minitor

Latin

Alternative forms

• minitō

Etymology

Frequentative verb of minor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ni.tor/, [ˈmɪnɪt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ni.tor/, [ˈmiːnit̪or]

Verb

minitor (present infinitive minitārī or minitārier, perfect active minitātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to threaten

Conjugation

Conjugation of minitor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	minitor	minitāris, minitāre	minitātur	minitāmur	minitāminī	minitantur
	imperfect	minitābar	minitābāris, minitābāre	minitābātur	minitābāmur	minitābāminī	minitābantur
	future	minitābor	minitāberis, minitābere	minitābitur	minitābimur	minitābiminī	minitābuntur
	perfect	minitātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	minitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	minitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	miniter	minitēris, minitēre	minitētur	minitēmur	minitēminī	minitentur
	imperfect	minitārer	minitārēris, minitārēre	minitārētur	minitārēmur	minitārēminī	minitārentur
	perfect	minitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	minitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	minitāre	—	—	minitāminī	—
	future	—	minitātor	minitātor	—	—	minitantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		minitārī, minitārier1	minitātum esse	minitātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		minitāns	minitātus	minitātūrus	—	—	minitandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		minitandī	minitandō	minitandum	minitandō	minitātum	minitātū

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

Derived terms

• minitābiliter
• minitābundus
• minitātiō

References

• “minitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “minitor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• minitor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• minitor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to threaten some one with death, crucifixion, torture, war: minitari (minari) alicui mortem, crucem et tormenta, bellum
    
  • to threaten with fire and sword: minitari alicui igni ferroque (Phil. 13. 9. 21)