obsum

Latin

Etymology

From ob- (“against”) +‎ sum (“I am”).

Pronunciation

Verb

obsum (present infinitive obesse, perfect active obfuī, future participle obfutūrus); irregular conjugation, irregular, no passive, no supine stem except in the future active participle

  1. (with dative) to be against, be prejudicial to, be opposed to
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.309–310:
      cultūs et ōrnātīs variē prōdīsse capillīs
      obfuit, ad rigidōs prōmptaque lingua senēs
      Her elegance was against her, and that she went about with variously ornate hairstyles,
      together with her ready retorts to the strict old men.
      (See Claudia Quinta.)
  2. to hinder, be in the way
  3. to hurt, injure, do harm to

Conjugation
   Conjugation of obsum (highly irregular, suppletive, no supine stem except in the future active participle, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obsum obes obest obsumus obestis obsunt
imperfect oberam oberās oberat oberāmus oberātis oberant
future oberō oberis,
obere		 oberit oberimus oberitis oberunt
perfect obfuī obfuistī obfuit obfuimus obfuistis obfuērunt,
obfuēre
pluperfect obfueram obfuerās obfuerat obfuerāmus obfuerātis obfuerant
future perfect obfuerō obfueris obfuerit obfuerimus obfueritis obfuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obsim obsīs obsit obsīmus obsītis obsint
imperfect obessem,
obforem		 obessēs,
obforēs		 obesset,
obforet		 obessēmus,
obforēmus		 obessētis,
obforētis		 obessent,
obforent
perfect obfuerim obfuerīs obfuerit obfuerīmus obfuerītis obfuerint
pluperfect obfuissem obfuissēs obfuisset obfuissēmus obfuissētis obfuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — obes — — obeste —
future — obestō obestō — obestōte obsuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives obesse obfuisse obfutūrum esse,
obfore		 — — —
participles — — obfutūrus — — —

References
  • “obsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “obsum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obsum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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