opperior

Latin

Etymology

See experior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /opˈpe.ri.or/, [ɔpˈpɛriɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /opˈpe.ri.or/, [opˈpɛːrior]

Verb

opperior (present infinitive opperīrī or opperīrier, perfect active opperītus sum or oppertus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

1. to wait, await, expect a person or thing

   Synonyms: exspectō, maneō

Conjugation

Conjugation of opperior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	opperior	opperīris, opperīre	opperītur	opperīmur	opperīminī	opperiuntur
	imperfect	opperiēbar	opperiēbāris, opperiēbāre	opperiēbātur	opperiēbāmur	opperiēbāminī	opperiēbantur
	future	opperiar	opperiēris, opperiēre	opperiētur	opperiēmur	opperiēminī	opperientur
	perfect	opperītus or oppertus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	opperītus or oppertus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	opperītus or oppertus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	opperiar	opperiāris, opperiāre	opperiātur	opperiāmur	opperiāminī	opperiantur
	imperfect	opperīrer	opperīrēris, opperīrēre	opperīrētur	opperīrēmur	opperīrēminī	opperīrentur
	perfect	opperītus or oppertus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	opperītus or oppertus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	opperīre	—	—	opperīminī	—
	future	—	opperītor	opperītor	—	—	opperiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		opperīrī, opperīrier1	opperītum esse, oppertum esse	opperītūrum esse, oppertūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		opperiēns	opperītus, oppertus	opperītūrus, oppertūrus	—	—	opperiendus, opperiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		opperiendī	opperiendō	opperiendum	opperiendō	opperītum, oppertum	opperītū, oppertū

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

References

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