exordior

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ex- +‎ ordior.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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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

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   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

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Descendants

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  • Italian: esordire

References

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  • 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.