obtestor

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ testor.

Pronunciation

Verb

obtestor (present infinitive obtestārī, perfect active obtestātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to call someone as a witness
  2. to beseech or implore, to beg
    • 59 BCE, Cicero, Pro Flacco 26:
      Quod quidem ego nōn modo nōn postulō, sed contrā, iūdicēs, vōs ōrō et obtestor ut tōtam causam quam maximē intentīs oculīs, ut aiunt, acerrimē contemplēminī.
      But I not only do not ask that, gentlemen, but on the contrary, I beg and beseech you to the best of your ability to examine the whole case most closely and with steady eyes, as the saying goes.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of obtestor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obtestor obtestāris,
obtestāre 		obtestātur obtestāmur obtestāminī obtestantur
imperfect obtestābar obtestābāris,
obtestābāre 		obtestābātur obtestābāmur obtestābāminī obtestābantur
future obtestābor obtestāberis,
obtestābere 		obtestābitur obtestābimur obtestābiminī obtestābuntur
perfect obtestātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect obtestātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect obtestātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obtester obtestēris,
obtestēre 		obtestētur obtestēmur obtestēminī obtestentur
imperfect obtestārer obtestārēris,
obtestārēre 		obtestārētur obtestārēmur obtestārēminī obtestārentur
perfect obtestātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect obtestātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — obtestāre — — obtestāminī —
future — obtestātor obtestātor — — obtestantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present obtestārī — obtestāns —
future obtestātūrum esse — obtestātūrus obtestandus
perfect obtestātum esse — obtestātus —
future perfect obtestātum fore — — —
perfect potential obtestātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
obtestandī obtestandō obtestandum obtestandō obtestātum obtestātū

Derived terms

References

  • “obtestor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “obtestor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “obtestor”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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