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Latin
Etymology
From ex- + nītor.
Pronunciation
Verb
ēnītor (present infinitive ēnītī, perfect active ēnīsus sum or ēnīxus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- to bear, give birth
- Synonyms: prōcreō, genō, gignō, suscipiō, prōdō, pariō, creō, cōnītor, edō, efficiō
- Antonym: necō
- to strive, struggle
- Synonyms: lūctor, certō, cōnītor, cōnor, ēlabōrō, temptō, appetō, affectō, tendō, quaerō, īnsequor, studeō, contendō, adnītor, labōrō, pugnō, molior, perīclitor, nītor, spectō
- to climb, ascend
- Synonyms: īnscendō, cōnscendō, ascendō, escendō, succēdō, superscandō, scandō, suprascandō, subeō, ērēpō
- Antonyms: dēscendō, dēcurrō
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ēnītor (third conjugation, deponent)
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| indicative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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ēnītor
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ēnīteris,
ēnītere
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ēnītitur
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ēnītimur
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ēnītiminī
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ēnītuntur
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| imperfect
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ēnītēbar
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ēnītēbāris,
ēnītēbāre
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ēnītēbātur
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ēnītēbāmur
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ēnītēbāminī
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ēnītēbantur
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| future
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ēnītar
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ēnītēris,
ēnītēre
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ēnītētur
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ēnītēmur
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ēnītēminī
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ēnītentur
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| perfect
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ēnīsus or ēnīxus + present active indicative of sum
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| pluperfect
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ēnīsus or ēnīxus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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| future perfect
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ēnīsus or ēnīxus + future active indicative of sum
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| subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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ēnītar
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ēnītāris,
ēnītāre
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ēnītātur
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ēnītāmur
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ēnītāminī
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ēnītantur
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| imperfect
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ēnīterer
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ēnīterēris,
ēnīterēre
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ēnīterētur
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ēnīterēmur
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ēnīterēminī
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ēnīterentur
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| perfect
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ēnīsus or ēnīxus + present active subjunctive of sum
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| pluperfect
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ēnīsus or ēnīxus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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—
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ēnītere
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—
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—
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ēnītiminī
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—
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| future
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—
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ēnītitor
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ēnītitor
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—
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—
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ēnītuntor
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| non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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| present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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| infinitives
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ēnītī
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ēnīsum esse,
ēnīxum esse
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ēnīsūrum esse,
ēnīxūrum esse
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—
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—
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—
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| participles
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ēnītēns
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ēnīsus,
ēnīxus
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ēnīsūrus,
ēnīxūrus
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—
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—
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ēnītendus,
ēnītundus
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| verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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| genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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| ēnītendī
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ēnītendō
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ēnītendum
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ēnītendō
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ēnīsum,
ēnīxum
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ēnīsū,
ēnīxū
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References
- “enitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “enitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- enitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: omni ope atque opera or omni virium contentione eniti, ut
- to strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter: pro viribus eniti et laborare, ut