abominor

Latin

Alternative forms

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

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