nitor, niti, nisus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
press/lean upon; struggle; advance; depend on (with abl.); strive, labor;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nitor | nitimur |
| 2 | niteris | nitimini |
| 3 | nititur | nituntur |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| passive | present | niti |
Imperatives
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | nitere | nitimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | nititor | — |
| 3 | nititor | nituntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nisus | nisi |
| Gen. | nisi | nisorum |
| Dat. | niso | — |
| Acc. | nisum | nisos |
| Voc. | nise | nisi |
| Abl. | niso | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nisa | nisae |
| Gen. | nisae | nisarum |
| Dat. | nisae | — |
| Acc. | nisam | nisas |
| Voc. | nisa | nisae |
| Abl. | nisa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | nisum | nisa |
| Gen. | nisi | nisorum |
| Dat. | niso | — |
| Acc. | nisum | nisa |
| Voc. | nisum | nisa |
| Abl. | niso | — |
Supines
accusative: nisum; ablative: nisu
Examples
Liber V
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...profusum? et tamen ipsa suo si fulget luna nitore, cur nequeat certa mundi languescere parte, dum loca luminibus..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...nigrai noctis ad umbram aurorae perductus ab exoriente nitore, praesertim si cum summost clamore profusus. ergo corpoream vocem..."Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...aequore ponti aut alio in quovis uno puroque nitore dissimiles longe inter se variosque colores. praeterea nihil officiunt..."Satura III
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...tunicae summis aedilibus albae. hic ultra vires habitus nitor, hic aliquid plus quam satis est interdum aliena sumitur..."Satura IX
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...uultus grauis, horrida siccae silua comae, nullus tota nitor in cute, qualem Bruttia praestabat calidi tibi fascia uisci..."Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...quod tibi difficillimum est, de nugis nostris iudices nitore seposito, ne Romam, si ita decreveris, non Hispaniensem librum..."Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...fluunt ac vix saginam continent suam; delectat te nitor horum arte quaesitus. At mehercules ista sollicite scrutata varieque..."Eunuchus
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...viden me ex dem ortum loco? qui color nitor vestitu', quae habitudost corporis! omnia habeo neque quicquam habeo..."