serō

serō uital.-lat.

from Proto-Indo-European *sish₁éti, the reduplicated present of *seh₁- (“to sow”).

Aus uital. *sizō, aus uig. *sish₁éti, der reduzierten Gegenwart von *seh₁- „säen“.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈse.roː/, [ˈs̠ɛroː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.ro/, [ˈsɛːro]

Verb

serō (present infinitive serere, perfect active sēvī, supine satum); third conjugation

to sow, plant [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
Synonyms: īnserō, disserō, obserō
(of persons) to beget, bring forth, produce
(figuratively) to found, establish; scatter, spread, disseminate; propagate; excite; cause, produce

Conjugation

[ less ▲] Conjugation of serō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serō	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seris	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serit	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serimus	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seritis	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serunt
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbam	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbās	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbat	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbāmus	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbātis	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbant
	future	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seram	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēs	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seret	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēmus	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serētis	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serent
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvī	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvistī, sēstī¹	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvit, sēt¹	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvimus, sēmus¹	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvistis, sēstis¹	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvērunt, sēvēre, sērunt¹
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēveram, sēram¹	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverās, sērās¹	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverat, sērat¹	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverāmus, sērāmus¹	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverātis, sērātis¹	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverant, sērant¹
	future perfect	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverō, sērō¹	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēveris, sēris¹	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverit, sērit¹	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverimus, sērimus¹	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēveritis, sēritis¹	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverint, sērint¹
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seror	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sereris, serere	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seritur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serimur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seriminī	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seruntur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbar	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbāris, serēbāre	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbātur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbāmur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbāminī	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēbantur
	future	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serar	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēris, serēre	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serētur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēmur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēminī	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serentur
	perfect	satus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	satus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	satus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seram	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serās	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serat	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serāmus	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serātis	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serant
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererem	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererēs	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sereret	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererēmus	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererētis	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererent
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverim, sērim¹	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverīs, sērīs¹	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverit, sērit¹	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverīmus, sērīmus¹	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverītis, sērītis¹	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēverint, sērint¹
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvissem, sēssem¹	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvissēs, sēssēs¹	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvisset, sēsset¹	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvissēmus, sēssēmus¹	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvissētis, sēssētis¹	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvissent, sēssent¹
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serar	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serāris, serāre	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serātur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serāmur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serāminī	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serantur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererer	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererēris, sererēre	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererētur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererēmur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererēminī	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sererentur
	perfect	satus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	satus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	s\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sere	—	—	p\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serite	—
active	future	—	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seritō	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seritō	—	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seritōte	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seruntō
passive	present	—	s\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serere	—	—	p\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seriminī	—
passive	future	—	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seritor	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seritor	—	—	p\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">seruntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		act\|inf-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serere	act\|inf-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">sēvisse, sēsse¹	satūrum esse	pass\|inf-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serī	satum esse	satum īrī
participles		act\|part-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serēns	—	act\|part-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">satūrus	—	pass\|part-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">satus	pass\|part-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serendus, serundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ger-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serendī	ger-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serendō	ger-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serendum	ger-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">serendō	sup-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">satum	sup-form-of origin-serō" lang="la">satū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms