LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

cōnspergō

cōnspergō (present infinitive cōnspergere, perfect active cōnspersī, supine cōnspersum)
Classical[kõːˈspɛr.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[konˈspɛr.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to sprinkle, strew or spatter

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnspergōcōnspergēbamcōnspergamcōnspersīcōnsperseramcōnsperserō
2nd sg.cōnspergiscōnspergēbāscōnspergēscōnspersistīcōnsperserāscōnsperseris
3rd sg.cōnspergitcōnspergēbatcōnspergetcōnspersitcōnsperseratcōnsperserit
1st pl.cōnspergimuscōnspergēbāmuscōnspergēmuscōnspersimuscōnsperserāmuscōnsperserimus
2nd pl.cōnspergitiscōnspergēbātiscōnspergētiscōnspersistiscōnsperserātiscōnsperseritis
3rd pl.cōnsperguntcōnspergēbantcōnspergentcōnspersērunt
cōnspersēre		cōnsperserantcōnsperserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnspergamcōnspergeremcōnsperserimcōnspersissem
2nd sg.cōnspergāscōnspergerēscōnsperserīscōnspersissēs
3rd sg.cōnspergatcōnspergeretcōnsperseritcōnspersisset
1st pl.cōnspergāmuscōnspergerēmuscōnsperserīmuscōnspersissēmus
2nd pl.cōnspergātiscōnspergerētiscōnsperserītiscōnspersissētis
3rd pl.cōnspergantcōnspergerentcōnsperserintcōnspersissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.cōnspergorcōnspergēbarcōnspergar
2nd sg.cōnspergeris
cōnspergere		cōnspergēbāris
cōnspergēbāre		cōnspergēris
cōnspergēre
3rd sg.cōnspergiturcōnspergēbāturcōnspergētur
1st pl.cōnspergimurcōnspergēbāmurcōnspergēmur
2nd pl.cōnspergiminīcōnspergēbāminīcōnspergēminī
3rd pl.cōnspergunturcōnspergēbanturcōnspergentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.cōnspergarcōnspergerer
2nd sg.cōnspergāris
cōnspergāre		cōnspergerēris
cōnspergerēre
3rd sg.cōnspergāturcōnspergerētur
1st pl.cōnspergāmurcōnspergerēmur
2nd pl.cōnspergāminīcōnspergerēminī
3rd pl.cōnsperganturcōnspergerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnspergecōnspergere
pres. 2nd pl.cōnspergitecōnspergiminī
fut. 2nd sg.cōnspergitōcōnspergitor
fut. 3rd sg.cōnspergitōcōnspergitor
fut. 2nd pl.cōnspergitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnsperguntōcōnsperguntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnspergerecōnspergī
perfect infinitivecōnspersissecōnspersum esse
future infinitivecōnspersūrum essecōnspersum īrī
present participlecōnspergēns—
perfect participle—cōnspersus
future participlecōnspersūrus
cōnspersūra, cōnspersūrā, cōnspersūrae, cōnspersūram, cōnspersūrārum, cōnspersūrās, cōnspersūre, cōnspersūrī, cōnspersūrīs, cōnspersūrō, cōnspersūrōrum, cōnspersūrōs, cōnspersūrum		cōnspergendus
cōnspergundus, cōnspergenda, cōnspergendā, cōnspergendae, cōnspergendam, cōnspergendārum, cōnspergendās, cōnspergende, cōnspergendīs, cōnspergendōrum, cōnspergendōs
gerundcōnspergendī, cōnspergendō, cōnspergendumsupinecōnspersum, cōnspersū

conspergo (in MSS. also conspar-go; cf. 1. aspergo), si, sum, 3, v. a. spargo.
I. To sprinkle, moisten, besprinkle, bespatter, strew (very freq. and class.).
A. Lit.
(a). With acc. and abl.: fores vino, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 80: aras multo sanguine, Lucr. 4, 1233: terram tabo, id. 3, 661: me lacrimis, Cic. Planc. 41, 99: carnem sale, Col. 12, 55, 3: terram rore, Plin. 2, 8, 6, § 38: semen cinere, id. 20, 1, 2, § 3: tracta placentae farinae L. II. (i. e. libris duabus), Cato, R. R. 76, 2 al.—Poet.: herbas viridantes floribus, Lucr. 2, 33: caput Tauri stellis frequentibus, Cic. N. D. 2, 43, 111.—
(b). Without abl.: consperge (humum) ante aedes, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 30; cf.: humum aestuantem, Phaedr. 2, 5, 15: vias propter pulverem, Suet. Calig. 43 fin.—
B. Trop. of oratorical ornament, to besprinkle or strew, to cover (the image taken from flowers): (oratio) conspersa sit quasi verborum sententiarumque floribus, Cic. de Or. 3, 25, 96: quae quādam hilaritate conspersimus, id. Ac. 1, 2, 8; * Quint. 8, 5, 28.—
II. To scatter, sprinkle: vinum vetus, Col. 12, 39, 3 dub.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnspergō

Latin spargō Latin cōnspergō From con- + spargō.

Descendants
  • Italiancospergere
  • Italiancospargere

Quick answers

What does cōnspergō mean in Latin?
cōnspergō, a verb, means “to sprinkle, strew or spatter”.
What are the principal parts of cōnspergō?
cōnspergō, cōnspergere, cōnspersī, cōnspersum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce cōnspergō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈspɛr.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [konˈspɛr.ɡo].
Where does cōnspergō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnspergō.