abblandior

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Proto-Indo-European *mel-

Proto-Indo-European *meld-

Proto-Indo-European *mland-der.

Latin blandus

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -ior

Latin blandior

Latin abblandior

From ad- + blandior.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [abˈbɫan.di.ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [abˈblan.di.or]

Verb

abblandior (present infinitive abblandīrī, perfect active abblanditus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

1. to flatter
   • ca. 1620, Peter Mease, Adrastus Parentans sive Vindicta:

     Atheniensis, ut ferunt nostri patres factum, laborans mentis inopia atque opum, abblandiebatur sibi ut ditissimo, quod arbitratus navigia sit omnia ingressa portum sua: sed ubi sanus iterum factus, receperit animum prius vagum; ingratus aegre remedium morbi tulit.

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2. to please

Conjugation

   Conjugation of abblandior (fourth conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	abblandior		abblandīris, abblandīre		abblandītur		abblandīmur		abblandīminī		abblandiuntur
	imperfect	abblandiēbar		abblandiēbāris, abblandiēbāre		abblandiēbātur		abblandiēbāmur		abblandiēbāminī		abblandiēbantur
	future	abblandiar		abblandiēris, abblandiēre		abblandiētur		abblandiēmur		abblandiēminī		abblandientur
	perfect	abblanditus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	abblanditus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	abblanditus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	abblandiar		abblandiāris, abblandiāre		abblandiātur		abblandiāmur		abblandiāminī		abblandiantur
	imperfect	abblandīrer		abblandīrēris, abblandīrēre		abblandīrētur		abblandīrēmur		abblandīrēminī		abblandīrentur
	perfect	abblanditus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	abblanditus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		abblandīre		—		—		abblandīminī		—
	future	—		abblandītor		abblandītor		—		—		abblandiuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		abblandīrī			—			abblandiēns			—
future		abblanditūrum esse			—			abblanditūrus			abblandiendus, abblandiundus
perfect		abblanditum esse			—			abblanditus			—
future perfect		abblanditum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		abblanditūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		abblandiendī		abblandiendō		abblandiendum		abblandiendō		abblanditum		abblanditū

Related terms

• ēblandior (“I obtain by flattery”)

References

“abblandior”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

• https://logeion.uchicago.edu/abblandiri