exordior
Latin
Etymology
From ex- + ordior.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ekˈsor.di.or/, [ɛkˈsɔr.di.ɔr]
Verb
exordior (present infinitive exordīrī, perfect active exorsus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent
- I begin, commence (originally in weaving)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of exordior (fourth conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | exordior | exordīris, exordīre | exordītur | exordīmur | exordīminī | exordiuntur |
| imperfect | exordiēbar | exordiēbāris, exordiēbāre | exordiēbātur | exordiēbāmur | exordiēbāminī | exordiēbantur | |
| future | exordiar | exordiēris, exordiēre | exordiētur | exordiēmur | exordiēminī | exordientur | |
| perfect | exorsus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | exorsus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | exorsus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | exordiar | exordiāris, exordiāre | exordiātur | exordiāmur | exordiāminī | exordiantur |
| imperfect | exordīrer | exordīrēris, exordīrēre | exordīrētur | exordīrēmur | exordīrēminī | exordīrentur | |
| perfect | exorsus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | exorsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | exordīre | — | — | exordīminī | — |
| future | — | exordītor | exordītor | — | — | exordiuntor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | exordīrī | exorsus esse | exorsūrus esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | exordiēns | exorsus | exorsūrus | — | — | exordiendus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| exordiendī | exordiendō | exordiendum | exordiendō | exorsum | exorsū | ||
Derived terms
- exordium
Descendants
- Italian: esordire
References
- exordior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- exordior in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- exordior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette