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.bliːˈwis.kor/, [ɔ.bliːˈwɪs.kɔr]

Verb

oblīviscor (present infinitive oblīviscī, perfect active oblītus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. I lose remembrance of, forget (+gen. of person or gen/acc. of person or thing).
  2. 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 oblīviscor oblīvisceris, oblīviscere oblīviscitur oblīviscimur oblīvisciminī oblīviscuntur
imperfect oblīviscēbar oblīviscēbāris, oblīviscēbāre oblīviscēbātur oblīviscēbāmur oblīviscēbāminī oblīviscēbantur
future oblīviscar oblīviscēris, oblīviscēre oblīviscētur oblīviscēmur oblīviscēminī oblīviscentur
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 oblīviscar oblīviscāris, oblīviscāre oblīviscātur oblīviscāmur oblīviscāminī oblīviscantur
imperfect oblīviscerer oblīviscerēris, oblīviscerēre oblīviscerētur oblīviscerēmur oblīviscerēminī oblīviscerentur
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 — oblīviscere — — oblīvisciminī —
future — oblīviscitor oblīviscitor — — oblīviscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives oblīviscī oblītus esse oblītūrus esse — — —
participles oblīviscēns oblītus oblītūrus — — oblīviscendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
oblīviscī oblīviscendī oblīviscendō oblīviscendum oblītum oblītū
   Conjugation of obliviscor (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present oblivuscō oblivuscis oblivuscit oblivuscimus oblivuscitis oblivuscunt
imperfect oblivuscēbam oblivuscēbās oblivuscēbat oblivuscēbāmus oblivuscēbātis oblivuscēbant
future oblivuscam oblivuscēs oblivuscet oblivuscēmus oblivuscētis oblivuscent
perfect oblītī oblītistī oblītit oblītimus oblītistis oblītērunt, oblītēre
pluperfect oblīteram oblīterās oblīterat oblīterāmus oblīterātis oblīterant
future perfect oblīterō oblīteris oblīterit oblīterimus oblīteritis oblīterint
passive present oblivuscor oblivusceris, oblivuscere oblivuscitur oblivuscimur oblivusciminī oblivuscuntur
imperfect oblivuscēbar oblivuscēbāris, oblivuscēbāre oblivuscēbātur oblivuscēbāmur oblivuscēbāminī oblivuscēbantur
future oblivuscar oblivuscēris, oblivuscēre oblivuscētur oblivuscēmur oblivuscēminī oblivuscentur
perfect oblīviscendus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect oblīviscendus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect oblīviscendus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present oblivuscam oblivuscās oblivuscat oblivuscāmus oblivuscātis oblivuscant
imperfect oblivuscerem oblivuscerēs oblivusceret oblivuscerēmus oblivuscerētis oblivuscerent
perfect oblīterim oblīterīs oblīterit oblīterīmus oblīterītis oblīterint
pluperfect oblītissem oblītissēs oblītisset oblītissēmus oblītissētis oblītissent
passive present oblivuscar oblivuscāris, oblivuscāre oblivuscātur oblivuscāmur oblivuscāminī oblivuscantur
imperfect oblivuscerer oblivuscerēris, oblivuscerēre oblivuscerētur oblivuscerēmur oblivuscerēminī oblivuscerentur
perfect oblīviscendus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect oblīviscendus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — oblivusce — — oblivuscite —
future — oblivuscitō oblivuscitō — oblivuscitōte oblivuscuntō
passive present — oblivuscere — — oblivusciminī —
future — oblivuscitor oblivuscitor — — oblivuscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives oblivuscere oblītisse oblīviscendūrus esse oblivuscī oblīviscendus esse oblīviscendum īrī
participles oblivuscēns — oblīviscendūrus — oblīviscendus oblivuscendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
oblivuscere oblivuscendī oblivuscendō oblivuscendum oblīviscendum oblīviscendū

Derived terms

Descendants

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
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