opperior

== Latin == === Etymology === See experior. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔpˈpɛ.ri.ɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [opˈpɛː.ri.or] === Verb === opperior (present infinitive opperīrī or opperīrier, perfect active opperītus sum or oppertus sum); fourth conjugation, deponent to wait, await, expect a person or thing Synonyms: exspectō, maneō ==== Conjugation ==== 1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested. The second-person future active imperative in -minō is attested in Plautus, Truculentus 197. === References === “opperior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “opperior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “opperior”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.