ordior

Latin

Alternative forms

• ōrdiō

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈoːr.di.or/, [ˈoːrd̪iɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈor.di.or/, [ˈɔrd̪ior]

Verb

ōrdior (present infinitive ōrdīrī, perfect active ōrsus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent

1. to begin

   Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, moveō, committō, mōlior, exorior

   Antonyms: dēsistō, subsistō, cessō

2. (weaving) to begin to weave, lay the warp
3. to start talking about

   Synonyms: īnfit, aio, alloquor, loquor, inquam

Conjugation

• There is a supine and perfect passive participle ōrdītus, which is rare and only post-Classical.

Conjugation of ōrdior (fourth conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōrdior	ōrdīris, ōrdīre	ōrdītur	ōrdīmur	ōrdīminī	ōrdiuntur
	imperfect	ōrdiēbar	ōrdiēbāris, ōrdiēbāre	ōrdiēbātur	ōrdiēbāmur	ōrdiēbāminī	ōrdiēbantur
	future	ōrdiar	ōrdiēris, ōrdiēre	ōrdiētur	ōrdiēmur	ōrdiēminī	ōrdientur
	perfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	ōrdiar	ōrdiāris, ōrdiāre	ōrdiātur	ōrdiāmur	ōrdiāminī	ōrdiantur
	imperfect	ōrdīrer	ōrdīrēris, ōrdīrēre	ōrdīrētur	ōrdīrēmur	ōrdīrēminī	ōrdīrentur
	perfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	ōrsus or ōrdītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	ōrdīre	—	—	ōrdīminī	—
	future	—	ōrdītor	ōrdītor	—	—	ōrdiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		ōrdīrī	ōrsum esse, ōrdītum esse	ōrsūrum esse, ōrdītūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		ōrdiēns	ōrsus, ōrdītus	ōrsūrus, ōrdītūrus	—	—	ōrdiendus, ōrdiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ōrdiendī	ōrdiendō	ōrdiendum	ōrdiendō	ōrsum, ōrdītum	ōrsū, ōrdītū

Derived terms

• exordium
• prīmordium

Descendants

See ōrdiō.

References

• “ordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ordior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ordior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to enter into conversation with some one: sermonem conferre, instituere, ordiri cum aliquo
    
• Online Latin dictionary, Olivetti