amplexor

Latin

Alternative forms

• (active form) amplexō

Etymology

From amplector (“embrace, encircle”) +‎ -tō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /amˈplek.sor/, [ämˈpɫ̪ɛks̠ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /amˈplek.sor/, [ämˈplɛksor]

Verb

amplexor (present infinitive amplexārī or amplexārier, perfect active amplexātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to embrace, encircle, clasp, cling to
2. (figuratively) to love, honor, cherish, esteem

Conjugation

Conjugation of amplexor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	amplexor	amplexāris, amplexāre	amplexātur	amplexāmur	amplexāminī	amplexantur
	imperfect	amplexābar	amplexābāris, amplexābāre	amplexābātur	amplexābāmur	amplexābāminī	amplexābantur
	future	amplexābor	amplexāberis, amplexābere	amplexābitur	amplexābimur	amplexābiminī	amplexābuntur
	perfect	amplexātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	amplexātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	amplexātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	amplexer	amplexēris, amplexēre	amplexētur	amplexēmur	amplexēminī	amplexentur
	imperfect	amplexārer	amplexārēris, amplexārēre	amplexārētur	amplexārēmur	amplexārēminī	amplexārentur
	perfect	amplexātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	amplexātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	amplexāre	—	—	amplexāminī	—
	future	—	amplexātor	amplexātor	—	—	amplexantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		amplexārī, amplexārier1	amplexātum esse	amplexātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		amplexāns	amplexātus	amplexātūrus	—	—	amplexandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		amplexandī	amplexandō	amplexandum	amplexandō	amplexātum	amplexātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Related terms

• amplector

References

• “amplexor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “amplexor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• amplexor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be a lover of ease, leisure: otium sequi, amplexari