tergiversor

Latin

Etymology

From tergum (“back, hindpart”) + vertō (“I turn”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ter.ɡiˈwer.sor/

Verb

tergiversor (present infinitive tergiversārī, perfect active tergiversātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

I turn my back and am reluctant; I evade.

Inflection

Conjugation of tergiversor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	tergiversor	tergiversāris, tergiversāre	tergiversātur	tergiversāmur	tergiversāminī	tergiversantur
	imperfect	tergiversābar	tergiversābāris, tergiversābāre	tergiversābātur	tergiversābāmur	tergiversābāminī	tergiversābantur
	future	tergiversābor	tergiversāberis, tergiversābere	tergiversābitur	tergiversābimur	tergiversābiminī	tergiversābuntur
	perfect	tergiversātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	tergiversātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	tergiversātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	tergiverser	tergiversēris, tergiversēre	tergiversētur	tergiversēmur	tergiversēminī	tergiversentur
	imperfect	tergiversārer	tergiversārēris, tergiversārēre	tergiversārētur	tergiversārēmur	tergiversārēminī	tergiversārentur
	perfect	tergiversātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	tergiversātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	tergiversāre	—	—	tergiversāminī	—
active	future	—	tergiversātor	tergiversātor	—	—	tergiversantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		tergiversārī	tergiversātus esse	tergiversātūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		tergiversāns	tergiversātus	tergiversātūrus	—	—	tergiversandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		tergiversārī	tergiversandī	tergiversandō	tergiversandum	tergiversātum	tergiversātū

Derived terms

Related terms

tergum

Descendants

English: tergiversate
French: tergiverser
Italian: tergiversare
Portuguese: tergiversar

References

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

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