abominor

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From ab- (“of, by, from”) +‎ ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”).

    Verb

    abōminor (present infinitive abōminārī, perfect active abōminātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

    1. to deprecate (as an ill omen)
    2. to abominate, abhor, detest, loathe
      Synonyms: dēspuō, exsecror, abhorreō
      Antonyms: amō, dīligō

    Conjugation

       Conjugation of abōminor (first conjugation, deponent)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present abōminor abōmināris,
    abōmināre     		abōminātur abōmināmur abōmināminī abōminantur
    imperfect abōminābar abōminābāris,
    abōminābāre     		abōminābātur abōminābāmur abōminābāminī abōminābantur
    future abōminābor abōmināberis,
    abōminābere     		abōminābitur abōminābimur abōminābiminī abōminābuntur
    perfect abōminātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect abōminātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect abōminātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present abōminer abōminēris,
    abōminēre     		abōminētur abōminēmur abōminēminī abōminentur
    imperfect abōminārer abōminārēris,
    abōminārēre     		abōminārētur abōminārēmur abōminārēminī abōminārentur
    perfect abōminātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect abōminātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — abōmināre — — abōmināminī —
    future — abōminātor abōminātor — — abōminantor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present abōminārī — abōmināns —
    future abōminātūrum esse — abōminātūrus abōminandus
    perfect abōminātum esse — abōminātus —
    future perfect abōminātum fore — — —
    perfect potential abōminātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    abōminandī abōminandō abōminandum abōminandō abōminātum abōminātū

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: abominar
    • → English: abominate
    • → French: abominer
    • → Italian: abominare
    • → Portuguese: abominar
    • → Spanish: abominar

    References

    • “abominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “abominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “abominor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • God forbid: quod abominor! (procul absit!)
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