fabulor

Latin

Alternative forms

fābulō

Etymology

From fābula (“narrative, conversation”) +‎ -or, from for (“speak, say”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfaː.bu.lor/, [ˈfäːbʊɫ̪ɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.bu.lor/, [ˈfäːbulor]

Verb

fābulor (present infinitive fābulārī or fābulārier, perfect active fābulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

to chat, converse, talk
Synonym: garriō
to make up a story

Conjugation

Conjugation of fābulor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	fābulor	fābulāris, fābulāre		fābulātur	fābulāmur	fābulāminī		fābulantur
	imperfect	fābulābar	fābulābāris, fābulābāre		fābulābātur	fābulābāmur	fābulābāminī		fābulābantur
	future	fābulābor	fābulāberis, fābulābere		fābulābitur	fābulābimur	fābulābiminī		fābulābuntur
	perfect	fābulātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	fābulātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	fābulātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	fābuler	fābulēris, fābulēre		fābulētur	fābulēmur	fābulēminī		fābulentur
	imperfect	fābulārer	fābulārēris, fābulārēre		fābulārētur	fābulārēmur	fābulārēminī		fābulārentur
	perfect	fābulātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	fābulātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	fābulāre		—	—	fābulāminī		—
active	future	—	fābulātor		fābulātor	—	—		fābulantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		fābulārī, fābulārier¹		—		fābulāns		—
future		fābulātūrum esse		—		fābulātūrus		fābulandus
perfect		fābulātum esse		—		fābulātus		—
future perfect		fābulātum fore		—		—		—
perfect potential		fābulātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		fābulandī	fābulandō		fābulandum	fābulandō	fābulātum		fābulātū

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

Derived terms

Descendants

(See also fābellor.)

Dalmatian:
- >? favlur
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: favolare, >? fiabbare
North Italian:
- ⇒ Old Emilian: fablança (Bologna)
Gallo-Romance:
- Old Occitan: faular (hapax) ⇒ faulejar
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: fablar
- Asturian: falar
- Extremaduran: falal
- Leonese: falare
- Mirandese: falar
- Old Galician-Portuguese: falar (see there for further descendants)
- Old Spanish: fablar (see there for further descendants)
Borrowings:
- → French: fabuler
  - → Dutch: fabuleren
- → German: fabulieren
- → Italian: fabulare
- → Old French: fabler
  - Middle French: fabler
- → Spanish: fabular
- → Swedish: fabulera

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “fabulari”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 346