modulor

French

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Noun

modulor m (plural modulors)

1. Modulor

Further reading

• “modulor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Etymology

From modulus (“interval, measure”) +‎ -or, -ārī (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.du.lor/, [ˈmɔd̪ʊɫ̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.du.lor/, [ˈmɔːd̪ulor]

Verb

modulor (present infinitive modulārī, perfect active modulātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to measure
2. to regulate
3. to beat time
4. to modulate
5. to sing, play a tune
6. to represent by dancing, play

Conjugation

   Conjugation of modulor (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	modulor		modulāris, modulāre		modulātur		modulāmur		modulāminī		modulantur
	imperfect	modulābar		modulābāris, modulābāre		modulābātur		modulābāmur		modulābāminī		modulābantur
	future	modulābor		modulāberis, modulābere		modulābitur		modulābimur		modulābiminī		modulābuntur
	perfect	modulātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	modulātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	modulātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	moduler		modulēris, modulēre		modulētur		modulēmur		modulēminī		modulentur
	imperfect	modulārer		modulārēris, modulārēre		modulārētur		modulārēmur		modulārēminī		modulārentur
	perfect	modulātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	modulātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		modulāre		—		—		modulāminī		—
	future	—		modulātor		modulātor		—		—		modulantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		modulārī			—			modulāns			—
future		modulātūrum esse			—			modulātūrus			modulandus
perfect		modulātum esse			—			modulātus			—
future perfect		modulātum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		modulātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		modulandī		modulandō		modulandum		modulandō		modulātum		modulātū

Descendants

• Catalan: modular
• English: modulate
• → French: moduler (learned)
• Italian: modulare
• Portuguese: modular
• Romanian: modula
• Spanish: modular

References

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