imitor, imitari, imitatus sum:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
imitate/copy/mimic; follow; make an imitation/reproduction; resemble; simulate;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | imitor | imitamur |
| 2 | imitaris | imitamini |
| 3 | imitatur | imitantur |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| passive | present | imitari |
Imperatives
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | imitare | imitamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | imitator | — |
| 3 | imitator | imitantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imitatus | imitati |
| Gen. | imitati | imitatorum |
| Dat. | imitato | — |
| Acc. | imitatum | imitatos |
| Voc. | imitate | imitati |
| Abl. | imitato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imitata | imitatae |
| Gen. | imitatae | imitatarum |
| Dat. | imitatae | — |
| Acc. | imitatam | imitatas |
| Voc. | imitata | imitatae |
| Abl. | imitata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imitatum | imitata |
| Gen. | imitati | imitatorum |
| Dat. | imitato | — |
| Acc. | imitatum | imitata |
| Voc. | imitatum | imitata |
| Abl. | imitato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imitandus | — |
| Gen. | imitandi | — |
| Dat. | imitando | — |
| Acc. | imitandum | — |
| Voc. | imitande | — |
| Abl. | imitando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imitanda | — |
| Gen. | imitandae | — |
| Dat. | imitandae | — |
| Acc. | imitandam | — |
| Voc. | imitanda | — |
| Abl. | imitanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | imitandum | — |
| Gen. | imitandi | — |
| Dat. | imitando | — |
| Acc. | imitandum | — |
| Voc. | imitandum | — |
| Abl. | imitando | — |
Supines
accusative: imitatum; ablative: imitatu
Examples
- L
Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...bonum est. Olim ipse me damno qui illos imitor dum accuso et verba apertae rei inpendo. Cui enim..." - M
Liber VII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...inveniri praeterea possit. Quo id modo fiet? Sedulo imitor quaerentem, ut quaerere doceam, et omisso speciosiore stili genere..."