contendo, contendere, contendi, contentus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
stretch, draw tight, make taut; draw/bend (bow/catapult); tune; stretch out;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | contendo | contendimus |
| 2 | contendis | contenditis |
| 3 | contendit | contendunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | contendere |
| active | perfect | contendisse |
| passive | present | contendi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contende | contendite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contendito | contenditote |
| 3 | contendito | contendunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contendere | contendimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | contenditor | — |
| 3 | contenditor | contenduntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contentus | contenti |
| Gen. | contenti | contentorum |
| Dat. | contento | — |
| Acc. | contentum | contentos |
| Voc. | contente | contenti |
| Abl. | contento | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contenta | contentae |
| Gen. | contentae | contentarum |
| Dat. | contentae | — |
| Acc. | contentam | contentas |
| Voc. | contenta | contentae |
| Abl. | contenta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | contentum | contenta |
| Gen. | contenti | contentorum |
| Dat. | contento | — |
| Acc. | contentum | contenta |
| Voc. | contentum | contenta |
| Abl. | contento | — |
Supines
accusative: contentum; ablative: contentu
Examples
- A
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...videntur ingrata ignavaque, cum autem Graeca comparo et contendo, non puto Caecilium sequi debuisse, quod assequi nequiret. XXIV..." - D
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...aliis hunc mimum! sponsio fiat: Ox27 purum te contendo uirum. contendo: fateris? Ox28 an uocat ancillas tortoris pergula..." Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Ledae sobrius bibat testa: hoc esse leuius puriusque contendo. Iacet occupato galbinatus in lecto cubitisque trudit hinc..."- L
Libri XIV-XV
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...fabulam. Ego nec Anacharsim auctorem huius rei fuisse contendo et, si fuit, sapiens quidem hoc invenit..." - L
Liber VII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...quidem intentius quam soleo, dum cum materia difficili contendo et vinci nolo, donec intervenerunt amici qui mihi..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...vitiis fractum dicendi genus revocare ad severiora iudicia contendo: tum autem solus hic fere in manibus adulescentium fuit..." - M
Liber II
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...habeo, posse autem maxime, si uelit, optimum quemque contendo: primum quod eum qui eloquentia ceteris praestet illa quoque..." - M
XVI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...iudices, necessitates meas, nondum amici merita refero; interim contendo tunc esse tantum legis huius usum, cum in calamitate..."