verbthird conjugation
acquīrō
acquīrō (present infinitive acquīrere, perfect active acquīsīvī, supine acquīsītum)
Classical[akˈkʷiː.roː]Ecclesiastical[akˈkʷiː.ro]
Meaning
- to acquire or obtain
- to acquire or amass riches or money
- to accrue
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
addō, comparōacquīrō -ere, -quīsīvī — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 24
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | acquīrō | acquīrēbam | acquīram | acquīsīvī | acquīsīveram | acquīsīverō |
| 2nd sg. | acquīris | acquīrēbās | acquīrēs | acquīsīvistī | acquīsīverās | acquīsīveris |
| 3rd sg. | acquīrit | acquīrēbat | acquīret | acquīsīvit | acquīsīverat | acquīsīverit |
| 1st pl. | acquīrimus | acquīrēbāmus | acquīrēmus | acquīsīvimus | acquīsīverāmus | acquīsīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | acquīritis | acquīrēbātis | acquīrētis | acquīsīvistis | acquīsīverātis | acquīsīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | acquīrunt | acquīrēbant | acquīrent | acquīsīvērunt acquīsīvēre | acquīsīverant | acquīsīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | acquīram | acquīrerem | acquīsīverim | acquīsīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | acquīrās | acquīrerēs | acquīsīverīs | acquīsīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | acquīrat | acquīreret | acquīsīverit | acquīsīvisset |
| 1st pl. | acquīrāmus | acquīrerēmus | acquīsīverīmus | acquīsīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | acquīrātis | acquīrerētis | acquīsīverītis | acquīsīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | acquīrant | acquīrerent | acquīsīverint | acquīsīvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | acquīror | acquīrēbar | acquīrar |
| 2nd sg. | acquīreris acquīrere | acquīrēbāris acquīrēbāre | acquīrēris acquīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | acquīritur | acquīrēbātur | acquīrētur |
| 1st pl. | acquīrimur | acquīrēbāmur | acquīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | acquīriminī | acquīrēbāminī | acquīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | acquīruntur | acquīrēbantur | acquīrentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | acquīrar | acquīrerer |
| 2nd sg. | acquīrāris acquīrāre | acquīrerēris acquīrerēre |
| 3rd sg. | acquīrātur | acquīrerētur |
| 1st pl. | acquīrāmur | acquīrerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | acquīrāminī | acquīrerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | acquīrantur | acquīrerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | acquīre | acquīrere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | acquīrite | acquīriminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | acquīritō | acquīritor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | acquīritō | acquīritor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | acquīritōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | acquīruntō | acquīruntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | acquīrere | acquīrī |
| perfect infinitive | acquīsīvisse | acquīsītum esse |
| future infinitive | acquīsītūrum esse | acquīsītum īrī |
| present participle | acquīrēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | acquīsītus acquīsīta, acquīsītā, acquīsītae, acquīsītam, acquīsītārum, acquīsītās, acquīsīte, acquīsītī, acquīsītīs, acquīsītō, acquīsītōrum, acquīsītōs |
| future participle | acquīsītūrus acquīsītūra, acquīsītūrā, acquīsītūrae, acquīsītūram, acquīsītūrārum, acquīsītūrās, acquīsītūre, acquīsītūrī, acquīsītūrīs, acquīsītūrō, acquīsītūrōrum, acquīsītūrōs, acquīsītūrum | acquīrendus acquīrundus, acquīrenda, acquīrendā, acquīrendae, acquīrendam, acquīrendārum, acquīrendās, acquīrende, acquīrendīs, acquīrendōrum, acquīrendōs |
gerundacquīrendī, acquīrendō, acquīrendumsupineacquīsītum, acquīsītū
ac-quīro (adqu.), sīvi, sītum, 3, v. a. quaero,
I. to add to, to get or acquire (in addition), with ad or dat. (freq. in Cic.).
I. Lit.:
mihi quidem ipsi, quid est quod ad vitae fructum possit acquiri? Cic. Cat. 3, 12; 2, 8: vides quam omnis gratias non modo retinendas, sed etiam acquirendas putemus, but even new favor is to be acquired, id. Att. 1, 1; Sall. J. 13, 6; and poet.: viresque adquirit eundo, and gains (ever new and greater) strength in her course, Verg. A. 4, 175.—II. In gen.
A. To get, obtain, procure, secure:
quod ad usum vitae pertineat, Cic. Off. 3, 5, 22; id. Fam. 10, 3: famam, Phaedr. 1, 14: moram, Cic. Caecin. 2: vires, Ov. M. 7, 459: adquirere pauca (sc. nova verba), Hor. A. P. 55.—B. In later Lat., absol., to acquire or amass riches or money (cf.: quaero, quaestus;
abundo, abundantia) [mox adquirendi docet insatiabile votum, Juv. 14, 125]: acquirendi ratio, Quint. 12, 7, 10.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinacquīrō
Latin quaerō Latin acquīrō From ad- + quaerō (“to seek”). Compare typologically Russian взыска́ть (vzyskátʹ) (<~ иска́ть (iskátʹ)).
Descendants
- Catalanadquirir
- Englishacquire
- Portugueseadquirir
- Spanishadquirir
- Asturianadquirir
- Galicianadquirir