contemno

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From con- +‎ temnō.

Pronunciation

Verb

contemnō (present infinitive contemnere, perfect active contempsī, supine contemptum); third conjugation

  1. to scorn, despise
    Synonyms: āspernor, spernō, detrectō, abiciō, neglegō, trādūcō, cavillor
  2. to disparage, consider a person or thing as unimportant or of small value; to disregard, think little of
    Synonyms: dēprimō, dētrectō, premō
  3. to humble
    Synonyms: abiciō, dēprimō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of contemnō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contemnō contemnis contemnit contemnimus contemnitis contemnunt
imperfect contemnēbam contemnēbās contemnēbat contemnēbāmus contemnēbātis contemnēbant
future contemnam contemnēs contemnet contemnēmus contemnētis contemnent
perfect contempsī contempsistī contempsit contempsimus contempsistis contempsērunt,
contempsēre
pluperfect contempseram contempserās contempserat contempserāmus contempserātis contempserant
future perfect contempserō contempseris contempserit contempserimus contempseritis contempserint
passive present contemnor contemneris,
contemnere 		contemnitur contemnimur contemniminī contemnuntur
imperfect contemnēbar contemnēbāris,
contemnēbāre 		contemnēbātur contemnēbāmur contemnēbāminī contemnēbantur
future contemnar contemnēris,
contemnēre 		contemnētur contemnēmur contemnēminī contemnentur
perfect contemptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect contemptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect contemptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present contemnam contemnās contemnat contemnāmus contemnātis contemnant
imperfect contemnerem contemnerēs contemneret contemnerēmus contemnerētis contemnerent
perfect contempserim contempserīs contempserit contempserīmus contempserītis contempserint
pluperfect contempsissem contempsissēs contempsisset contempsissēmus contempsissētis contempsissent
passive present contemnar contemnāris,
contemnāre 		contemnātur contemnāmur contemnāminī contemnantur
imperfect contemnerer contemnerēris,
contemnerēre 		contemnerētur contemnerēmur contemnerēminī contemnerentur
perfect contemptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect contemptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — contemne — — contemnite —
future — contemnitō contemnitō — contemnitōte contemnuntō
passive present — contemnere — — contemniminī —
future — contemnitor contemnitor — — contemnuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives contemnere contempsisse contemptūrum esse contemnī contemptum esse contemptum īrī
participles contemnēns — contemptūrus — contemptus contemnendus,
contemnundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
contemnendī contemnendō contemnendum contemnendō contemptum contemptū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: contemn, contempt

References

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