contemno, contemnere, contempsi, contemptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
think little of; look down on, take poor view of; pay no heed/disregard/slight;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | contemno | contemnimus |
| 2 | contemnis | contemnitis |
| 3 | contemnit | contemnunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | contemnere |
| active | perfect | contempsisse |
| passive | present | contemni |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contemne | contemnite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contemnito | contemnitote |
| 3 | contemnito | contemnunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contemnere | contemnimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contemnitor | — |
| 3 | contemnitor | contemnuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptus | contempti |
| Gen. | contempti | contemptorum |
| Dat. | contempto | — |
| Acc. | contemptum | contemptos |
| Voc. | contempte | contempti |
| Abl. | contempto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contempta | contemptae |
| Gen. | contemptae | contemptarum |
| Dat. | contemptae | — |
| Acc. | contemptam | contemptas |
| Voc. | contempta | contemptae |
| Abl. | contempta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemptum | contempta |
| Gen. | contempti | contemptorum |
| Dat. | contempto | — |
| Acc. | contemptum | contempta |
| Voc. | contemptum | contempta |
| Abl. | contempto | — |
Supines
accusative: contemptum; ablative: contemptu
Examples
- M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quae essent probationibus utilia reperirent. Quos equidem non contemno, sed hactenus utiles credo, ne quid per eos iudici..." - M
XVI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...iudices, hoc dici homini reverso. ita nunc ego contemno matrem, ego despicio caecitatis obsequia, homo qui omnium calamitatium..." - M
In Catilinam II
Marcus Tullius Cicero from Catilinarian Orations
"...copiis, quae a nobis cotidie comparantur, magno opere contemno collectum ex senibus desperatis, ex agresti luxuria, ex rusticis..." - G
Epistola ad Caesarem I
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust) from SPURIA
"...tamen Marci Catonis ingenium versutum, loquax, callidum haud contemno. Parantur haec disciplina Graecorum; sed virtus, vigilantia, labos, apud..."