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Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1258.oppūgnō on page 1258
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oppūgnāre to attack
oppūgnāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to attack.
Definitions for oppūgnāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to fight against, attack, assault, assail
English derivatives:
oppugn
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(mil.) To attack (a fortified position or those occupying it), assault. (b) (of things) to come roughly against, batter, assault; also, to assail (the senses).
- 2
(transf.) To oppose in speech or action, attack (a person, his activites, etc.). (b) (of things) to run contrary to, work against; (also app. intr., w. dat.).
Sentences with oppūgnāre
Latin to English
Servitium rex superbus, suus libertas immemor alienus oppugno venio.Compare The slaves of proud kings, unmindful of their own liberty, are coming to attack that of others.
Simul castra oppugno.Compare At the same time the camp was being attacked.
Castra circumsedeo atque oppugno.Compare The camp was sorrounded and attacked.
Oppugno vere moenia unus urbs, sed in unus urbs universus capio Graecia.Compare You will besiege indeed the walls of one city, but in one city you will have captured the whole of Greece.
Conjugation table for oppūgnāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| oppūgnō oppūgnās oppūgnat oppūgnāmus oppūgnātis oppūgnant | oppūgnābam oppūgnābās oppūgnābat oppūgnābāmus oppūgnābātis oppūgnābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| oppūgnāvī oppūgnāvistī oppūgnāvit oppūgnāvimus oppūgnāvistis oppūgnāvērunt / oppūgnāvēre | oppūgnāveram oppūgnāverās oppūgnāverat oppūgnāverāmus oppūgnāverātis oppūgnāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| oppūgnābō oppūgnābis oppūgnābit oppūgnābimus oppūgnābitis oppūgnābunt | oppūgnāverō oppūgnāveris oppūgnāverit oppūgnāverimus oppūgnāveritis oppūgnāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| oppūgnem oppūgnēs oppūgnet oppūgnēmus oppūgnētis oppūgnent | oppūgnārem oppūgnārēs oppūgnāret oppūgnārēmus oppūgnārētis oppūgnārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| oppūgnāverim oppūgnāveris oppūgnāverit oppūgnāverimus oppūgnāveritis oppūgnāverint | oppūgnāvissem oppūgnāvissēs oppūgnāvisset oppūgnāvissēmus oppūgnāvissētis oppūgnāvissent |
Infinitive present oppūgnāre Infinitive perfect oppūgnāvisse Infinitive future oppūgnātūrum esse | Imperative present oppūgnā oppūgnāte Imperative future oppūgnātō oppūgnātō oppūgnātōte oppūgnantō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| oppūgnor oppūgnāris oppūgnātur oppūgnāmur oppūgnāminī oppūgnantur | oppūgnābar oppūgnābāris / oppūgnābāre oppūgnābātur oppūgnābāmur oppūgnābāminī oppūgnābantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| oppūgnātus sum oppūgnātus es oppūgnātus est oppūgnātī sumus oppūgnātī estis oppūgnātī sunt | oppūgnātus eram oppūgnātus erās oppūgnātus erat oppūgnātī erāmus oppūgnātī erātis oppūgnātī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| oppūgnābor oppūgnāberis / oppūgnābere oppūgnābitur oppūgnābimur oppūgnābiminī oppūgnābuntur | oppūgnātus erō oppūgnātus eris oppūgnātus erit oppūgnātī erimus oppūgnātī eritis oppūgnātī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| oppūgner oppūgnēris / oppūgnēre oppūgnētur oppūgnēmur oppūgnēminī oppūgnentur | oppūgnārer oppūgnārēris / oppūgnārēre oppūgnārētur oppūgnārēmur oppūgnārēminī oppūgnārentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| oppūgnātus sim oppūgnātus sīs oppūgnātus sit oppūgnātī sīmus oppūgnātī sītis oppūgnātī sint | oppūgnātus essem oppūgnātus essēs oppūgnātus esset oppūgnātī essēmus oppūgnātī essētis oppūgnātī essent |
Infinitive present oppūgnārī Infinitive perfect oppūgnātum esse Infinitive future oppūgnātum īrī | Imperative present oppūgnāre oppūgnāminī Imperative future oppūgnātor oppūgnātor - oppūgnāntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | oppūgnāns | oppūgnantēs |
| Gen. | oppūgnantis | oppūgnantium |
| Dat. | oppūgnantī | oppūgnantibus |
| Acc. | oppūgnantem | oppūgnantēs |
| Abl. | oppūgnante | oppūgnantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | oppūgnātūrus | oppūgnātūrī |
| Gen. | oppūgnātūrī | oppūgnātūrōrum |
| Dat. | oppūgnātūrō | oppūgnātūrīs |
| Acc. | oppūgnātūrum | oppūgnātūrōs |
| Abl. | oppūgnātūrō | oppūgnātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | oppūgnātus | oppūgnātī |
| Gen. | oppūgnātī | oppūgnātōrum |
| Dat. | oppūgnātō | oppūgnātīs |
| Acc. | oppūgnātum | oppūgnātōs |
| Abl. | oppūgnātō | oppūgnātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | oppūgnandus | oppūgnandī |
| Gen. | oppūgnandī | oppūgnandōrum |
| Dat. | oppūgnandō | oppūgnandīs |
| Acc. | oppūgnandum | oppūgnandōs |
| Abl. | oppūgnandō | oppūgnandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | oppūgnāre | oppūgnātum |
| Gen. | oppūgnandī | oppūgnātū |
| Dat. | oppūgnandō | |
| Acc. | oppūgnandum | |
| Abl. | oppūgnandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 279.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1258.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "oppūgnō, oppūgnāre, oppūgnāvī, oppūgnātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed February 3, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/oppugno-oppugnare-oppugnavi-oppugnatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 279.oppūgnō on page 279
