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verbfirst conjugation

aberrō

aberrō (present infinitive aberrāre, perfect active aberrāvī, supine aberrātum)
Classical[aˈbɛr.roː]Ecclesiastical[aˈbɛr.ro]
aberrāns pres. act. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. sometimestransitiveto wander, stray or deviate from
  2. intransitiveto aberr, aberrate, go astray, get lost; deviate, digress
  3. intransitiveto seek distraction, forget for a time
  4. broadlyintransitiveto go wrong, make a mistake, err

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.aberrōaberrābamaberrābōaberrāvīaberrāveram
aberrāram		aberrāverō
aberrārō
2nd sg.aberrāsaberrābāsaberrābisaberrāvistī
aberrāstī		aberrāverās
aberrārās		aberrāveris
aberrāris
3rd sg.aberrataberrābataberrābitaberrāvit
aberrāt		aberrāverat
aberrārat		aberrāverit
aberrārit
1st pl.aberrāmusaberrābāmusaberrābimusaberrāvimus
aberrāmus		aberrāverāmus
aberrārāmus		aberrāverimus
aberrārimus
2nd pl.aberrātisaberrābātisaberrābitisaberrāvistis
aberrāstis		aberrāverātis
aberrārātis		aberrāveritis
aberrāritis
3rd pl.aberrantaberrābantaberrābuntaberrāvērunt
aberrārunt, aberrāvēre		aberrāverant
aberrārant		aberrāverint
aberrārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.aberremaberrāremaberrāverim
aberrārim		aberrāvissem
aberrāssem
2nd sg.aberrēsaberrārēsaberrāverīs
aberrārīs		aberrāvissēs
aberrāssēs
3rd sg.aberretaberrāretaberrāverit
aberrārit		aberrāvisset
aberrāsset
1st pl.aberrēmusaberrārēmusaberrāverīmus
aberrārīmus		aberrāvissēmus
aberrāssēmus
2nd pl.aberrētisaberrārētisaberrāverītis
aberrārītis		aberrāvissētis
aberrāssētis
3rd pl.aberrentaberrārentaberrāverint
aberrārint		aberrāvissent
aberrāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.aberroraberrābaraberrābor
2nd sg.aberrāris
aberrāre		aberrābāris
aberrābāre		aberrāberis
aberrābere
3rd sg.aberrāturaberrābāturaberrābitur
1st pl.aberrāmuraberrābāmuraberrābimur
2nd pl.aberrāminīaberrābāminīaberrābiminī
3rd pl.aberranturaberrābanturaberrābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.aberreraberrārer
2nd sg.aberrēris
aberrēre		aberrārēris
aberrārēre
3rd sg.aberrēturaberrārētur
1st pl.aberrēmuraberrārēmur
2nd pl.aberrēminīaberrārēminī
3rd pl.aberrenturaberrārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.aberrāaberrāre
pres. 2nd pl.aberrāteaberrāminī
fut. 2nd sg.aberrātōaberrātor
fut. 3rd sg.aberrātōaberrātor
fut. 2nd pl.aberrātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.aberrantōaberrantor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveaberrāreaberrārī
perfect infinitiveaberrāvisse
aberrāsse		aberrātum esse
future infinitiveaberrātūrum esseaberrātum īrī
present participleaberrāns
aberrante, aberrantem, aberrantēs, aberrantī, aberrantia, aberrantibus, aberrantis, aberrantīs, aberrantium		—
perfect participle—aberrātus
aberrāta, aberrātā, aberrātae, aberrātam, aberrātārum, aberrātās, aberrātī, aberrātōrum, aberrātōs
future participleaberrātūrus
aberrātūra, aberrātūrā, aberrātūrae, aberrātūram, aberrātūrārum, aberrātūrās, aberrātūre, aberrātūrī, aberrātūrīs, aberrātūrō, aberrātūrōrum, aberrātūrōs, aberrātūrum		aberrandus
aberranda, aberrandā, aberrandae, aberrandam, aberrandārum, aberrandās, aberrande, aberrandīs, aberrandōrum, aberrandōs
gerundaberrandī, aberrandō, aberrandumsupineaberrātum, aberrātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

sed redeat, unde aberravit oratio
but to return from the digression we have been making.
a proposito aberrare, declinare, deflectere, digredi, egredi
to digress from the point at issue.

ăb-erro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n.,
I. to wander from the way, to go astray.
I. Lit.: puer inter homines aberravit a patre, Plaut. Men. prol. 31: taurus, qui pecore aberrāsset, Liv. 41, 13, 2.—
II. Trop.
A. (Like abeo, II. A.) To wander from, stray, or deviate from a purpose, subject, etc. (Ciceronian): a regulā et praescriptione naturae, Cic. Acc. 2, 46, 140: ne ab eo, quod propositum est, longius aberret oratio, id. Caecin. 19; so id. Off. 1, 28; 1, 37; id. Fin. 5, 28 al.—Also without ab: vereor ne nihil conjecturā aberrem, Cic. Att. 14, 22 (with a conjecturā, id. N. D. 1, 36, 100): etiam si aberrare ad alia coeperit, ad haec revocetur oratio, id. Off. 1, 37 fin.: rogo, ut artificem (sc. pictorem), quem elegeris, ne in melius quidem sinas aberrare, that the painter should not depart from the original, even to improve it, Plin. Ep. 4, 28 fin.—
B. To divert the mind or attention, to forget for a time: at ego hic scribendo dies totos nihil equidem levor, sed tamen aberro, I am indeed not free from sorrow, but I divert my thoughts, Cic. Att. 12, 38; so id. ib. 12, 45 (cf. aberratio).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinaberrō

Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ers-eh₂-yé-ti Proto-Italic *erzāō Latin errō Latin aberrō From ab- (“from, away from”) + errō (“wander, stray”).

Descendants
  • Catalanaberrar
  • Englishaberr
  • Englishaberrate
  • Englishaberrant
  • Frenchaberrerfrom Middle French aberrer
  • Italianaberrare
  • Portugueseaberrar
  • Spanishaberrar

In English words that came into English from aberrō

  • aberrationaberrātiō
  • aberrantaberrāns
  • aberranceaberrare
  • aberrateaberrātus

Quick answers

What does aberrō mean in Latin?
aberrō, a verb, means “to wander, stray or deviate from; to aberr, aberrate, go astray, get lost; deviate, digress”.
What are the principal parts of aberrō?
aberrō, aberrāre, aberrāvī, aberrātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce aberrō?
In classical Latin, [aˈbɛr.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbɛr.ro].
Where does aberrō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin aberrō.
Which English words come from aberrō?
English words that go back to Latin aberrō include aberrant, aberrance, aberrate and aberration.