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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 575.dubitō on page 575
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dubitāre to hesitate
dubitāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to hesitate.
Definitions for dubitāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to doubt, hesitate
English derivatives:
dubious dubitable dubitative doubtful doubtless indubitable undoubtedly
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To be in doubt (on a question of fact, etc.), be uncertain. (b) (w. acc.) to entertain doubts about.
- 2
To consider as an arguable point.
- 3
To be in doubt (with regard to a proposed action, etc.). be uncertain or in two minds, waver. (b) (w. acc, of pron.) to hesitate over.
- 4
To have thoughts of, consider, wonder whether one might not.
Sentences with dubitāre
Latin to English
Quis est quī inter lībertātem et imperium tyrannī dubitet?Compare Who is there who would hesitate between liberty and the command of a tyrant?
Num dubitās hoc dīcere, mī amīce?Compare You do not hesitate to say this, do you, my friend?
Sed tamen non dubito de idem res iterum scribo.Compare Yet nevertheless, I will not hesitate to write a second time on the same subject.
Non dubito, quin meus litterae libenter lego.Compare I did not doubt that you would read my letter with pleasure.
Conjugation table for dubitāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| dubitō dubitās dubitat dubitāmus dubitātis dubitant | dubitābam dubitābās dubitābat dubitābāmus dubitābātis dubitābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| dubitāvī dubitāvistī dubitāvit dubitāvimus dubitāvistis dubitāvērunt / dubitāvēre | dubitāveram dubitāverās dubitāverat dubitāverāmus dubitāverātis dubitāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| dubitābō dubitābis dubitābit dubitābimus dubitābitis dubitābunt | dubitāverō dubitāveris dubitāverit dubitāverimus dubitāveritis dubitāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| dubitem dubitēs dubitet dubitēmus dubitētis dubitent | dubitārem dubitārēs dubitāret dubitārēmus dubitārētis dubitārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| dubitāverim dubitāveris dubitāverit dubitāverimus dubitāveritis dubitāverint | dubitāvissem dubitāvissēs dubitāvisset dubitāvissēmus dubitāvissētis dubitāvissent |
Infinitive present dubitāre Infinitive perfect dubitāvisse Infinitive future dubitātūrum esse | Imperative present dubitā dubitāte Imperative future dubitātō dubitātō dubitātōte dubitantō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| dubitor dubitāris dubitātur dubitāmur dubitāminī dubitantur | dubitābar dubitābāris / dubitābāre dubitābātur dubitābāmur dubitābāminī dubitābantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| dubitātus sum dubitātus es dubitātus est dubitātī sumus dubitātī estis dubitātī sunt | dubitātus eram dubitātus erās dubitātus erat dubitātī erāmus dubitātī erātis dubitātī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| dubitābor dubitāberis / dubitābere dubitābitur dubitābimur dubitābiminī dubitābuntur | dubitātus erō dubitātus eris dubitātus erit dubitātī erimus dubitātī eritis dubitātī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| dubiter dubitēris / dubitēre dubitētur dubitēmur dubitēminī dubitentur | dubitārer dubitārēris / dubitārēre dubitārētur dubitārēmur dubitārēminī dubitārentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| dubitātus sim dubitātus sīs dubitātus sit dubitātī sīmus dubitātī sītis dubitātī sint | dubitātus essem dubitātus essēs dubitātus esset dubitātī essēmus dubitātī essētis dubitātī essent |
Infinitive present dubitārī Infinitive perfect dubitātum esse Infinitive future dubitātum īrī | Imperative present dubitāre dubitāminī Imperative future dubitātor dubitātor - dubitāntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | dubitāns | dubitantēs |
| Gen. | dubitantis | dubitantium |
| Dat. | dubitantī | dubitantibus |
| Acc. | dubitantem | dubitantēs |
| Abl. | dubitante | dubitantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | dubitātūrus | dubitātūrī |
| Gen. | dubitātūrī | dubitātūrōrum |
| Dat. | dubitātūrō | dubitātūrīs |
| Acc. | dubitātūrum | dubitātūrōs |
| Abl. | dubitātūrō | dubitātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | dubitātus | dubitātī |
| Gen. | dubitātī | dubitātōrum |
| Dat. | dubitātō | dubitātīs |
| Acc. | dubitātum | dubitātōs |
| Abl. | dubitātō | dubitātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | dubitandus | dubitandī |
| Gen. | dubitandī | dubitandōrum |
| Dat. | dubitandō | dubitandīs |
| Acc. | dubitandum | dubitandōs |
| Abl. | dubitandō | dubitandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | dubitāre | dubitātum |
| Gen. | dubitandī | dubitātū |
| Dat. | dubitandō | |
| Acc. | dubitandum | |
| Abl. | dubitandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 206.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 575.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "dubitō, dubitāre, dubitāvī, dubitātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/dubito-dubitare-dubitavi-dubitatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 206.dubitō, dubitāre, dubitāvī, dubitātum on page 206
