ementior

Latin

Etymology

From ex- (“out”) +‎ mentior (“lie”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eːˈmen.ti.or/, [eːˈmɛn̪t̪iɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈmen.t͡si.or/, [eˈmɛnt̪͡s̪ior]

Verb

ēmentior (present infinitive ēmentīrī, perfect active ēmentītus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

1. to lie

   Synonym: mentior

2. to fabricate, pretend, feign

   Synonyms: fingō, simulō, mentior, affectō, dissimulō, praetendō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of ēmentior (fourth conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ēmentior		ēmentīris, ēmentīre		ēmentītur		ēmentīmur		ēmentīminī		ēmentiuntur
	imperfect	ēmentiēbar		ēmentiēbāris, ēmentiēbāre		ēmentiēbātur		ēmentiēbāmur		ēmentiēbāminī		ēmentiēbantur
	future	ēmentiar		ēmentiēris, ēmentiēre		ēmentiētur		ēmentiēmur		ēmentiēminī		ēmentientur
	perfect	ēmentītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ēmentītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ēmentītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	ēmentiar		ēmentiāris, ēmentiāre		ēmentiātur		ēmentiāmur		ēmentiāminī		ēmentiantur
	imperfect	ēmentīrer		ēmentīrēris, ēmentīrēre		ēmentīrētur		ēmentīrēmur		ēmentīrēminī		ēmentīrentur
	perfect	ēmentītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ēmentītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		ēmentīre		—		—		ēmentīminī		—
	future	—		ēmentītor		ēmentītor		—		—		ēmentiuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		ēmentīrī			—			ēmentiēns			—
future		ēmentītūrum esse			—			ēmentītūrus			ēmentiendus, ēmentiundus
perfect		ēmentītum esse			—			ēmentītus			—
future perfect		ēmentītum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		ēmentītūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		ēmentiendī		ēmentiendō		ēmentiendum		ēmentiendō		ēmentītum		ēmentītū

References

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