oppono

Latin

Etymology

From ob- (against) +‎ pōnō (put).

Pronunciation

Verb

oppōnō (present infinitive oppōnere, perfect active opposuī, supine oppositum); third conjugation

  1. to set against
    Synonyms: obiectō, obiciō
  2. to oppose, object
    Synonyms: adversor, obversor, refrāgor, repugnō, restō, resistō, recūsō, officiō, subsistō, dīvertō, vetō, obstō

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: oposar (calque)
  • Finnish: opponoida
  • French: opposer (partially)
  • Galician: opoñer, opor
  • German: opponieren
  • Interlingua: opponer
  • Italian: opporre
  • Portuguese: opor
  • Romanian: opune
  • Sicilian: appùniri (obsolete), uppùniri
  • Spanish: oponer

References

  • oppono”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • oppono”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • oppono in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to object, to adduce in contradiction: opponere alicui aliquid