retrogradior
Latin
Etymology
From retrō + gradior (“step, walk”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /re.troːˈɡra.di.or/, [rɛ.troːˈɡra.di.ɔr]
Verb
retrōgradior (present infinitive retrōgradī, perfect active retrōgressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent
- (intransitive) I go or step back or backwards, retrograde.
Inflection
| Conjugation of retrogradior (third conjugation iō-variant, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | retrōgradior | retrōgraderis, retrōgradere | retrōgraditur | retrōgradimur | retrōgradiminī | retrōgradiuntur |
| imperfect | retrōgradiēbar | retrōgradiēbāris, retrōgradiēbāre | retrōgradiēbātur | retrōgradiēbāmur | retrōgradiēbāminī | retrōgradiēbantur | |
| future | retrōgradiar | retrōgradiēris, retrōgradiēre | retrōgradiētur | retrōgradiēmur | retrōgradiēminī | retrōgradientur | |
| perfect | retrōgressus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | retrōgressus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | retrōgressus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | retrōgradiar | retrōgradiāris, retrōgradiāre | retrōgradiātur | retrōgradiāmur | retrōgradiāminī | retrōgradiantur |
| imperfect | retrōgraderer | retrōgraderēris, retrōgraderēre | retrōgraderētur | retrōgraderēmur | retrōgraderēminī | retrōgraderentur | |
| perfect | retrōgressus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | retrōgressus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | retrōgradere | — | — | retrōgradiminī | — |
| future | — | retrōgraditor | retrōgraditor | — | — | retrōgradiuntor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | retrōgradī | retrōgressus esse | retrōgressūrus esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | retrōgradiēns | retrōgressus | retrōgressūrus | — | — | retrōgradiendus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| nominative | genitive | dative/ablative | accusative | accusative | ablative | ||
| retrōgradī | retrōgradiendī | retrōgradiendō | retrōgradiendum | retrōgressum | retrōgressū | ||
Derived terms
- retrōgradātiō
- retrōgradus
- retrōgressus
Related terms
- aggredior
- antegredior
- congredior
- dēgredior
- dīgredior
- gradior
- ēgredior
- ingredior
- prōgredior
- regredior
- trānsgredior
Descendants
- English: retrogress
References
- retrogradior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- retrogradior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette