postpono

Latin

Etymology

From post- +‎ pōnō (“place, put”).

Pronunciation

Verb

postpōnō (present infinitive postpōnere, perfect active postposuī or postposīvī, supine postpositum or postpostum); third conjugation

  1. to place after: a (in order of importance); b (of order within a text)
  2. to rate lower or behind, to treat as of secondary importance
  3. to set aside a person or act
  4. to turn aside (from)
  5. to neglect or disregard
  6. to disparage, belittle
  7. to postpone

Conjugation

   Conjugation of postpōnō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present postpōnō postpōnis postpōnit postpōnimus postpōnitis postpōnunt
imperfect postpōnēbam postpōnēbās postpōnēbat postpōnēbāmus postpōnēbātis postpōnēbant
future postpōnam postpōnēs postpōnet postpōnēmus postpōnētis postpōnent
perfect postposuī,
postposīvī 		postposuistī,
postposīvistī,
postposīstī1 		postposuit,
postposīvit,
postposīt1 		postposuimus,
postposīvimus,
postposīmus1 		postposuistis,
postposīvistis,
postposīstis1 		postposuērunt,
postposuēre,
postposīvērunt,
postposīrunt,
postposīvēre1
pluperfect postposueram,
postposīveram,
postposīram1 		postposuerās,
postposīverās,
postposīrās1 		postposuerat,
postposīverat,
postposīrat1 		postposuerāmus,
postposīverāmus,
postposīrāmus1 		postposuerātis,
postposīverātis,
postposīrātis1 		postposuerant,
postposīverant,
postposīrant1
future perfect postposuerō,
postposīverō,
postposīrō1 		postposueris,
postposīveris,
postposīris1 		postposuerit,
postposīverit,
postposīrit1 		postposuerimus,
postposīverimus,
postposīrimus1 		postposueritis,
postposīveritis,
postposīritis1 		postposuerint,
postposīverint,
postposīrint1
passive present postpōnor postpōneris,
postpōnere 		postpōnitur postpōnimur postpōniminī postpōnuntur
imperfect postpōnēbar postpōnēbāris,
postpōnēbāre 		postpōnēbātur postpōnēbāmur postpōnēbāminī postpōnēbantur
future postpōnar postpōnēris,
postpōnēre 		postpōnētur postpōnēmur postpōnēminī postpōnentur
perfect postpositus or postpostus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect postpositus or postpostus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect postpositus or postpostus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present postpōnam postpōnās postpōnat postpōnāmus postpōnātis postpōnant
imperfect postpōnerem postpōnerēs postpōneret postpōnerēmus postpōnerētis postpōnerent
perfect postposuerim,
postposīverim,
postposīrim1 		postposuerīs,
postposīverīs,
postposīrīs1 		postposuerit,
postposīverit,
postposīrit1 		postposuerīmus,
postposīverīmus,
postposīrīmus1 		postposuerītis,
postposīverītis,
postposīrītis1 		postposuerint,
postposīverint,
postposīrint1
pluperfect postposuissem,
postposīvissem,
postposīssem1 		postposuissēs,
postposīvissēs,
postposīssēs1 		postposuisset,
postposīvisset,
postposīsset1 		postposuissēmus,
postposīvissēmus,
postposīssēmus1 		postposuissētis,
postposīvissētis,
postposīssētis1 		postposuissent,
postposīvissent,
postposīssent1
passive present postpōnar postpōnāris,
postpōnāre 		postpōnātur postpōnāmur postpōnāminī postpōnantur
imperfect postpōnerer postpōnerēris,
postpōnerēre 		postpōnerētur postpōnerēmur postpōnerēminī postpōnerentur
perfect postpositus or postpostus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect postpositus or postpostus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — postpōne — — postpōnite —
future — postpōnitō postpōnitō — postpōnitōte postpōnuntō
passive present — postpōnere — — postpōniminī —
future — postpōnitor postpōnitor — — postpōnuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present postpōnere postpōnī postpōnēns —
future postpositūrum esse,
postpostūrum esse 		postpositum īrī,
postpostum īrī 		postpositūrus,
postpostūrus 		postpōnendus,
postpōnundus
perfect postposuisse,
postposīvisse,
postposīsse1 		postpositum esse,
postpostum esse 		— postpositus,
postpostus
future perfect — postpositum fore,
postpostum fore 		— —
perfect potential postpositūrum fuisse,
postpostūrum fuisse 		— — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
postpōnendī postpōnendō postpōnendum postpōnendō postpositum,
postpostum 		postpositū,
postpostū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants

  • English: postpone
  • French: postposer
  • Italian: posporre
  • Polish: postponować
  • Portuguese: pospor
  • Romanian: postpune
  • Sicilian: postpùniri
  • Spanish: posponer

References

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