obliviscor
Latin
Etymology
Uncertain. Probably from ob- plus a derivative of lēvis (“smooth”) with -ēscor (passive inchoative suffix, from -ēscō), with oblīvīscor having an earlier meaning of "I start to erase".
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /o.bliːˈwiːs.kor/, [ɔ.bliːˈwiːs.kɔr]
Verb
oblīvīscor (present infinitive oblīvīscī, perfect active oblītus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- I lose remembrance of, forget (+gen. of person or gen/acc. of person or thing).
- I forget, disregard, omit, neglect (+gen. of person or gen/acc. of person or thing).
Usage notes
Usually used with the genitive.
Inflection
| Conjugation of obliviscor (third conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | oblīvīscor | oblīvīsceris, oblīvīscere | oblīvīscitur | oblīvīscimur | oblīvīsciminī | oblīvīscuntur |
| imperfect | oblīvīscēbar | oblīvīscēbāris, oblīvīscēbāre | oblīvīscēbātur | oblīvīscēbāmur | oblīvīscēbāminī | oblīvīscēbantur | |
| future | oblīvīscar | oblīvīscēris, oblīvīscēre | oblīvīscētur | oblīvīscēmur | oblīvīscēminī | oblīvīscentur | |
| perfect | oblītus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | oblītus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | oblītus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | oblīvīscar | oblīvīscāris, oblīvīscāre | oblīvīscātur | oblīvīscāmur | oblīvīscāminī | oblīvīscantur |
| imperfect | oblīvīscerer | oblīvīscerēris, oblīvīscerēre | oblīvīscerētur | oblīvīscerēmur | oblīvīscerēminī | oblīvīscerentur | |
| perfect | oblītus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | oblītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | oblīvīscere | — | — | oblīvīsciminī | — |
| future | — | oblīvīscitor | oblīvīscitor | — | — | oblīvīscuntor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | oblīvīscī | oblītus esse | oblītūrus esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | oblīvīscēns | oblītus | oblītūrus | — | — | oblīvīscendus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| nominative | genitive | dative/ablative | accusative | accusative | ablative | ||
| oblīvīscī | oblīvīscendī | oblīvīscendō | oblīvīscendum | oblītum | oblītū | ||
Derived terms
- oblītus
- oblīviō
- oblīvium
Related terms
- oblīviālis
- oblīviōsus
- oblīvius
Descendants
- Aromanian: ultu, ultari
- Asturian: olvidar
- Catalan: oblidar
- English: obliviate, oblivion
- Franco-Provençal: oubliar
- French: oublier
- Italian: obliare, obbliare
- Occitan: doblidar
- Portuguese: olvidar
- Romanian: uita, uitare
- Romansh: emblidar, amblidar, invlidar
- Sardinian: olvidai, olvidare, orbidare, ulvidare
- Spanish: olvidar
References
- obliviscor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- obliviscor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obliviscor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette