ordior

Latin

Alternative forms

ōrdiō

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoːr.di.or/, [ˈoːrd̪iɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.di.or/, [ˈɔrd̪ior]

Verb

ōrdior (present infinitive ōrdīrī, perfect active ōrsus sum or ōrdītus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

to begin
Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, moveō, committō, mōlior, exorior

Antonyms: dēsistō, subsistō, cessō
(weaving) to begin to weave, lay the warp
to start talking about
Synonyms: īnfit, aio, alloquor, loquor, inquam

Conjugation

Supine ōrdītus is rare or post-Classical.

Conjugation of ōrdior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōrdior	ōrdīris, ōrdīre	ōrdītur	ōrdīmur	ōrdīminī	ōrdiuntur
	imperfect	ōrdiēbar	ōrdiēbāris, ōrdiēbāre	ōrdiēbātur	ōrdiēbāmur	ōrdiēbāminī	ōrdiēbantur
	future	ōrdiar	ōrdiēris, ōrdiēre	ōrdiētur	ōrdiēmur	ōrdiēminī	ōrdientur
	perfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōrdiar	ōrdiāris, ōrdiāre	ōrdiātur	ōrdiāmur	ōrdiāminī	ōrdiantur
	imperfect	ōrdīrer	ōrdīrēris, ōrdīrēre	ōrdīrētur	ōrdīrēmur	ōrdīrēminī	ōrdīrentur
	perfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ōrdīre	—	—	ōrdīminī	—
active	future	—	ōrdītor	ōrdītor	—	—	ōrdiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ōrdīrī	ōrsum esse, ōrdītum esse	ōrsūrum esse, ōrdītūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		ōrdiēns	ōrsus, ōrdītus	ōrsūrus, ōrdītūrus	—	—	ōrdiendus, ōrdiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ōrdiendī	ōrdiendō	ōrdiendum	ōrdiendō	ōrsum, ōrdītum	ōrsū, ōrdītū

Derived terms

Descendants

See ōrdiō.

References

“ordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
ordior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to enter into conversation with some one: sermonem conferre, instituere, ordiri cum aliquo
Online Latin dictionary, Olivetti