obliviscor

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably from ob- plus a derivative of lēvis (“smooth”) with -ēscor (passive inchoative suffix, from -ēscō), with oblīvīscor having an earlier meaning of "I start to erase".

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /o.bliːˈwiːs.kor/, [ɔ.bliːˈwiːs.kɔr]

Verb

oblīvīscor (present infinitive oblīvīscī, perfect active oblītus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. I lose remembrance of, forget (+gen. of person or gen/acc. of person or thing).
  2. I forget, disregard, omit, neglect (+gen. of person or gen/acc. of person or thing).

Usage notes

Usually used with the genitive.

Inflection
   Conjugation of obliviscor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present oblīvīscor oblīvīsceris, oblīvīscere oblīvīscitur oblīvīscimur oblīvīsciminī oblīvīscuntur
imperfect oblīvīscēbar oblīvīscēbāris, oblīvīscēbāre oblīvīscēbātur oblīvīscēbāmur oblīvīscēbāminī oblīvīscēbantur
future oblīvīscar oblīvīscēris, oblīvīscēre oblīvīscētur oblīvīscēmur oblīvīscēminī oblīvīscentur
perfect oblītus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect oblītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect oblītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present oblīvīscar oblīvīscāris, oblīvīscāre oblīvīscātur oblīvīscāmur oblīvīscāminī oblīvīscantur
imperfect oblīvīscerer oblīvīscerēris, oblīvīscerēre oblīvīscerētur oblīvīscerēmur oblīvīscerēminī oblīvīscerentur
perfect oblītus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect oblītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — oblīvīscere — — oblīvīsciminī —
future — oblīvīscitor oblīvīscitor — — oblīvīscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives oblīvīscī oblītus esse oblītūrus esse — — —
participles oblīvīscēns oblītus oblītūrus — — oblīvīscendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
oblīvīscī oblīvīscendī oblīvīscendō oblīvīscendum oblītum oblītū

Derived terms

Descendants

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