oppugno

See also: oppugnò

Italian

Verb

oppugno

1. first-person singular present indicative of oppugnare

Latin

Alternative forms

• obpugnō

Etymology

From ob- +‎ pugnō (“fight, struggle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔpˈpʊŋ.noː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [opˈpuɲ.ɲo]

Verb

oppugnō (present infinitive oppugnāre, perfect active oppugnāvī, supine oppugnātum); first conjugation

1. to attack, assault, storm, besiege

   Synonyms: invādō, incurrō, impetō, aggredior, invehō, īnstō, excurrō, concurrō, occurrō, petō, accēdō, intrō, incēdō, irrumpō, adorior, inruō, adeō, opprimō, accurrō, appetō, incidō, arripiō, assiliō, incessō, lacessō

   Antonyms: repugnō, resistō, adversor, obversor, obstō, sistō

   Cum mīlitēs Troiam oppugnārent, fēminae urbem dēfendērunt.

   When the soldiers were attacking Troy, the women defended the city.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of oppugnō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	oppugnō		oppugnās		oppugnat		oppugnāmus		oppugnātis		oppugnant
	imperfect	oppugnābam		oppugnābās		oppugnābat		oppugnābāmus		oppugnābātis		oppugnābant
	future	oppugnābō		oppugnābis		oppugnābit		oppugnābimus		oppugnābitis		oppugnābunt
	perfect	oppugnāvī		oppugnāvistī, oppugnāstī2		oppugnāvit, oppugnāt2		oppugnāvimus, oppugnāmus2		oppugnāvistis, oppugnāstis2		oppugnāvērunt, oppugnārunt, oppugnāvēre2
	pluperfect	oppugnāveram, oppugnāram2		oppugnāverās, oppugnārās2		oppugnāverat, oppugnārat2		oppugnāverāmus, oppugnārāmus2		oppugnāverātis, oppugnārātis2		oppugnāverant, oppugnārant2
	future perfect	oppugnāverō, oppugnārō2		oppugnāveris, oppugnāris2		oppugnāverit, oppugnārit2		oppugnāverimus, oppugnārimus2		oppugnāveritis, oppugnāritis2		oppugnāverint, oppugnārint2
	sigmatic future1	oppugnāssō		oppugnāssis		oppugnāssit		oppugnāssimus		oppugnāssitis		oppugnāssint
passive	present	oppugnor		oppugnāris, oppugnāre		oppugnātur		oppugnāmur		oppugnāminī		oppugnantur
	imperfect	oppugnābar		oppugnābāris, oppugnābāre		oppugnābātur		oppugnābāmur		oppugnābāminī		oppugnābantur
	future	oppugnābor		oppugnāberis, oppugnābere		oppugnābitur		oppugnābimur		oppugnābiminī		oppugnābuntur
	perfect	oppugnātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	oppugnātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	oppugnātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	oppugnem		oppugnēs		oppugnet		oppugnēmus		oppugnētis		oppugnent
	imperfect	oppugnārem		oppugnārēs		oppugnāret		oppugnārēmus		oppugnārētis		oppugnārent
	perfect	oppugnāverim, oppugnārim2		oppugnāverīs, oppugnārīs2		oppugnāverit, oppugnārit2		oppugnāverīmus, oppugnārīmus2		oppugnāverītis, oppugnārītis2		oppugnāverint, oppugnārint2
	pluperfect	oppugnāvissem, oppugnāssem2		oppugnāvissēs, oppugnāssēs2		oppugnāvisset, oppugnāsset2		oppugnāvissēmus, oppugnāssēmus2		oppugnāvissētis, oppugnāssētis2		oppugnāvissent, oppugnāssent2
	sigmatic aorist1	oppugnāssim		oppugnāssīs		oppugnāssīt		oppugnāssīmus		oppugnāssītis		oppugnāssint
passive	present	oppugner		oppugnēris, oppugnēre		oppugnētur		oppugnēmur		oppugnēminī		oppugnentur
	imperfect	oppugnārer		oppugnārēris, oppugnārēre		oppugnārētur		oppugnārēmur		oppugnārēminī		oppugnārentur
	perfect	oppugnātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	oppugnātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		oppugnā		—		—		oppugnāte		—
	future	—		oppugnātō		oppugnātō		—		oppugnātōte		oppugnantō
passive	present	—		oppugnāre		—		—		oppugnāminī		—
	future	—		oppugnātor		oppugnātor		—		—		oppugnantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		oppugnāre			oppugnārī			oppugnāns			—
future		oppugnātūrum esse			oppugnātum īrī			oppugnātūrus			oppugnandus
perfect		oppugnāvisse, oppugnāsse2			oppugnātum esse			—			oppugnātus
future perfect		—			oppugnātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		oppugnātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		oppugnandī		oppugnandō		oppugnandum		oppugnandō		oppugnātum		oppugnātū

¹At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• oppugnantia
• oppugnātiō
• oppugnātor
• oppugnātōrius

Related terms

• pugnō

Descendants

• Catalan: opugnar
• English: oppugn
• French: oppugner
• Galician: opugnar
• Italian: oppugnare
• Portuguese: opugnar
• Spanish: opugnar

References

• “oppugno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “oppugno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “oppugno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to attack, overthrow a tyranny: imperium oppugnare, percellere
    
  • to storm a town: oppidum oppugnare