verbthird conjugation
asserō1
asserō (present infinitive asserere, perfect active asseruī, supine assertum)
Classical[ˈas.sɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.se.ro]
Meaning
- to join someone or something to oneself
- oftento declare someone to be free by laying hands upon him; set free, liberate
- oftento declare someone to be a slave by laying hands upon him; claim as a slave
- to free from, protect, preserve, defend, defend against
- to declare something to be one's own possession, arrogate, claim
- to maintain, affirm, allege, assert, declare
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | asserō | asserēbam | asseram | asseruī assēvī | asserueram assēveram | asseruerō |
| 2nd sg. | asseris | asserēbās | asserēs | asseruistī assēvistī | asseruerās | asserueris assēveris |
| 3rd sg. | asserit | asserēbat | asseret | asseruit assēvit | asseruerat | asseruerit assēverit |
| 1st pl. | asserimus | asserēbāmus | asserēmus | asseruimus assēvimus | asseruerāmus | asseruerimus assēverimus |
| 2nd pl. | asseritis | asserēbātis | asserētis | asseruistis assēvistis | asseruerātis | asserueritis assēveritis |
| 3rd pl. | asserunt | asserēbant | asserent | asseruērunt asseruēre, assēvēre, assēvērunt | asseruerant | asseruerint assēverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | asseram | assererem | asseruerim assēverim | asseruissem assēvissem |
| 2nd sg. | asserās | assererēs | asseruerīs assēverīs | asseruissēs assēvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | asserat | assereret | asseruerit assēverit | asseruisset assēvisset |
| 1st pl. | asserāmus | assererēmus | asseruerīmus assēverīmus | asseruissēmus assēvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | asserātis | assererētis | asseruerītis assēverītis | asseruissētis assēvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | asserant | assererent | asseruerint assēverint | asseruissent assēvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | asseror | asserēbar | asserar |
| 2nd sg. | assereris asserere | asserēbāris asserēbāre | asserēris asserēre |
| 3rd sg. | asseritur | asserēbātur | asserētur |
| 1st pl. | asserimur | asserēbāmur | asserēmur |
| 2nd pl. | asseriminī | asserēbāminī | asserēminī |
| 3rd pl. | asseruntur | asserēbantur | asserentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | asserar | assererer |
| 2nd sg. | asserāris asserāre | assererēris assererēre |
| 3rd sg. | asserātur | assererētur |
| 1st pl. | asserāmur | assererēmur |
| 2nd pl. | asserāminī | assererēminī |
| 3rd pl. | asserantur | assererentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | assere | asserere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | asserite | asseriminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | asseritō | asseritor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | asseritō | asseritor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | asseritōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | asseruntō | asseruntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | asserere | asserī |
| perfect infinitive | asseruisse assēvisse | assertum esse |
| future infinitive | assertūrum esse | assertum īrī |
| present participle | asserēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | assertus asserta, assertā, assertae, assertam, assertārum, assertās, asserte, assertī, assertīs, assertō, assertōrum, assertōs, assita, assitā, assitae, assitam, assitārum, assitās, assite, assitī, assitīs, assitō, assitōrum, assitōs, assitum, assitus |
| future participle | assertūrus assertūra, assertūrā, assertūrae, assertūram, assertūrārum, assertūrās, assertūre, assertūrī, assertūrīs, assertūrō, assertūrōrum, assertūrōs, assertūrum, assitūra, assitūrā, assitūrae, assitūram, assitūrārum, assitūrās, assitūre, assitūrī, assitūrīs, assitūrō, assitūrōrum, assitūrōs, assitūrum, assitūrus | asserendus asserundus, asserenda, asserendā, asserendae, asserendam, asserendārum, asserendās, asserende, asserendīs, asserendōrum, asserendōs |
gerundasserendī, asserendō, asserendumsupineassertum, assertū
as-sĕro (ads-, Ritschl, Fleckeisen, Merk., Halm, Weissenb.), sĕrŭi, sertum, 3, v. a.,
