dominor

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word dominor. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word dominor, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say dominor in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word dominor you have here. The definition of the word dominor will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdominor, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dominus (lord, master) +‎ .

Pronunciation

Verb

dominor (present infinitive dominārī or dominārier, perfect active dominātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to be lord and/or master or have dominion, domineer
    Synonyms: imperitō, moderor, ōrdinō, rēgnō, regō, magistrō, gerō
  2. to dominate, rule, reign, govern
    Synonyms: regō, imperō, ōrdinō, imperitō
    • c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Jerome, Biblia Sacra Vulgāta Genesis:4,7:
      nōnne sī bene ēgeris recipiēs, sīn autem male statim in foribus peccātum aderit; sed sub tē erit appetītus eius et tū domināberis illīus
      If you do well, will you not be accepted? Or if then badly, sin will immediately be present at the doors; but his desire will be up to you and you will rule over him.

Usage notes

Used with either the ablative or the genitive.

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • dominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dominor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the passions win the day: libido dominatur (Or. 65. 219)
    • to have unlimited power over a person: dominari in aliquem

Swedish

Noun

dominor

  1. indefinite plural of domina