opperior

Latin

Etymology

See experior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔpˈpɛ.ri.ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [opˈpɛː.ri.or]

Verb

opperior (present infinitive opperīrī or opperīrier, perfect active opperītus sum or oppertus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

1. to wait, await, expect a person or thing

   Synonyms: exspectō, maneō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of opperior (fourth conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	opperior		opperīris, opperīre		opperītur		opperīmur		opperīminī		opperiuntur
	imperfect	opperiēbar		opperiēbāris, opperiēbāre		opperiēbātur		opperiēbāmur		opperiēbāminī		opperiēbantur
	future	opperiar		opperiēris, opperiēre		opperiētur		opperiēmur		opperiēminī		opperientur
	perfect	opperītus or oppertus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	opperītus or oppertus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	opperītus or oppertus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	opperiar		opperiāris, opperiāre		opperiātur		opperiāmur		opperiāminī		opperiantur
	imperfect	opperīrer		opperīrēris, opperīrēre		opperīrētur		opperīrēmur		opperīrēminī		opperīrentur
	perfect	opperītus or oppertus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	opperītus or oppertus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		opperīre		—		—		opperīminī		—
	future	—		opperītor		opperītor		—		—		opperiuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		opperīrī, opperīrier1			—			opperiēns			—
future		opperītūrum esse, oppertūrum esse			—			opperītūrus, oppertūrus			opperiendus, opperiundus
perfect		opperītum esse, oppertum esse			—			opperītus, oppertus			—
future perfect		opperītum fore, oppertum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		opperītūrum fuisse, oppertūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		opperiendī		opperiendō		opperiendum		opperiendō		opperītum, oppertum		opperītū, oppertū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

References

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