verbthird conjugation
cōnserō1
cōnserō (present infinitive cōnserere, perfect active cōnseruī, supine cōnsertum)
Classical[ˈkõː.sɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.se.ro]
Meaning
- to fasten, connect, entwine, tie, join or bind into a whole
- to unite or bring together
- to engage in close combat, join battle
- EcclesiasticalLatinMedieval Latinto fold or enfold
Parum inquam dormiēs, modicum dormītābis, pauxillum manūs cōnserēs ut quiēscās. (future active indicative) Thou wilt sleep a little, said I, thou wilt slumber a little, thou wilt fold thy hands a little to rest …. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.: 1752 CE)
c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Proverbs.24.33
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
inter sē nectōcōnserō -ere — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 3
plant
cōnserō -ere, -situs — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnserō | cōnserēbam | cōnseram | cōnseruī cōnsēvī | cōnserueram cōnsēveram | cōnseruerō cōnsēverō |
| 2nd sg. | cōnseris | cōnserēbās | cōnserēs | cōnseruistī cōnsēvistī | cōnseruerās cōnsēverās | cōnserueris cōnsēveris |
| 3rd sg. | cōnserit | cōnserēbat | cōnseret | cōnseruit cōnsēvit | cōnseruerat cōnsēverat | cōnseruerit cōnsēverit |
| 1st pl. | cōnserimus | cōnserēbāmus | cōnserēmus | cōnseruimus cōnsēvimus | cōnseruerāmus cōnsēverāmus | cōnseruerimus cōnsēverimus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnseritis | cōnserēbātis | cōnserētis | cōnseruistis cōnsēvistis | cōnseruerātis cōnsēverātis | cōnserueritis cōnsēveritis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnserunt | cōnserēbant | cōnserent | cōnseruērunt cōnseruēre, cōnsēvēre, cōnsēvērunt | cōnseruerant cōnsēverant | cōnseruerint cōnsēverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnseram | cōnsererem | cōnseruerim cōnsēverim | cōnseruissem cōnsēvissem |
| 2nd sg. | cōnserās | cōnsererēs | cōnseruerīs cōnsēverīs | cōnseruissēs cōnsēvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | cōnserat | cōnsereret | cōnseruerit cōnsēverit | cōnseruisset cōnsēvisset |
| 1st pl. | cōnserāmus | cōnsererēmus | cōnseruerīmus cōnsēverīmus | cōnseruissēmus cōnsēvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | cōnserātis | cōnsererētis | cōnseruerītis cōnsēverītis | cōnseruissētis cōnsēvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | cōnserant | cōnsererent | cōnseruerint cōnsēverint | cōnseruissent cōnsēvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnseror | cōnserēbar | cōnserar |
| 2nd sg. | cōnsereris cōnserere | cōnserēbāris cōnserēbāre | cōnserēris cōnserēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnseritur | cōnserēbātur | cōnserētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnserimur | cōnserēbāmur | cōnserēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnseriminī | cōnserēbāminī | cōnserēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnseruntur | cōnserēbantur | cōnserentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | cōnserar | cōnsererer |
| 2nd sg. | cōnserāris cōnserāre | cōnsererēris cōnsererēre |
| 3rd sg. | cōnserātur | cōnsererētur |
| 1st pl. | cōnserāmur | cōnsererēmur |
| 2nd pl. | cōnserāminī | cōnsererēminī |
| 3rd pl. | cōnserantur | cōnsererentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | cōnsere | cōnserere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | cōnserite | cōnseriminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | cōnseritō | cōnseritor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | cōnseritō | cōnseritor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | cōnseritōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | cōnseruntō | cōnseruntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | cōnserere | cōnserī |
| perfect infinitive | cōnseruisse cōnsēvisse | cōnsertum esse |
| future infinitive | cōnsertūrum esse | cōnsertum īrī |
| present participle | cōnserēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cōnsertus cōnsata, cōnsatā, cōnsatae, cōnsatam, cōnsatārum, cōnsatās, cōnsate, cōnsatī, cōnsatīs, cōnsatō, cōnsatōrum, cōnsatōs, cōnsatum, cōnsatus, cōnserta, cōnsertā, cōnsertae, cōnsertam, cōnsertārum, cōnsertās, cōnserte, cōnsertī, cōnsertīs, cōnsertō, cōnsertōrum, cōnsertōs, cōnsita, cōnsitā, cōnsitae, cōnsitam, cōnsitārum, cōnsitās, cōnsite, cōnsitī, cōnsitīs, cōnsitō, cōnsitōrum, cōnsitōs, cōnsitum, cōnsitus |
| future participle | cōnsertūrus cōnsatūra, cōnsatūrā, cōnsatūrae, cōnsatūram, cōnsatūrārum, cōnsatūrās, cōnsatūre, cōnsatūrī, cōnsatūrīs, cōnsatūrō, cōnsatūrōrum, cōnsatūrōs, cōnsatūrum, cōnsatūrus, cōnsertūra, cōnsertūrā, cōnsertūrae, cōnsertūram, cōnsertūrārum, cōnsertūrās, cōnsertūre, cōnsertūrī, cōnsertūrīs, cōnsertūrō, cōnsertūrōrum, cōnsertūrōs, cōnsertūrum, cōnsitūra, cōnsitūrā, cōnsitūrae, cōnsitūram, cōnsitūrārum, cōnsitūrās, cōnsitūre, cōnsitūrī, cōnsitūrīs, cōnsitūrō, cōnsitūrōrum, cōnsitūrōs, cōnsitūrum, cōnsitūrus | cōnserendus cōnserundus, cōnserenda, cōnserendā, cōnserendae, cōnserendam, cōnserendārum, cōnserendās, cōnserende, cōnserendīs, cōnserendōrum, cōnserendōs |
gerundcōnserendī, cōnserendō, cōnserendumsupinecōnsertum, cōnsertū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- manum (us) conserere cum hoste
- to come to close quarters.
con-sĕro, sĕrŭi, sertum, 3 (
I. perf. consevisti, Fronto, Ep. ad Ver. 8), v. a., to connect, entwine, tie, join, fit, bind into a whole (syn.: conecto, conjungo, contexo, etc.; class. in prose and poetry; most freq. in the signif. II. B., and in the histt.).
I. In gen.
A. Lit.
(a). With acc. with or without abl.:
lorica conserta hamis auroque, Verg. A. 3, 467; cf.: tegumen spinis, id. ib. 3, 594 (illigatum spinis, Serv.); cf. Tac. G. 17: monile margaritis gemmisque, * Suet. Galb. 18: vincula, quīs conserta erant vehicula, Curt. 9, 1, 17; cf.: conserta navigia, entangled, id. 4, 3, 18: scutis super capita consertis, overlapping, id. 5, 3, 23: rudis arbor conseritur (for navigating), Luc. 3, 512; cf. id. 4, 136.—(b). With acc. and dat.:
alium (truncum) alii quasi nexu conserunt, Curt. 6, 5, 15.—B. Trop.:
quid juvat nocti conseruisse diem? Ov. Am. 3, 6, 10: exodia conserta fabellis Atellanis, Liv. 7, 2, 11; v. exodium: virtutes consertae et inter se cohaerentes, Sen. Ep. 90, 3: ita ordo rerum tribus momentis consertus est, * Quint. 5, 10, 71: sermonem, to interchange words, converse, Curt. 8, 12, 5; Fronto l. l.—II. In partic.
