cavillor

Latin

Etymology

From cavilla (“jesting, banter”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

Verb

cavillor (present infinitive cavillārī, perfect active cavillātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to jeer, mock, satirize
    Synonyms: spernō, contemnō, āspernor
  2. to gainsay, quibble, or engage in sophistry

Conjugation

   Conjugation of cavillor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present cavillor cavillāris,
cavillāre 		cavillātur cavillāmur cavillāminī cavillantur
imperfect cavillābar cavillābāris,
cavillābāre 		cavillābātur cavillābāmur cavillābāminī cavillābantur
future cavillābor cavillāberis,
cavillābere 		cavillābitur cavillābimur cavillābiminī cavillābuntur
perfect cavillātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cavillātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cavillātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present caviller cavillēris,
cavillēre 		cavillētur cavillēmur cavillēminī cavillentur
imperfect cavillārer cavillārēris,
cavillārēre 		cavillārētur cavillārēmur cavillārēminī cavillārentur
perfect cavillātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cavillātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — cavillāre — — cavillāminī —
future — cavillātor cavillātor — — cavillantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present cavillārī — cavillāns —
future cavillātūrum esse — cavillātūrus cavillandus
perfect cavillātum esse — cavillātus —
future perfect cavillātum fore — — —
perfect potential cavillātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
cavillandī cavillandō cavillandum cavillandō cavillātum cavillātū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Asturian: cavilar
  • → English: cavil
  • → Galician: cavilar
  • → Italian: cavillare
  • → Portuguese: cavilar
  • → Spanish: cavilar

References

  • “cavillor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cavillor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cavillor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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