retrogradior

Latin

Etymology

From retrō + gradior (“step, walk”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /re.troːˈɡra.di.or/, [rɛt̪roːˈɡräd̪iɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /re.troˈɡra.di.or/, [ret̪roˈɡräːd̪ior]

Verb

retrōgradior (present infinitive retrōgradī, perfect active retrōgressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent

1. (intransitive) to go or step back or backwards, retrograde

Conjugation

   Conjugation of retrōgradior (third conjugation iō-variant, deponent)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retrōgradior	retrōgraderis, retrōgradere	retrōgraditur	retrōgradimur	retrōgradiminī	retrōgradiuntur
	imperfect	retrōgradiēbar	retrōgradiēbāris, retrōgradiēbāre	retrōgradiēbātur	retrōgradiēbāmur	retrōgradiēbāminī	retrōgradiēbantur
	future	retrōgradiar	retrōgradiēris, retrōgradiēre	retrōgradiētur	retrōgradiēmur	retrōgradiēminī	retrōgradientur
	perfect	retrōgressus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	retrōgressus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	retrōgressus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	retrōgradiar	retrōgradiāris, retrōgradiāre	retrōgradiātur	retrōgradiāmur	retrōgradiāminī	retrōgradiantur
	imperfect	retrōgraderer	retrōgraderēris, retrōgraderēre	retrōgraderētur	retrōgraderēmur	retrōgraderēminī	retrōgraderentur
	perfect	retrōgressus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	retrōgressus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	retrōgradere	—	—	retrōgradiminī	—
	future	—	retrōgraditor	retrōgraditor	—	—	retrōgradiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		retrōgradī	retrōgressum esse	retrōgressūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		retrōgradiēns	retrōgressus	retrōgressūrus	—	—	retrōgradiendus, retrōgradiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		retrōgradiendī	retrōgradiendō	retrōgradiendum	retrōgradiendō	retrōgressum	retrōgressū

Derived terms

• retrōgradātiō
• retrōgradus
• retrōgressus

Related terms

• aggredior
• antegredior
• congredior
• dēgredior
• dīgredior
• ēgredior
• gradior
• ingredior
• prōgredior
• regredior
• trānsgredior

Descendants

• English: retrogress

References

• “retrogradior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• retrogradior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.