obtempero

Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ temperō (“show restraint, moderate”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /obˈtem.pe.roː/, [ɔpˈt̪ɛmpɛroː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /obˈtem.pe.ro/, [obˈt̪ɛmpero]

Verb

obtemperō (present infinitive obtemperāre, perfect active obtemperāvī, supine obtemperātum); first conjugation

to comply with; to conform to, obey
Synonyms: oboediō, exaudiō, pāreō

Antonym: recalcitrō

Conjugation

Conjugation of obtemperō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obtemperō	obtemperās	obtemperat	obtemperāmus	obtemperātis	obtemperant
	imperfect	obtemperābam	obtemperābās	obtemperābat	obtemperābāmus	obtemperābātis	obtemperābant
	future	obtemperābō	obtemperābis	obtemperābit	obtemperābimus	obtemperābitis	obtemperābunt
	perfect	obtemperāvī	obtemperāvistī, obtemperāstī¹	obtemperāvit, obtemperāt¹	obtemperāvimus, obtemperāmus¹	obtemperāvistis, obtemperāstis¹	obtemperāvērunt, obtemperāvēre, obtemperārunt¹
	pluperfect	obtemperāveram, obtemperāram¹	obtemperāverās, obtemperārās¹	obtemperāverat, obtemperārat¹	obtemperāverāmus, obtemperārāmus¹	obtemperāverātis, obtemperārātis¹	obtemperāverant, obtemperārant¹
	future perfect	obtemperāverō, obtemperārō¹	obtemperāveris, obtemperāris¹	obtemperāverit, obtemperārit¹	obtemperāverimus, obtemperārimus¹	obtemperāveritis, obtemperāritis¹	obtemperāverint, obtemperārint¹
passive	present	obtemperor	obtemperāris, obtemperāre	obtemperātur	obtemperāmur	obtemperāminī	obtemperantur
	imperfect	obtemperābar	obtemperābāris, obtemperābāre	obtemperābātur	obtemperābāmur	obtemperābāminī	obtemperābantur
	future	obtemperābor	obtemperāberis, obtemperābere	obtemperābitur	obtemperābimur	obtemperābiminī	obtemperābuntur
	perfect	obtemperātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obtemperātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obtemperātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obtemperem	obtemperēs	obtemperet	obtemperēmus	obtemperētis	obtemperent
	imperfect	obtemperārem	obtemperārēs	obtemperāret	obtemperārēmus	obtemperārētis	obtemperārent
	perfect	obtemperāverim, obtemperārim¹	obtemperāverīs, obtemperārīs¹	obtemperāverit, obtemperārit¹	obtemperāverīmus, obtemperārīmus¹	obtemperāverītis, obtemperārītis¹	obtemperāverint, obtemperārint¹
	pluperfect	obtemperāvissem, obtemperāssem¹	obtemperāvissēs, obtemperāssēs¹	obtemperāvisset, obtemperāsset¹	obtemperāvissēmus, obtemperāssēmus¹	obtemperāvissētis, obtemperāssētis¹	obtemperāvissent, obtemperāssent¹
passive	present	obtemperer	obtemperēris, obtemperēre	obtemperētur	obtemperēmur	obtemperēminī	obtemperentur
	imperfect	obtemperārer	obtemperārēris, obtemperārēre	obtemperārētur	obtemperārēmur	obtemperārēminī	obtemperārentur
	perfect	obtemperātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obtemperātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	obtemperā	—	—	obtemperāte	—
active	future	—	obtemperātō	obtemperātō	—	obtemperātōte	obtemperantō
passive	present	—	obtemperāre	—	—	obtemperāminī	—
passive	future	—	obtemperātor	obtemperātor	—	—	obtemperantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		obtemperāre	obtemperāvisse, obtemperāsse¹	obtemperātūrum esse	obtemperārī	obtemperātum esse	obtemperātum īrī
participles		obtemperāns	—	obtemperātūrus	—	obtemperātus	obtemperandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		obtemperandī	obtemperandō	obtemperandum	obtemperandō	obtemperātum	obtemperātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

obtemperanter
obtemperātor

Related terms

temperō

Descendants

→ English: obtemper
→ French: obtempérer
→ Spanish: obtemperar

References

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

Portuguese

Verb

obtempero

first-person singular present indicative of obtemperar

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