renuntio

Latin

Alternative forms

• renūnciō

Etymology

From re- +‎ nūntiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈnuːn.ti.oː/, [rɛˈnuːn̪t̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈnun.t͡si.o/, [reˈnunt̪͡s̪io]

Verb

renūntiō (present infinitive renūntiāre, perfect active renūntiāvī, supine renūntiātum); first conjugation

1. to report or announce

   Synonyms: dēnūntiō, nūntiō, indico, prōdō, refero, adnūntiō, profiteor, nū̆ncupō, praedicō, ēdīcō, dēferō, cōntiōnor

2. to reject, retract, renounce or revoke

   Synonyms: negō, dētrectō, āspernor, āversor

   Antonym: aio

Conjugation

Conjugation of renūntiō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	renūntiō	renūntiās	renūntiat	renūntiāmus	renūntiātis	renūntiant
	imperfect	renūntiābam	renūntiābās	renūntiābat	renūntiābāmus	renūntiābātis	renūntiābant
	future	renūntiābō	renūntiābis	renūntiābit	renūntiābimus	renūntiābitis	renūntiābunt
	perfect	renūntiāvī	renūntiāvistī, renūntiāstī1	renūntiāvit, renūntiāt1	renūntiāvimus, renūntiāmus1	renūntiāvistis, renūntiāstis1	renūntiāvērunt, renūntiāvēre, renūntiārunt1
	pluperfect	renūntiāveram, renūntiāram1	renūntiāverās, renūntiārās1	renūntiāverat, renūntiārat1	renūntiāverāmus, renūntiārāmus1	renūntiāverātis, renūntiārātis1	renūntiāverant, renūntiārant1
	future perfect	renūntiāverō, renūntiārō1	renūntiāveris, renūntiāris1	renūntiāverit, renūntiārit1	renūntiāverimus, renūntiārimus1	renūntiāveritis, renūntiāritis1	renūntiāverint, renūntiārint1
passive	present	renūntior	renūntiāris, renūntiāre	renūntiātur	renūntiāmur	renūntiāminī	renūntiantur
	imperfect	renūntiābar	renūntiābāris, renūntiābāre	renūntiābātur	renūntiābāmur	renūntiābāminī	renūntiābantur
	future	renūntiābor	renūntiāberis, renūntiābere	renūntiābitur	renūntiābimur	renūntiābiminī	renūntiābuntur
	perfect	renūntiātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	renūntiātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	renūntiātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	renūntiem	renūntiēs	renūntiet	renūntiēmus	renūntiētis	renūntient
	imperfect	renūntiārem	renūntiārēs	renūntiāret	renūntiārēmus	renūntiārētis	renūntiārent
	perfect	renūntiāverim, renūntiārim1	renūntiāverīs, renūntiārīs1	renūntiāverit, renūntiārit1	renūntiāverīmus, renūntiārīmus1	renūntiāverītis, renūntiārītis1	renūntiāverint, renūntiārint1
	pluperfect	renūntiāvissem, renūntiāssem1	renūntiāvissēs, renūntiāssēs1	renūntiāvisset, renūntiāsset1	renūntiāvissēmus, renūntiāssēmus1	renūntiāvissētis, renūntiāssētis1	renūntiāvissent, renūntiāssent1
passive	present	renūntier	renūntiēris, renūntiēre	renūntiētur	renūntiēmur	renūntiēminī	renūntientur
	imperfect	renūntiārer	renūntiārēris, renūntiārēre	renūntiārētur	renūntiārēmur	renūntiārēminī	renūntiārentur
	perfect	renūntiātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	renūntiātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	renūntiā	—	—	renūntiāte	—
	future	—	renūntiātō	renūntiātō	—	renūntiātōte	renūntiantō
passive	present	—	renūntiāre	—	—	renūntiāminī	—
	future	—	renūntiātor	renūntiātor	—	—	renūntiantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		renūntiāre	renūntiāvisse, renūntiāsse1	renūntiātūrum esse	renūntiārī	renūntiātum esse	renūntiātum īrī
participles		renūntiāns	—	renūntiātūrus	—	renūntiātus	renūntiandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		renūntiandī	renūntiandō	renūntiandum	renūntiandō	renūntiātum	renūntiātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• renūntiātiō

Descendants

• Catalan: renunciar
• English: renounce
• French: renoncer
• Italian: rinunziare, rinunciare
• Portuguese: renunciar
• Romanian: renunța
• Sicilian: rinunziari
• Spanish: renunciar

References

• “renuntio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “renuntio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• renuntio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to renounce, give up a friendship: amicitiam renuntiare
    
  • to sever (previous) hospitable relations: hospitium renuntiare (Liv. 25. 18)
    
  • to officially proclaim (by the praeco, herald) a man elected consul; to return a man consul: aliquem consulem renuntiare (De Or. 2. 64. 260)