abominor

Latin

Alternative forms

• abōminō (more archaic)

Etymology

From ab- (“of, by, from”) +‎ ōminor (“forebode, predict, presage”), from ōmen (“sign, token, omen”).

Verb

abōminor (present infinitive abōminārī, perfect active abōminātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to deprecate (as an ill omen)
2. to abominate, abhor, detest, loathe

   Synonyms: dēspuō, exsecror, abhorreō

   Antonyms: amō, dīligō

Conjugation

Conjugation of abōminor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	abōminor	abōmināris, abōmināre	abōminātur	abōmināmur	abōmināminī	abōminantur
	imperfect	abōminābar	abōminābāris, abōminābāre	abōminābātur	abōminābāmur	abōminābāminī	abōminābantur
	future	abōminābor	abōmināberis, abōminābere	abōminābitur	abōminābimur	abōminābiminī	abōminābuntur
	perfect	abōminātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	abōminātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	abōminātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	abōminer	abōminēris, abōminēre	abōminētur	abōminēmur	abōminēminī	abōminentur
	imperfect	abōminārer	abōminārēris, abōminārēre	abōminārētur	abōminārēmur	abōminārēminī	abōminārentur
	perfect	abōminātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	abōminātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	abōmināre	—	—	abōmināminī	—
	future	—	abōminātor	abōminātor	—	—	abōminantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		abōminārī	abōminātum esse	abōminātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		abōmināns	abōminātus	abōminātūrus	—	—	abōminandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		abōminandī	abōminandō	abōminandum	abōminandō	abōminātum	abōminātū

Derived terms

• abōminābilis
• abōminātiō

Related terms

• abōmināmentum
• abōminōsus

Descendants

• → Catalan: abominar
• → English: abominate
• → French: abominer
• → Italian: abominare
• → Portuguese: abominar
• → Spanish: abominar

References

• “abominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “abominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• abominor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • God forbid: quod abominor! (procul absit!)