exordior

Latin

Etymology

From ex- +‎ ordior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ekˈsoːr.di.or/, [ɛkˈs̠oːrd̪iɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ekˈsor.di.or/, [eɡˈzɔrd̪ior]

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

• exordium

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.