abominor

Latin

Alternative forms

• abōminō (more archaic)

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

• abōminābilis
• abōminātiō

Related terms

• abōmināmentum
• abōminōsus

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, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • God forbid: quod abominor! (procul absit!)