fruor

From Proto-Italic *frūgjōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”). Akin to Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (“to make use of, consume”), whence English brook (Etymology 1).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfru.or/, [ˈfruɔr]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfru.or/, [ˈfruːor]

Verb

fruor (present infinitive fruī, perfect active frūctus sum); third conjugation, deponent

to enjoy; to derive pleasure from [ synonyms, antonym ▲]
Synonyms: exhilarō, exsultō, dēlectō, grātulor, congrātulor, gaudeō

Antonym: displiceō
to engage (in)

Usage notes

The verb fruor and others like it, ūtor, fungor, potior, vescor, and their compounds, regularly govern the ablative case.

Conjugation

The future participle is fruitūrus.
A later past participle form is fruitus.

[ less ▲] Conjugation of fruor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruor	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">frueris, fruere	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruitur	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruimur	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruiminī	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruuntur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēbar	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēbāris, fruēbāre	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēbātur	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēbāmur	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēbāminī	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēbantur
	future	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruar	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēris, fruēre	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruētur	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēmur	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēminī	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruentur
	perfect	frūctus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	frūctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	frūctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruar	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruāris, fruāre	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruātur	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruāmur	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruāminī	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruantur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruerer	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruerēris, fruerēre	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruerētur	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruerēmur	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruerēminī	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruerentur
	perfect	frūctus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	frūctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	s\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruere	—	—	p\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruiminī	—
active	future	—	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruitor	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruitor	—	—	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		act\|inf-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruī	frūctum esse	frūctūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		act\|part-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruēns	act\|part-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">frūctus	act\|part-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">frūctūrus, fruitūrus	—	pass\|part-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">frūctus, fruitus	pass\|part-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ger-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruendī	ger-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruendō	ger-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruendum	ger-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">fruendō	sup-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">frūctum	sup-form-of origin-fruor" lang="la">frūctū

Derived terms

frūnīscor
frūmen (“sacrificial porridge”)
fruitiō
fruitō

Pronunciation

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