A. To join, connect, unite together:
teneros sinus, Tib. 1, 8, 36: femur femori, id. 1, 8, 26; cf.: latus lateri, Ov. H. 2, 58.—B. Esp., to unite in hostility, for contest, to bring together; so most freq. manum or manus, to engage in close combat, to join hand to hand, to join battle:
signa contulit, manum conseruit, magnas copias hostium fudit, Cic. Mur. 9, 20; so Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 3; Sall. J. 50, 4; Nep. Dat. 8, 4; id. Ages. 3, 6; Liv. 21, 41, 4 al.: manum cum hoste, Varr. L. L. 6, § 64 Müll.; Cic. Att. 7, 20, 1; Nep. Hann. 4, 2: manus inter se, Sall. H. 1, 41, 19 Dietsch; Liv. 7, 40, 14; Ov. H. 12, 100: manus cum imparibus, Liv. 6, 12, 8: cum hoste manus, id. 21, 39, 3: consertis deinde manibus, id. 1, 25, 5: dextras, Stat. S. 1, 6, 60: pugnam, Liv. 21, 50, 1; cf. id. 21, 8, 7; Tac. A. 2, 10: pugnam inter se, Liv. 32, 10, 8: pugnam seni, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 43: proelia, Verg. A. 2, 398; Liv. 5, 36, 5; Curt. 8, 13, 12: certamen, Liv. 35, 4, 2: bella, Val. Fl. 3, 31: bella bellis, Luc. 2, 442: acies, Sil. 1, 339; cf.: conserta acies, hand-to-hand fighting, Tac. A. 6, 35.—Mid.: navis conseritur, enters the fight, Liv. 21, 50, 3: duo acerrimā pugnā conserti exercitus, Val. Max. 3, 2, 1.—Rarely absol.: levis armatura ab lateribus cum levi armaturā, Liv. 44, 4, 6.—2. Trop.:
haud ignotas belli artes inter se conserebant, Liv. 21, 1, 2.—3. Transf., of judicial controversy: manum in jure or ex jure conserere, to make a joint seizure (this was done by the litigant parties laying hands at the same time upon the thing in dispute, each one claiming it as his own): si qui in jure manum conserunt, XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 20, 10, 7: non ex jure manum consertum sed mage ferro rem repetunt, Enn. ib. § 4 (Ann. v. 276 Vahl.); cf. also Varr. L. L. 6, § 64 Müll., and Cic. Fam. 7, 13, 2: ibi ego te ex jure manum consertum voco, etc., I summon you in an action for possession, etc., a judic. formula in Cic. Mur. 12, 26; id. de Or. 1, 10, 41.—Hence, * con-sertē, adv., from consertus, a, um (acc. to I. A.), not used as P. a., as if bound or fastened together, in connection:
omnia necesse est conligatione naturali conserte contexteque fieri, Cic. Fat. 14, 32.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
cōn-serō sēvī, situs, ere
com- + 1 sero, to sow, plant: agros: ager diligenter consitus: ager arbustis consitus, S.: pomaria, Ta.: Ismara Baccho (i. e. vino), V.: arborem, L.: pomus consita, Tb.—Fig., to sprinkle, strew (poet.): crebris freta consita terris, V.: caecā mentem caligine consitus, Ct.
cōn-serō seruī, sertum, ere
com- + 2 sero, to connect, entwine, tie, join, fit, bind, unite: Lorica conserta hamis, V.: Consertum tegumen spinis, pinned together, V.: sagum fibulā, Ta. — Fig.: exodia conserta fabellis, L.—To join, bring together: latus lateri, O.: sinūs, Tb. — With manum, manūs (rarely manu), to fight hand to hand, join battle: signa contulit, manum conseruit: conserundi manum copia, S.: manūs inter se, L.: consertis deinde manibus, L.: dextram, V.: manu consertum alqm attrahere, L.—Fig.: ibi ego te ex iure manum consertum voco, I summon you to a trial face to face.—With pugnam or proelium: pugnam, L.: pugnam inter se, L.: proelium comminus, L.—In other connections: sicubi conserta navis sit, was grappled, L.: cum levi armaturā, L.: belli artīs inter se, employed in fight, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōnserō
Latin serō Latin cōnserō From con- + serō (“join or bind together”).