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minitor

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Frequentative verb of minor.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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minitor (present infinitive minitārī or minitārier, perfect active minitātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to threaten

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

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References

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  • minitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • minitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • "minitor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • minitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to threaten some one with death, crucifixion, torture, war: minitari (minari) alicui mortem, crucem et tormenta, bellum
    • to threaten with fire and sword: minitari alicui igni ferroque (Phil. 13. 9. 21)