dominor

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From dominus (lord, master) +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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dominor (present infinitive dominārī or dominārier, perfect active dominātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to be lord and/or master or have dominion, domineer
    Synonyms: imperitō, moderor, ōrdinō, rēgnō, regō, magistrō, gerō
  2. to dominate, rule, reign, govern
    Synonyms: regō, imperō, ōrdinō, imperitō
    • c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Jerome, Biblia Sacra Vulgāta Genesis:4,7:
      nōnne sī bene ēgeris recipiēs, sīn autem male statim in foribus peccātum aderit; sed sub tē erit appetītus eius et tū domināberis illīus
      If you do well, will you not be accepted? Or if then badly, sin will immediately be present at the doors; but his desire will be up to you and you will rule over him.

Usage notes

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Used with either the ablative or the genitive.

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of dominor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dominor domināris,
domināre
dominātur domināmur domināminī dominantur
imperfect dominābar dominābāris,
dominābāre
dominābātur dominābāmur dominābāminī dominābantur
future dominābor domināberis,
dominābere
dominābitur dominābimur dominābiminī dominābuntur
perfect dominātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect dominātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect dominātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present dominer dominēris,
dominēre
dominētur dominēmur dominēminī dominentur
imperfect dominārer dominārēris,
dominārēre
dominārētur dominārēmur dominārēminī dominārentur
perfect dominātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect dominātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present domināre domināminī
future dominātor dominātor dominantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives dominārī,
dominārier1
dominātum esse dominātūrum esse
participles domināns dominātus dominātūrus dominandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
dominandī dominandō dominandum dominandō dominātum dominātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • dominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • dominor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • dominor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the passions win the day: libido dominatur (Or. 65. 219)
    • to have unlimited power over a person: dominari in aliquem

Swedish

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Noun

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dominor

  1. indefinite plural of domina