propendeo

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ pendeō (“I am suspended, hang”).

Pronunciation

Verb

prōpendeō (present infinitive prōpendēre, perfect active prōpendī, supine prōpēnsum); second conjugation, no passive

  1. to hang down, forth or forward
  2. (figurative) to weigh more, preponderate
  3. (figurative) to be inclined, disposed to, favourable

Conjugation
   Conjugation of prōpendeō (second conjugation, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōpendeō prōpendēs prōpendet prōpendēmus prōpendētis prōpendent
imperfect prōpendēbam prōpendēbās prōpendēbat prōpendēbāmus prōpendēbātis prōpendēbant
future prōpendēbō prōpendēbis prōpendēbit prōpendēbimus prōpendēbitis prōpendēbunt
perfect prōpendī prōpendistī prōpendit prōpendimus prōpendistis prōpendērunt,
prōpendēre
pluperfect prōpenderam prōpenderās prōpenderat prōpenderāmus prōpenderātis prōpenderant
future perfect prōpenderō prōpenderis prōpenderit prōpenderimus prōpenderitis prōpenderint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōpendeam prōpendeās prōpendeat prōpendeāmus prōpendeātis prōpendeant
imperfect prōpendērem prōpendērēs prōpendēret prōpendērēmus prōpendērētis prōpendērent
perfect prōpenderim prōpenderīs prōpenderit prōpenderīmus prōpenderītis prōpenderint
pluperfect prōpendissem prōpendissēs prōpendisset prōpendissēmus prōpendissētis prōpendissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — prōpendē — — prōpendēte —
future — prōpendētō prōpendētō — prōpendētōte prōpendentō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōpendēre prōpendisse prōpēnsūrum esse — — —
participles prōpendēns — prōpēnsūrus — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōpendendī prōpendendō prōpendendum prōpendendō prōpēnsum prōpēnsū

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Catalan: propendir
  • Galician: propender
  • Italian: propendere
  • Portuguese: propender
  • Sicilian: prupènniri
  • Spanish: propender

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