contemno: all forms
contemno means “despise, scorn”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contemno | contemnam | |
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| 2nd singular | contemnis | contemnas | contemne · contemn |
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| 3rd singular | contemnit | contemnat | |
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| 1st plural | contemnimus | contemnamus | |
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| 2nd plural | contemnitis | contemnatis | contemnite |
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| 3rd plural | contemnunt | contemnant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contemnor | contemnar | |
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| 2nd singular | contemneris | contemnare · contemnaris | contemnere |
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| 3rd singular | contemnitur | contemnatur | |
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| 1st plural | contemnimur | contemnamur | |
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| 2nd plural | contemnimini | contemnamini | contemnimini |
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| 3rd plural | contemnuntur | contemnantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contemnebam | contemnerem |
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| 2nd singular | contemnebas | contemneres |
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| 3rd singular | contemnebat | contemneret |
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| 1st plural | contemnebamus | contemneremus |
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| 2nd plural | contemnebatis | contemneretis |
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| 3rd plural | contemnebant | contemnerent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contemnebar | contemnerer |
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| 2nd singular | contemnebare · contemnebaris | contemnerere · contemnereris |
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| 3rd singular | contemnebatur | contemneretur |
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| 1st plural | contemnebamur | contemneremur |
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| 2nd plural | contemnebamini | contemneremini |
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| 3rd plural | contemnebantur | contemnerentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contemnam | |
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| 2nd singular | contemnes | contemnito |
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| 3rd singular | contemnet | contemnito |
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| 1st plural | contemnemus | |
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| 2nd plural | contemnetis | contemnitote |
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| 3rd plural | contemnent | contemnunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | contemnar | |
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| 2nd singular | contemnere · contemneris | contemnitor |
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| 3rd singular | contemnetur | contemnitor |
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| 1st plural | contemnemur | |
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| 2nd plural | contemnemini | |
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| 3rd plural | contemnentur | contemnuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contempsi | contempserim |
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| 2nd singular | contempsisti | contempseris |
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| 3rd singular | contempsit | contempserit |
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| 1st plural | contempsimus | contempserimus |
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| 2nd plural | contempsistis | contempseritis |
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| 3rd plural | contempserunt · contempsere | contempserint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | contempseram | contempsissem |
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| 2nd singular | contempseras | contempsisses |
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| 3rd singular | contempserat | contempsisset |
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| 1st plural | contempseramus | contempsissemus |
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| 2nd plural | contempseratis | contempsissetis |
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| 3rd plural | contempserant | contempsissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | contempsero |
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| 2nd singular | contempseris |
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| 3rd singular | contempserit |
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| 1st plural | contempserimus |
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| 2nd plural | contempseritis |
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| 3rd plural | contempserint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | contemnere | contemni |
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| Perfect | contempsisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | contemnens |
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| Genitive | | contemnentis |
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| Dative | | contemnenti |
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| Accusative | contemnens | contemnentem |
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| Ablative | | contemnenti · contemnente |
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| Vocative | | contemnens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contemnentia | contemnentes |
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| Genitive | | contemnentum · contemnentium |
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| Dative | | contemnentibus |
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| Accusative | contemnentia | contemnentes |
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| Ablative | | contemnentibus |
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| Vocative | contemnentia | contemnentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contempturus | contemptura | contempturum | |
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| Genitive | contempturi | contempturae | contempturi | |
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| Dative | contempturo | contempturae | contempturo | |
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| Accusative | contempturum | contempturam | contempturum | |
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| Ablative | contempturo | contemptura | contempturo | |
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| Vocative | contempture | contemptura | contempturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contempturi | contempturae | contemptura | |
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| Genitive | contempturorum | contempturarum | contempturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | contempturis |
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| Accusative | contempturos | contempturas | contemptura | |
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| Ablative | | | | contempturis |
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| Vocative | contempturi | contempturae | contemptura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contemptus | contempta | contemptum | |
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| Genitive | contempti | contemptae | contempti | |
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| Dative | contempto | contemptae | contempto | |
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| Accusative | contemptum | contemptam | contemptum | |
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| Ablative | contempto | contempta | contempto | |
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| Vocative | contempte | contempta | contemptum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contempti | contemptae | contempta | |
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| Genitive | contemptorum | contemptarum | contemptorum | |
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| Dative | | | | contemptis |
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| Accusative | contemptos | contemptas | contempta | |
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| Ablative | | | | contemptis |
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| Vocative | contempti | contemptae | contempta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contemnendus | contemnenda | contemnendum | |
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| Genitive | contemnendi | contemnendae | contemnendi | |
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| Dative | contemnendo | contemnendae | contemnendo | |
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| Accusative | contemnendum | contemnendam | contemnendum | |
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| Ablative | contemnendo | contemnenda | contemnendo | |
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| Vocative | contemnende | contemnenda | contemnendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | contemnendi | contemnendae | contemnenda | |
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| Genitive | contemnendorum | contemnendarum | contemnendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | contemnendis |
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| Accusative | contemnendos | contemnendas | contemnenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | contemnendis |
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| Vocative | contemnendi | contemnendae | contemnenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | contemptum |
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| Ablative | contemptu |
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Meaning and examples of contemno
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.