blandior

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		blandīrī			—			blandiēns			—
future		blandītūrum esse			—			blandītūrus			blandiendus, blandiundus
perfect		blandītum esse			—			blandītus			—
future perfect		blandītum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		blandītūrum fuisse			—			—			—
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 (comparative, neuter blandius); third declension

1. comparative degree of blandus

Declension

Third-declension comparative adjective.

	singular			plural
	masc./fem.	neuter		masc./fem.	neuter
nominative	blandior	blandius		blandiōrēs	blandiōra
genitive	blandiōris			blandiōrum
dative	blandiōrī			blandiōribus
accusative	blandiōrem	blandius		blandiōrēs blandiōrīs	blandiōra
ablative	blandiōre blandiōrī			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.