ordior
Latin
Alternative forms
- ōrdiō
Etymology
Unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈoːr.di.or/, [ˈoːrd̪iɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈor.di.or/, [ˈɔrd̪ior]
Verb
ōrdior (present infinitive ōrdīrī, perfect active ōrsus sum or ōrdītus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent
- I begin.
- Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, moveō, committō, mōlior, exorior
- Antonyms: dēsistō, subsistō, cessō
- (weaving) I begin to weave, lay the warp.
- I start talking about.
- Synonyms: īnfit, aio, alloquor, loquor, inquam
Conjugation
- Supine ōrdītus is rare or post-Classical.
| Conjugation of ōrdior (fourth conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | ōrdior | ōrdīris, ōrdīre | ōrdītur | ōrdīmur | ōrdīminī | ōrdiuntur |
| imperfect | ōrdiēbar | ōrdiēbāris, ōrdiēbāre | ōrdiēbātur | ōrdiēbāmur | ōrdiēbāminī | ōrdiēbantur | |
| future | ōrdiar | ōrdiēris, ōrdiēre | ōrdiētur | ōrdiēmur | ōrdiēminī | ōrdientur | |
| perfect | ōrsus or ōrdītus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | ōrsus or ōrdītus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | ōrsus or ōrdītus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | ōrdiar | ōrdiāris, ōrdiāre | ōrdiātur | ōrdiāmur | ōrdiāminī | ōrdiantur |
| imperfect | ōrdīrer | ōrdīrēris, ōrdīrēre | ōrdīrētur | ōrdīrēmur | ōrdīrēminī | ōrdīrentur | |
| perfect | ōrsus or ōrdītus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | ōrsus or ōrdītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | ōrdīre | — | — | ōrdīminī | — |
| future | — | ōrdītor | ōrdītor | — | — | ōrdiuntor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | ōrdīrī | ōrsum esse, ōrdītum esse | ōrsūrum esse, ōrdītūrum esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | ōrdiēns | ōrsus, ōrdītus | ōrsūrus, ōrdītūrus | — | — | ōrdiendus, ōrdiundus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| ōrdiendī | ōrdiendō | ōrdiendum | ōrdiendō | ōrsum, ōrdītum | ōrsū, ōrdītū | ||
Derived terms
- exordium
- prīmordium
Descendants
See ōrdiō.
References
- “ordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ordior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to enter into conversation with some one: sermonem conferre, instituere, ordiri cum aliquo
- to enter into conversation with some one: sermonem conferre, instituere, ordiri cum aliquo
- Online Latin dictionary, Olivetti