cunctor

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

A denominative in -ō from an unattested adjective, Proto-Italic *konkitos (“hanging”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to hang”). Cognate with English hang.

Pronunciation

Verb

cūnctor (present infinitive cūnctārī or cūnctārier, perfect active cūnctātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to delay, impede or hold up
    Synonyms: dētineō, supprimō, refrēnō, retineō, moror, obstō, contineō, intersaepiō, arceō, inclūdō
    • 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."
  2. to hesitate, tarry or linger
    Synonyms: retardō, tardō, moror, dubitō, trahō, differō
    Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, affluō, mātūrō
  3. to dawdle

Conjugation
   Conjugation of cūnctor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cūnctor cūnctāris,
cūnctāre		 cūnctātur cūnctāmur cūnctāminī cūnctantur
imperfect cūnctābar cūnctābāris,
cūnctābāre		 cūnctābātur cūnctābāmur cūnctābāminī cūnctābantur
future cūnctābor cūnctāberis,
cūnctābere		 cūnctābitur cūnctābimur cūnctābiminī cūnctābuntur
perfect cūnctātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cūnctātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cūnctātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cūncter cūnctēris,
cūnctēre		 cūnctētur cūnctēmur cūnctēminī cūnctentur
imperfect cūnctārer cūnctārēris,
cūnctārēre		 cūnctārētur cūnctārēmur cūnctārēminī cūnctārentur
perfect cūnctātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cūnctātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cūnctāre — — cūnctāminī —
future — cūnctātor cūnctātor — — cūnctantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives cūnctārī,
cūnctārier1		 cūnctātum esse cūnctātūrum esse — — —
participles cūnctāns cūnctātus cūnctātūrus — — cūnctandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cūnctandī cūnctandō cūnctandum cūnctandō cūnctātum cūnctātū

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

Derived terms

References
  • “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, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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