profor

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ for (“I speak”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.for/, [ˈprɔ.fɔr]

Verb

profor (present infinitive profārī, perfect active profātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. I speak out.
    • 65 BCE – 8 BCE, Horace, Sermonum Liber I 1.6:
      Infans namque pudor prohibebat plura profari...
      Speechless and for bashfulness prohibited that I speak out many things...

Inflection
   Conjugation of profor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present profor profāris, profāre profātur profāmur profāminī profantur
imperfect profābar profābāris, profābāre profābātur profābāmur profābāminī profābantur
future profābor profāberis, profābere profābitur profābimur profābiminī profābuntur
perfect profātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect profātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect profātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present profer profēris, profēre profētur profēmur profēminī profentur
imperfect profārer profārēris, profārēre profārētur profārēmur profārēminī profārentur
perfect profātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect profātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — profāre — — profāminī —
future — profātor profātor — — profantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives profārī, profārier1 profātus esse profātūrus esse — — —
participles profāns profātus profātūrus — — profandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
profārī, profārier1 profandī profandō profandum profātum profātū

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

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