Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1274.ostendō on page 1274
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ostendere to show
ostendere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to show.
Definitions for ostendere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to exhibit, show, display
English derivatives:
ostentation ostentatious ostensible ostensive
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To hold out or present for inspection, show, display. (b) to exhibit for sale, to present to be used or dealt with in some way. (c) to exhibit as a spectacle, put on show. (d) (refl.) to present oneself as a volunteer, come forward. (e) to represent in art.
- 2
To cause or allow to be seen, reveal. (b) os ~dere or sim., to show one's face, appear in view. (c) (of a plant) to bring forth to view, display (flowers, fruits). (d) to expose to view by uncovering, lay bare; also, to lay open or expose (to some physical influence). (e) (of a place) to afford a view of.
- 3
(refl., rarely pass.) To show oneself, appear.
- 4
To possess visibly, show (some external mark or feature).
- 5
To indicate to the vision, point to, show; (transf.) to bring before the mind's eye. (b) to point out (curiosities). (c) to show (a route); (transf.) to demonstrate (a method).
Sentences with ostendere
Latin to English
Humana ante oculos foede cum vita iaceret in terris oppresa gravi sub religione quae caput a caeli regionibus ostendebat horribili super aspectu mortalibus instans, primum Graius homo mortalis tollere contra est oculos ausus primusquue obsistere contra.Compare When man's life lay for all to see foully groveling upon the ground, crushed beneath the weight of Religion, which displayed her head in the regions of heaven, threatening mortals from on high with horrible aspect, a man of Greece was the first that dared to uplift mortal eyes against her, the first to make stand against her.
Marcet sine adversario virtus; tunc apparet quanta sit quantumque polleat, cum qui possit patientia ostendit. [De Providentia, II, 4]Compare Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it is capable of. [Tr. J. W. Basore]
Is ita moderor cursus navis iubeo, ut idem tempus exercitus ostendo et classis portus intro.Compare He had been ordered so to regulate the course of the vessels, that the army might become visible and the fleet enter the harbour at the same time.
Tu ille aedes deus penates os importunus ostendo audeo?Compare Did you dare to show your most shameless face to the household gods of that dwelling?
Gaudeo ego incunabula paene meus tu ostendo.Compare I am glad that I have shown you almost my very cradle.
Conjugation table for ostendere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| ostendō ostendis ostendit ostendimus ostenditis ostendunt | ostendēbam ostendēbās ostendēbat ostendēbāmus ostendēbātis ostendēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| ostendī ostendistī ostendit ostendimus ostendistis ostendērunt / ostendēre | ostenderam ostenderās ostenderat ostenderāmus ostenderātis ostenderant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| ostendam ostendēs ostendet ostendēmus ostendētis ostendent | ostenderō ostenderis ostenderit ostenderimus ostenderitis ostenderint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| ostendam ostendās ostendat ostendāmus ostendātis ostendant | ostenderem ostenderēs ostenderet ostenderēmus ostenderētis ostenderent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| ostenderim ostenderis ostenderit ostenderimus ostenderitis ostenderint | ostendissem ostendissēs ostendisset ostendissēmus ostendissētis ostendissent |
Infinitive present ostendere Infinitive perfect ostendisse Infinitive future ostentūrum esse | Imperative present ostende ostendite Imperative future ostenditō ostenditō ostenditōte ostenduntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| ostendor ostenderis ostenditur ostendimur ostendiminī ostenduntur | ostendēbar ostendēbāris / ostendēbāre ostendēbātur ostendēbāmur ostendēbāminī ostendēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| ostentus sum ostentus es ostentus est ostentī sumus ostentī estis ostentī sunt | ostentus eram ostentus erās ostentus erat ostentī erāmus ostentī erātis ostentī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| ostendar ostendēris / ostendēre ostendētur ostendēmur ostendēminī ostendentur | ostentus erō ostentus eris ostentus erit ostentī erimus ostentī eritis ostentī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| ostendar ostendāris / ostendāre ostendātur ostendāmur ostendāminī ostendantur | ostenderer ostenderēris / ostenderēre ostenderētur ostenderēmur ostenderēminī ostenderentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| ostentus sim ostentus sīs ostentus sit ostentī sīmus ostentī sītis ostentī sint | ostentus essem ostentus essēs ostentus esset ostentī essēmus ostentī essētis ostentī essent |
Infinitive present ostendī Infinitive perfect ostentum esse Infinitive future ostentum īrī | Imperative present ostendere ostendiminī Imperative future ostenditor ostenditor - ostenduntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | ostendēns | ostendentēs |
| Gen. | ostendentis | ostendentium |
| Dat. | ostendentī | ostendentibus |
| Acc. | ostendentem | ostendentēs |
| Abl. | ostendente | ostendentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | ostentūrus | ostentūrī |
| Gen. | ostentūrī | ostentūrōrum |
| Dat. | ostentūrō | ostentūrīs |
| Acc. | ostentūrum | ostentūrōs |
| Abl. | ostentūrō | ostentūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | ostentus | ostentī |
| Gen. | ostentī | ostentōrum |
| Dat. | ostentō | ostentīs |
| Acc. | ostentum | ostentōs |
| Abl. | ostentō | ostentīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | ostendendus | ostendendī |
| Gen. | ostendendī | ostendendōrum |
| Dat. | ostendendō | ostendendīs |
| Acc. | ostendendum | ostendendōs |
| Abl. | ostendendō | ostendendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | ostendere | ostentum |
| Gen. | ostendendī | ostentū |
| Dat. | ostendendō | |
| Acc. | ostendendum | |
| Abl. | ostendendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 151.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1274.
- 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): 121.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "ostendō, ostendere, ostendī, ostentum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/ostendo-ostendere-ostendi-ostentum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 151.ostendō, ostendere, ostendī, ostentum on page 151
