tergiversor

Latin

Etymology

From tergum (“back, hindpart”, tergi- in compounds) +‎ versor (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

Verb

tergiversor (present infinitive tergiversārī, perfect active tergiversātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. (absolute) to seek an evasion, to tergiversate

Conjugation

   Conjugation of tergiversor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tergiversor tergiversāris,
tergiversāre 		tergiversātur tergiversāmur tergiversāminī tergiversantur
imperfect tergiversābar tergiversābāris,
tergiversābāre 		tergiversābātur tergiversābāmur tergiversābāminī tergiversābantur
future tergiversābor tergiversāberis,
tergiversābere 		tergiversābitur tergiversābimur tergiversābiminī tergiversābuntur
perfect tergiversātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect tergiversātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect tergiversātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present tergiverser tergiversēris,
tergiversēre 		tergiversētur tergiversēmur tergiversēminī tergiversentur
imperfect tergiversārer tergiversārēris,
tergiversārēre 		tergiversārētur tergiversārēmur tergiversārēminī tergiversārentur
perfect tergiversātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect tergiversātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — tergiversāre — — tergiversāminī —
future — tergiversātor tergiversātor — — tergiversantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present tergiversārī — tergiversāns —
future tergiversātūrum esse — tergiversātūrus tergiversandus
perfect tergiversātum esse — tergiversātus —
future perfect tergiversātum fore — — —
perfect potential tergiversātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
tergiversandī tergiversandō tergiversandum tergiversandō tergiversātum tergiversātū

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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