verbsecond conjugation
commereō
commereō (present infinitive commerēre, perfect active commeruī, supine commeritum)
Classical[kɔmˈmɛ.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[komˈmɛː.re.o]
Meaning
- to merit or deserve (fully)
- to err in, commit an offence or crime, perpetrate; to be guilty of
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commereō | commerēbam | commerēbō | commeruī | commerueram | commeruerō |
| 2nd sg. | commerēs | commerēbās | commerēbis | commeruistī | commeruerās | commerueris |
| 3rd sg. | commeret | commerēbat | commerēbit | commeruit | commeruerat | commeruerit |
| 1st pl. | commerēmus | commerēbāmus | commerēbimus | commeruimus | commeruerāmus | commeruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | commerētis | commerēbātis | commerēbitis | commeruistis | commeruerātis | commerueritis |
| 3rd pl. | commerent | commerēbant | commerēbunt | commeruērunt commeruēre | commeruerant | commeruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commeream | commerērem | commeruerim | commeruissem |
| 2nd sg. | commereās | commerērēs | commeruerīs | commeruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | commereat | commerēret | commeruerit | commeruisset |
| 1st pl. | commereāmus | commerērēmus | commeruerīmus | commeruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | commereātis | commerērētis | commeruerītis | commeruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | commereant | commerērent | commeruerint | commeruissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commereor | commerēbar | commerēbor |
| 2nd sg. | commerēris commerēre | commerēbāris commerēbāre | commerēberis commerēbere |
| 3rd sg. | commerētur | commerēbātur | commerēbitur |
| 1st pl. | commerēmur | commerēbāmur | commerēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | commerēminī | commerēbāminī | commerēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | commerentur | commerēbantur | commerēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | commerear | commerērer |
| 2nd sg. | commereāris commereāre | commerērēris commerērēre |
| 3rd sg. | commereātur | commerērētur |
| 1st pl. | commereāmur | commerērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | commereāminī | commerērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | commereantur | commerērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | commerē | commerēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | commerēte | commerēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | commerētō | commerētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | commerētō | commerētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | commerētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | commerentō | commerentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | commerēre | commerērī |
| perfect infinitive | commeruisse | commeritum esse |
| future infinitive | commeritūrum esse | commeritum īrī |
| present participle | commerēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | commeritus commerita, commeritā, commeritae, commeritam, commeritārum, commeritās, commerite, commeritī, commeritīs, commeritō, commeritōrum, commeritōs |
| future participle | commeritūrus commeritūra, commeritūrā, commeritūrae, commeritūram, commeritūrārum, commeritūrās, commeritūre, commeritūrī, commeritūrīs, commeritūrō, commeritūrōrum, commeritūrōs, commeritūrum | commerendus commerenda, commerendā, commerendae, commerendam, commerendārum, commerendās, commerende, commerendīs, commerendōrum, commerendōs |
gerundcommerendī, commerendō, commerendumsupinecommeritum, commeritū
com-mĕrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2, v. a.,
I. to merit fully, to deserve something; usu. in a bad sense.
I. Prop.:
interrogabatur reus, quam quasi aestimationem commeruisse se maxime confiteretur, Cic. de Or. 1, 54, 232: poenam, Ov. Tr. 2, 4: numquam sciens commerui merito ut caperet odium illam mei, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 4.—II. Meton. (with culpam, etc.; antecedens pro consequenti; prop. to earn, acquire, bring to or upon one's self), to err in something, to commit an offence or crime, be guilty of, perpetrate (mostly ante-class.):
noxiam, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 56: aliquem Castigare pro conmeritā noxiā, id. Trin. 1, 1, 4: culpam in se, id. Merc. 4, 6, 10: quid ego de te conmerui mali? id. Aul. 4, 10, 5: neque te conmeruisse culpam, id. Capt. 2, 3, 43; so, culpam, Ter. Phorm. 1, 4, 29: commerere in se aliquid mali, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 59; cf.: quid commerui aut peccavi? Ter. And. 1, 1, 112; cf.: quid placidae commeruistis oves? Ov. F. 1, 362.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
com-mereō (conm-) uī, itus, ēre,
to merit fully, deserve, incur, earn: aliquam aestimationem: ut caperet odium illam mei, T.: poenam, O.—To commit, be guilty of, perpetrate: culpam, T.: alqd, T., O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincommereō
Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mr̥-éh₁-yeti Proto-Italic *merējō Proto-Italic *merēō Latin mereō Latin commereō From con- + mereō (“earn, merit, deserve”).