contemno, contemnere, contemsi, contemtus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- 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 | contemsisse |
| 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. | contemtus | contemti |
| Gen. | contemti | contemtorum |
| Dat. | contemto | — |
| Acc. | contemtum | contemtos |
| Voc. | contemte | contemti |
| Abl. | contemto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemta | contemtae |
| Gen. | contemtae | contemtarum |
| Dat. | contemtae | — |
| Acc. | contemtam | contemtas |
| Voc. | contemta | contemtae |
| Abl. | contemta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contemtum | contemta |
| Gen. | contemti | contemtorum |
| Dat. | contemto | — |
| Acc. | contemtum | contemta |
| Voc. | contemtum | contemta |
| Abl. | contemto | — |
Supines
accusative: contemtum; ablative: contemtu
Examples
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..."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..."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..."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..."