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Latin
Etymology
From ob- (“against”) + sum (“I am”).
Pronunciation
Verb
obsum (present infinitive obesse, perfect active obfuī, future participle obfutūrus); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle
- (with dative) to be against, be prejudicial to, be opposed to
8 CE,
Ovid,
Fasti 4.309–310:
- cultūs et ōrnātīs variē prōdīsse capillīs
obfuit, ad rigidōs prōmptaque lingua senēs- Her elegance was against her, and that she went about with variously ornate hairstyles,
together with her ready retorts to the strict old men.
(See Claudia Quinta.)
- to hinder, be in the way
- to hurt, injure, do harm to
Conjugation
Conjugation of obsum (highly irregular, suppletive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, active only)
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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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obsum
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obes
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obest
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obsumus
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obestis
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obsunt
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imperfect
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oberam
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oberās
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oberat
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oberāmus
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oberātis
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oberant
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future
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oberō
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oberis, obere
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oberit
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oberimus
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oberitis
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oberunt
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perfect
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obfuī
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obfuistī
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obfuit
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obfuimus
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obfuistis
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obfuērunt, obfuēre
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pluperfect
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obfueram
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obfuerās
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obfuerat
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obfuerāmus
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obfuerātis
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obfuerant
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future perfect
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obfuerō
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obfueris
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obfuerit
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obfuerimus
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obfueritis
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obfuerint
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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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obsim
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obsīs
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obsit
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obsīmus
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obsītis
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obsint
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imperfect
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obessem, obforem
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obessēs, obforēs
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obesset, obforet
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obessēmus, obforēmus
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obessētis, obforētis
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obessent, obforent
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perfect
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obfuerim
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obfuerīs
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obfuerit
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obfuerīmus
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obfuerītis
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obfuerint
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pluperfect
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obfuissem
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obfuissēs
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obfuisset
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obfuissēmus
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obfuissētis
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obfuissent
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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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obes
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—
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obeste
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—
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future
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obestō
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obestō
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—
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obestōte
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obsuntō
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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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obesse
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obfuisse
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obfutūrum esse, obfore
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participles
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—
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obfutūrus
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—
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—
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References
- “obsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette