antestor

Latin

Etymology

From ante- +‎ testor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /anˈtes.tor/, [än̪ˈt̪ɛs̠t̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /anˈtes.tor/, [än̪ˈt̪ɛst̪or]

Verb

antestor (present infinitive antestārī, perfect active antestātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to call as a witness

Usage notes

Not to be confused with antestō.

Conjugation

Conjugation of antestor (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	antestor	antestāris, antestāre	antestātur	antestāmur	antestāminī	antestantur
	imperfect	antestābar	antestābāris, antestābāre	antestābātur	antestābāmur	antestābāminī	antestābantur
	future	antestābor	antestāberis, antestābere	antestābitur	antestābimur	antestābiminī	antestābuntur
	perfect	antestātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	antestātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	antestātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	antester	antestēris, antestēre	antestētur	antestēmur	antestēminī	antestentur
	imperfect	antestārer	antestārēris, antestārēre	antestārētur	antestārēmur	antestārēminī	antestārentur
	perfect	antestātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	antestātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	antestāre	—	—	antestāminī	—
	future	—	antestātor, antestāminō	antestātor	—	—	antestantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		antestārī	antestātum esse	antestātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		antestāns	antestātus	antestātūrus	—	—	antestandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		antestandī	antestandō	antestandum	antestandō	antestātum	antestātū

References

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