blandior

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈblan.di.or/, [ˈbɫ̪än̪d̪iɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈblan.di.or/, [ˈblän̪d̪ior]

Etymology 1

From blandus +‎ -ior.

Alternative forms

• blandiō

Verb

blandior (present infinitive blandīrī, perfect active blandītus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

1. to flatter, fawn
2. to delude

Conjugation

Conjugation of blandior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	blandior	blandīris, blandīre	blandītur	blandīmur	blandīminī	blandiuntur
	imperfect	blandiēbar	blandiēbāris, blandiēbāre	blandiēbātur	blandiēbāmur	blandiēbāminī	blandiēbantur
	future	blandiar	blandiēris, blandiēre	blandiētur	blandiēmur	blandiēminī	blandientur
	perfect	blandītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	blandītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	blandītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	blandiar	blandiāris, blandiāre	blandiātur	blandiāmur	blandiāminī	blandiantur
	imperfect	blandīrer	blandīrēris, blandīrēre	blandīrētur	blandīrēmur	blandīrēminī	blandīrentur
	perfect	blandītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	blandītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	blandīre	—	—	blandīminī	—
	future	—	blandītor	blandītor	—	—	blandiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		blandīrī	blandītum esse	blandītūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		blandiēns	blandītus	blandītūrus	—	—	blandiendus, blandiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		blandiendī	blandiendō	blandiendum	blandiendō	blandītum	blandītū

Derived terms

• blandīmentum

Descendants

• English: blandish
• French: blandir
• Italian: blandire
• Romanian: îmblânzi
• Spanish: blandir

Etymology 2

blandus +‎ -ior

Adjective

blandior (neuter blandius); third declension

1. comparative degree of blandus

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	blandior	blandius		blandiōrēs	blandiōra
Genitive	blandiōris			blandiōrum
Dative	blandiōrī			blandiōribus
Accusative	blandiōrem	blandius		blandiōrēs	blandiōra
Ablative	blandiōre			blandiōribus
Vocative	blandior	blandius		blandiōrēs	blandiōra

References

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