[ˈkoː.nɔr], [ˈkɔː.nor]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *kōnāje/o-, itself possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kṓnh₁-ie-, from root *ken- (“to set oneself in motion”). De Vaan favors an explanation from Proto-Indo-European *ḱōn-eh₂-ie- (verb), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱōn-o- (adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱon-o-, from *ken-. De Vaan suggests that it is also possible that it may derive from a root noun *ḱṓn- (“ascent”). This noun may have underwent a semantic shift from "ascent" to "effort" or "attempt."
- conjugation-1, deponentto try, attempt
Formscōnor(canonical) · cōnārī(infinitive, present) · cōnātus sum(active, perfect) · cōnor(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · cōnāris(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · cōnāre(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · cōnātur(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · cōnāmur(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · cōnāminī(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · cōnantur(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · cōnābar(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · cōnābāris(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · cōnābāre(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · cōnābātur(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · cōnābāmur(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · cōnābāminī(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · cōnābantur(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · cōnābor(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · cōnāberis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · cōnābere(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular)