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
Liber II
Aulus Gellius
"...videntur ingrata ignavaque, cum autem Graeca comparo et contendo, non puto Caecilium sequi debuisse, quod assequi nequiret. XXIV..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."