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cavillor

cavillor

Latin

Verb

cavillor ‎(present infinitive cavillārī, perfect active cavillātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. I jeer, mock, satirize
  2. I gainsay, quibble, or engage in sophistry

Inflection

   Conjugation of cavillor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cavillor cavillāris, cavillāre cavillātur cavillāmur cavillāminī cavillantur
imperfect cavillābar cavillābāris, cavillābāre cavillābātur cavillābāmur cavillābāminī cavillābantur
future cavillābor cavillāberis, cavillābere cavillābitur cavillābimur cavillābiminī cavillābuntur
perfect cavillātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cavillātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cavillātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present caviller cavillēris, cavillēre cavillētur cavillēmur cavillēminī cavillentur
imperfect cavillārer cavillārēris, cavillārēre cavillārētur cavillārēmur cavillārēminī cavillārentur
perfect cavillātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cavillātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cavillāre — — cavillāminī —
future — cavillātor cavillātor — — cavillantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cavillārī cavillātus esse cavillātūrus esse — — —
participles cavillāns cavillātus cavillātūrus — — cavillandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
cavillārī cavillandī cavillandō cavillandum cavillātum cavillātū

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Etymology

From cavilla ‎(“jesting, banter”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈwil.lor/, [kaˈwɪl.lɔr]

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