I. to join some person or thing to one's self; hence,
I. As a jurid. t. t. (so this word is most freq. found; cf. assertor and assertio).
A. Aliquem manu, in libertatem or liberali causā (also merely manu, and finally absol. adserere), to declare one (a slave) to be free by laying hands upon him, to set free, to liberate:
adserere manu in libertatem ..., Varr. L. L. 6, § 64 Müll.: qui in libertatem adserebant, Suet. Vit. 10: se adserit in libertatem, Dig. 47, 10, 11 fin.: in iis qui adserantur in libertatem, quia quivis lege agere possit, id juris esse, Liv. 3, 45; so, in ingenuitatem, Suet. Aug. 74: se ingenuitati, Dig. 40, 14, 2: manu eas adserat Suas populares liberali causā, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 83: manuque liberali causā ambas adseras, id. ib. 5, 2, 142: si quisquam hanc liberali adseruisset manu, id. Curc. 5, 2, 68: ego liberali illam adsero causā manu, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 40: cum in causā liberali eum, qui adserebatur cognatum, suum esse diceret, * Cic. Fl. 17, 40: neminem venire, qui istas adsereret manu, Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 11: illam a lenone adserito manu, id. Pers. 1, 3, 83; and transf.: pisces manu adserere, id. Rud. 4, 3, 34: adserui jam me fugique catenas, Ov. Am. 3, 11, 3 Merk.; Suet. Vesp. 3; id. Gram. 21.—B. Aliquem in servitutem, to declare one to be a slave by laying the hand upon him, to claim as a slave:
M. Claudio clienti negotium dedit (Ap. Claudius), ut virginem in servitutem adsereret, Liv. 3, 44; so Suet. Tib. 2; Liv. 34, 18; 35, 16 fin.—II. After the poets of the Aug. per., transf. from the judicial sphere to common life.
A. (Acc. to I. A.) To free from, to protect, defend, defend against (esp. freq. in Flor. and Suet.):
habe ante oculos mortalitatem, a quā adserere te hoc uno munimento potes, Plin. Ep. 2, 10, 4: se ab injuriā oblivionis, id. ib. 3, 5, 9: liberatae Italiae adsertique imperii nuntius, Flor. 3, 3, 19: post adsertam a Manlio, restitutam a Camillo urbem, id. 1, 13, 19: Latini quoque Tarquinios adserebant, id. 1, 11, 1: Gracchanas leges, id. 3, 16, 1: easdem leges, id. 3, 17, 1; so id. 2, 18, 16; 3, 3, 19; 3, 17, 4: dignitatem, Suet. Caes. 16 (cf. Caes. B. C. 1, 7, and Suet. Caes. 33: defendere dignitatem, id. ib. 72: tueri dignitatem): senatus in adserendā libertate consensit, in the restoring of freedom, Suet. Calig. 60; id. Claud. 10: namque adserit urbes sola fames (liberas facit urbes contra dominos, Schol.), Luc. 3, 56: hoc focale tuas adserat auriculas, i. e. guard against the hearing of bad verses, Mart. 14, 142: non te cucullis adseret caput tectum (sc. a basiis), id. 11, 99.— B. (Acc. to I. B.) Aliquid sibi, to appropriate something to one's self, to claim, declare it one's own possession: nec laudes adsere nostras, claim not for yourself, etc., Ov. M. 1, 462:
haec (gaudia) utrāque manu complexuque adsere toto, Mart. 1, 16, 9; and (per hypallagen): me adsere caelo, appoint me to the skies, i. e. declare me to be of celestial origin, Ov. M. 1, 761.—In prose, Vell. 2, 60 Runhk.; cf. Val. Max. 4, 4, 4: Unus hominum ad hoc aevi Felicis sibi cognomen adseruit L. Sulla, Plin. 7, 43, 44, § 137: sapientis sibi nomen adseruit, Quint. 12, 1, 20: sibi artem figurarum, id. 9, 3, 64: ipse te in alto isto pinguique secessu studiis adseris? are you devoting yourself? Plin. Ep. 1, 3, 3: dominationem sibi, Suet. Oth. 9: divinam majestatem sibi, id. Calig. 22: Gallaeci Graecam sibi originem adserunt, Just. 44, 3.—C. In gen., to maintain, affirm, assert, declare; διαβεβαιοῦμαι, Gloss.:
non haec Colchidos adserit furorem, Diri prandia nec refert Thyestae, Mart. 10, 35: Epicharmus testium malis hanc utilissime imponi adserit, Plin. 20, 9, 34, § 89, where Jan conjectures ait: mollissimum quemque beatum fore adserebant, Aur. Vict. Caes. 28, 8; so id. ib. 3, 5: non vacat adserere quae finxeris, Quint. Decl. 7, 6; Pall. 1, 19, 3; so Veg. 1, 17, 4; 1, 17, 5; 5, 25, 1 al.Origins
From ad- + serō (“join or bind together”). Given Oscan aserum (“to seize”, inf.), one can reconstruct Proto-Italic *adserō.
Descendants
- Catalanasserir
- Italianasserire
- Portugueseasserir
- Englishassert
In English words that came into English from asserō
- assertassertus
- assertionassertiō
- assertoryassertōrius