exordior

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Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ ordior.

Pronunciation

Verb

exōrdior (present infinitive exōrdīrī, perfect active exōrsus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

  1. to begin, commence (originally in weaving)
    Synonyms: incohō, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, moveō, mōlior
    Antonyms: subsistō, dēsistō, cessō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of exōrdior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exōrdior exōrdīris,
exōrdīre 		exōrdītur exōrdīmur exōrdīminī exōrdiuntur
imperfect exōrdiēbar exōrdiēbāris,
exōrdiēbāre 		exōrdiēbātur exōrdiēbāmur exōrdiēbāminī exōrdiēbantur
future exōrdiar exōrdiēris,
exōrdiēre 		exōrdiētur exōrdiēmur exōrdiēminī exōrdientur
perfect exōrsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect exōrsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect exōrsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present exōrdiar exōrdiāris,
exōrdiāre 		exōrdiātur exōrdiāmur exōrdiāminī exōrdiantur
imperfect exōrdīrer exōrdīrēris,
exōrdīrēre 		exōrdīrētur exōrdīrēmur exōrdīrēminī exōrdīrentur
perfect exōrsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect exōrsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — exōrdīre — — exōrdīminī —
future — exōrdītor exōrdītor — — exōrdiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives exōrdīrī exōrsum esse exōrsūrum esse — — —
participles exōrdiēns exōrsus exōrsūrus — — exōrdiendus,
exōrdiundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
exōrdiendī exōrdiendō exōrdiendum exōrdiendō exōrsum exōrsū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: esordire

References

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