luctor

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“bend, twist”). Cognate with luxus, Ancient Greek λύγος (lúgos), Lithuanian lugnas, and Old Norse lykna. Compare with English louk; lock.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈluk.tor/, [ˈɫʊk.tɔr]

Verb

luctor (present infinitive luctārī, perfect active luctātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. I struggle, wrestle, fight.

Inflection
   Conjugation of luctor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present luctor luctāris, luctāre luctātur luctāmur luctāminī luctantur
imperfect luctābar luctābāris, luctābāre luctābātur luctābāmur luctābāminī luctābantur
future luctābor luctāberis, luctābere luctābitur luctābimur luctābiminī luctābuntur
perfect luctātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect luctātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect luctātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present lucter luctēris, luctēre luctētur luctēmur luctēminī luctentur
imperfect luctārer luctārēris, luctārēre luctārētur luctārēmur luctārēminī luctārentur
perfect luctātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect luctātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — luctāre — — luctāminī —
future — luctātor luctātor — — luctantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives luctārī, luctārier1 luctātus esse luctātūrus esse — — —
participles luctāns luctātus luctātūrus — — luctandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
luctārī, luctārier1 luctandī luctandō luctandum luctātum luctātū

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

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • luctor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • luctor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • luctor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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