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obliviscor

obliviscor

Latin

Verb

oblīviscor ‎(present infinitive oblīviscī, 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 oblīviscor oblīvisceris, oblīviscere oblīviscitur oblīviscimur oblīvisciminī oblīviscuntur
imperfect oblīviscēbar oblīviscēbāris, oblīviscēbāre oblīviscēbātur oblīviscēbāmur oblīviscēbāminī oblīviscēbantur
future oblīviscar oblīviscēris, oblīviscēre oblīviscētur oblīviscēmur oblīviscēminī oblīviscentur
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 oblīviscar oblīviscāris, oblīviscāre oblīviscātur oblīviscāmur oblīviscāminī oblīviscantur
imperfect oblīviscerer oblīviscerēris, oblīviscerēre oblīviscerētur oblīviscerēmur oblīviscerēminī oblīviscerentur
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 — oblīviscere — — oblīvisciminī —
future — oblīviscitor oblīviscitor — — oblīviscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives oblīviscī oblītus esse oblītūrus esse — — —
participles oblīviscēns oblītus oblītūrus — — oblīviscendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
oblīviscī oblīviscendī oblīviscendō oblīviscendum oblītum oblītū

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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".

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