postpono

postpono

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin post-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *tḱey-der.
Proto-Italic *sinō
Proto-Italic *pozinō
Old Latin *poznō
Latin pōnō
Latin postpōnō

    From post- + pōnō (“place, put”).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    postpōnō (present infinitive postpōnere, perfect active postposuī or postposīvī, supine postpositum or postpostum); third conjugation

    1. to place after: a (in order of importance); b (of order within a text)
    2. to rate lower or behind, to treat as of secondary importance
    3. to set aside a person or act
    4. to turn aside (from)
    5. to neglect or disregard
    6. to disparage, belittle
    7. to postpone

    Conjugation

       Conjugation of postpōnō (third conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present postpōnō postpōnis postpōnit postpōnimus postpōnitis postpōnunt
    imperfect postpōnēbam postpōnēbās postpōnēbat postpōnēbāmus postpōnēbātis postpōnēbant
    future postpōnam postpōnēs postpōnet postpōnēmus postpōnētis postpōnent
    perfect postposuī,
    postposīvī     		postposuistī,
    postposīvistī,
    postposīstī1     		postposuit,
    postposīvit,
    postposīt1     		postposuimus,
    postposīvimus,
    postposīmus1     		postposuistis,
    postposīvistis,
    postposīstis1     		postposuērunt,
    postposuēre,
    postposīvērunt,
    postposīrunt,
    postposīvēre1
    pluperfect postposueram,
    postposīveram,
    postposīram1     		postposuerās,
    postposīverās,
    postposīrās1     		postposuerat,
    postposīverat,
    postposīrat1     		postposuerāmus,
    postposīverāmus,
    postposīrāmus1     		postposuerātis,
    postposīverātis,
    postposīrātis1     		postposuerant,
    postposīverant,
    postposīrant1
    future perfect postposuerō,
    postposīverō,
    postposīrō1     		postposueris,
    postposīveris,
    postposīris1     		postposuerit,
    postposīverit,
    postposīrit1     		postposuerimus,
    postposīverimus,
    postposīrimus1     		postposueritis,
    postposīveritis,
    postposīritis1     		postposuerint,
    postposīverint,
    postposīrint1
    passive present postpōnor postpōneris,
    postpōnere     		postpōnitur postpōnimur postpōniminī postpōnuntur
    imperfect postpōnēbar postpōnēbāris,
    postpōnēbāre     		postpōnēbātur postpōnēbāmur postpōnēbāminī postpōnēbantur
    future postpōnar postpōnēris,
    postpōnēre     		postpōnētur postpōnēmur postpōnēminī postpōnentur
    perfect postpositus or postpostus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect postpositus or postpostus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect postpositus or postpostus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present postpōnam postpōnās postpōnat postpōnāmus postpōnātis postpōnant
    imperfect postpōnerem postpōnerēs postpōneret postpōnerēmus postpōnerētis postpōnerent
    perfect postposuerim,
    postposīverim,
    postposīrim1     		postposuerīs,
    postposīverīs,
    postposīrīs1     		postposuerit,
    postposīverit,
    postposīrit1     		postposuerīmus,
    postposīverīmus,
    postposīrīmus1     		postposuerītis,
    postposīverītis,
    postposīrītis1     		postposuerint,
    postposīverint,
    postposīrint1
    pluperfect postposuissem,
    postposīvissem,
    postposīssem1     		postposuissēs,
    postposīvissēs,
    postposīssēs1     		postposuisset,
    postposīvisset,
    postposīsset1     		postposuissēmus,
    postposīvissēmus,
    postposīssēmus1     		postposuissētis,
    postposīvissētis,
    postposīssētis1     		postposuissent,
    postposīvissent,
    postposīssent1
    passive present postpōnar postpōnāris,
    postpōnāre     		postpōnātur postpōnāmur postpōnāminī postpōnantur
    imperfect postpōnerer postpōnerēris,
    postpōnerēre     		postpōnerētur postpōnerēmur postpōnerēminī postpōnerentur
    perfect postpositus or postpostus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect postpositus or postpostus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — postpōne — — postpōnite —
    future — postpōnitō postpōnitō — postpōnitōte postpōnuntō
    passive present — postpōnere — — postpōniminī —
    future — postpōnitor postpōnitor — — postpōnuntor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present postpōnere postpōnī postpōnēns —
    future postpositūrum esse,
    postpostūrum esse     		postpositum īrī,
    postpostum īrī     		postpositūrus,
    postpostūrus     		postpōnendus,
    postpōnundus
    perfect postposuisse,
    postposīvisse,
    postposīsse1     		postpositum esse,
    postpostum esse     		— postpositus,
    postpostus
    future perfect — postpositum fore,
    postpostum fore     		— —
    perfect potential postpositūrum fuisse,
    postpostūrum fuisse     		— — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    postpōnendī postpōnendō postpōnendum postpōnendō postpositum,
    postpostum     		postpositū,
    postpostū

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

    Descendants

    • English: postpone
    • French: postposer
    • Italian: posporre
    • Polish: postponować
    • Portuguese: pospor
    • Romanian: postpune
    • Sicilian: postpùniri
    • Spanish: posponer

    References

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