ostento

See also: ostentó and ostentò

Italian

Verb

ostento

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ostentare

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

Frequentative of ostendō (“show, expose”), through its past participle, ostentus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /osˈten.toː/, [ɔsˈtɛn.toː]

Verb

ostentō (present infinitive ostentāre, perfect active ostentāvī, supine ostentātum); first conjugation

  1. I exhibit, show, present.
  2. I show off, make a boastful display of.
  3. I offer as an example.
  4. I promise, proffer.
  5. I hold up as a threat, menace with.
  6. I point out, signify, reveal.

Conjugation
   Conjugation of ostentō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ostentō ostentās ostentat ostentāmus ostentātis ostentant
imperfect ostentābam ostentābās ostentābat ostentābāmus ostentābātis ostentābant
future ostentābō ostentābis ostentābit ostentābimus ostentābitis ostentābunt
perfect ostentāvī ostentāvistī, ostentāstī2 ostentāvit ostentāvimus ostentāvistis, ostentāstis2 ostentāvērunt, ostentāvēre
pluperfect ostentāveram ostentāverās ostentāverat ostentāverāmus ostentāverātis ostentāverant
future perfect ostentāverō ostentāveris ostentāverit ostentāverimus ostentāveritis ostentāverint
passive present ostentor ostentāris, ostentāre ostentātur ostentāmur ostentāminī ostentantur
imperfect ostentābar ostentābāris, ostentābāre ostentābātur ostentābāmur ostentābāminī ostentābantur
future ostentābor ostentāberis, ostentābere ostentābitur ostentābimur ostentābiminī ostentābuntur
perfect ostentātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect ostentātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect ostentātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present ostentem ostentēs ostentet ostentēmus ostentētis ostentent
imperfect ostentārem ostentārēs ostentāret ostentārēmus ostentārētis ostentārent
perfect ostentāverim ostentāverīs ostentāverit ostentāverīmus ostentāverītis ostentāverint
pluperfect ostentāvissem, ostentāssem2 ostentāvissēs, ostentāssēs2 ostentāvisset, ostentāsset2 ostentāvissēmus, ostentāssēmus2 ostentāvissētis, ostentāssētis2 ostentāvissent, ostentāssent2
passive present ostenter ostentēris, ostentēre ostentētur ostentēmur ostentēminī ostententur
imperfect ostentārer ostentārēris, ostentārēre ostentārētur ostentārēmur ostentārēminī ostentārentur
perfect ostentātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect ostentātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — ostentā — — ostentāte —
future — ostentātō ostentātō — ostentātōte ostentantō
passive present — ostentāre — — ostentāminī —
future — ostentātor ostentātor — — ostentantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives ostentāre ostentāvisse, ostentāsse2 ostentātūrum esse ostentārī, ostentārier1 ostentātum esse ostentātum īrī
participles ostentāns — ostentātūrus — ostentātus ostentandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
ostentandī ostentandō ostentandum ostentandō ostentātum ostentātū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • ostento in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ostento in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ostento in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Verb

ostento

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of ostentar

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /osˈtento/, [osˈt̪ẽn̪t̪o]

Verb

ostento

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of ostentar.
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