[ˈɔp.sũː], [ˈɔb.sum]
OriginFrom ob- (“against”) + sum (“to be”).
- suppletive, with-dativeto be against, be prejudicial to, be opposed to
“cultūs et ōrnātīs variē prōdīsse capillīs” — Her elegance was against her, and that she went about with variously ornate hairstyles,
together with her ready retorts to the strict old men.
(See Claudia Quinta.)
- suppletiveto hinder, get or be in the way
“SĪMŌ: Simul, scelerātus Dāvus sī quid cōnsilī / habet, ut cōnsūmat nunc cum nīl obsint dolī.” — SIMO: At the same time, if that wicked Davus has thought of some scheme, he may squander it now when his tricks won’t be a hindrance.
Or, …when his tricks will do no harm.
- suppletiveto hurt, injure, do harm to
Formsobsum(canonical) · irregular conjugation(canonical) · no passive(canonical) · no supine stem except in the future active participle(canonical) · no gerund(canonical) · obesse(infinitive, present) · obfuī(active, perfect) · obfutūrus(active, future, participle) · obsum(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · obes(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · obest(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · obsumus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · obestis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · obsunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · oberam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · oberās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · oberat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · oberāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · oberātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · oberant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person)