LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

converrō

converrō (present infinitive converrere, perfect active converrī, supine conversum)
Classical[kɔnˈwɛr.roː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈvɛr.ro]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto sweep up, sweep together
  2. humoroustransitiveto give a good beating to

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.converrōconverrēbamconverram———
2nd sg.converrisconverrēbāsconverrēs———
3rd sg.converritconverrēbatconverret———
1st pl.converrimusconverrēbāmusconverrēmus———
2nd pl.converritisconverrēbātisconverrētis———
3rd pl.converruntconverrēbantconverrent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.converramconverrerem——
2nd sg.converrāsconverrerēs——
3rd sg.converratconverreret——
1st pl.converrāmusconverrerēmus——
2nd pl.converrātisconverrerētis——
3rd pl.converrantconverrerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.converrorconverrēbarconverrar
2nd sg.converreris
converrere
converrēbāris
converrēbāre
converrēris
converrēre
3rd sg.converriturconverrēbāturconverrētur
1st pl.converrimurconverrēbāmurconverrēmur
2nd pl.converriminīconverrēbāminīconverrēminī
3rd pl.converrunturconverrēbanturconverrentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.converrarconverrerer
2nd sg.converrāris
converrāre
converrerēris
converrerēre
3rd sg.converrāturconverrerētur
1st pl.converrāmurconverrerēmur
2nd pl.converrāminīconverrerēminī
3rd pl.converranturconverrerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.converreconverrere
pres. 2nd pl.converriteconverriminī
fut. 2nd sg.converritōconverritor
fut. 3rd sg.converritōconverritor
fut. 2nd pl.converritōte—
fut. 3rd pl.converruntōconverruntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveconverrereconverrī
present participleconverrēns—
future participle—converrendus
converrundus
gerundconverrendī, converrendō, converrendum

con-verro (or -vorro), verri, versum, 3,
I. v. a., to sweep or brush together, to sweep, clear away (mostly ante- and post-class.).
I. Lit., Cato, R. R. 143, 2: hoc egomet, tu hoc convorre, Plaut. Stich. 2, 2, 27: capiam scopas atque hoc convorram, id. ib. 2, 2, 51; 2, 2, 64; Publ. Syr. ap. Prisc. p. 900 P.: stabulum, Col. 7, 6, 6: locum, id. 8, 6, 6: limina templorum osculis, Arn. 1, p. 36 al.—
II. Meton.: hereditates omnium, to scrape together, * Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78 (al. convertere). —Humorously: aliquem totum cum pulvisculo, to sweep thoroughly, to beat the dust out, i. e. to beat soundly, Plaut. Rud. 3, 6, 6.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *wers-der. Latin verrō Latin converrō From con- + verrō (“to sweep”).

Quick answers

What does converrō mean in Latin?
converrō, a verb, means “to sweep up, sweep together; to give a good beating to”.
What are the principal parts of converrō?
converrō, converrere, converrī, conversum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce converrō?
In classical Latin, [kɔnˈwɛr.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈvɛr.ro].
Where does converrō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin converrō.