cunctor
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editA denominative in -ō from an unattested adjective, Proto-Italic *konkitos (“hanging”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to hang”). Cognate with English hang.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkuːnk.tor/, [ˈkuːŋkt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkunk.tor/, [ˈkuŋkt̪or]
Verb
editcūnctor (present infinitive cūnctārī or cūnctārier, perfect active cūnctātus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- to delay, impede or hold up
- c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca the Younger, De brevitate vitae 9:
- "Quid cunctaris?", inquit, "Quid cessas? Nisi occupas, fugit."
- "Why do you delay," says he, "Why are you idle? Unless you seize the day, it flees."
- "Quid cunctaris?", inquit, "Quid cessas? Nisi occupas, fugit."
- to hesitate, tarry or linger
- to dawdle
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of cūnctor (first conjugation, deponent)
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “cunctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cunctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- cunctor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- cunctor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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