obnitor

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ nītor.

Pronunciation

Verb

obnītor (present infinitive obnītī or obnītier, perfect active obnīxus sum or obnīsus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. to bear, press, push, struggle, or strive against
  2. to resist or oppose

Conjugation

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

References

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