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verbfirst conjugation

deerrō

deerrō (present infinitive deerrāre, perfect active deerrāvī, supine deerrātum)
Classical[deːˈɛr.roː]Ecclesiastical[deˈɛr.ro]

Meaning

  1. intransitiveto wander off, go astray, lose one's way

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.deerrōdeerrābamdeerrābōdeerrāvīdeerrāveramdeerrāverō
2nd sg.deerrāsdeerrābāsdeerrābisdeerrāvistīdeerrāverāsdeerrāveris
3rd sg.deerratdeerrābatdeerrābitdeerrāvitdeerrāveratdeerrāverit
1st pl.deerrāmusdeerrābāmusdeerrābimusdeerrāvimusdeerrāverāmusdeerrāverimus
2nd pl.deerrātisdeerrābātisdeerrābitisdeerrāvistisdeerrāverātisdeerrāveritis
3rd pl.deerrantdeerrābantdeerrābuntdeerrāvērunt
deerrāvēre		deerrāverantdeerrāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.deerremdeerrāremdeerrāverimdeerrāvissem
2nd sg.deerrēsdeerrārēsdeerrāverīsdeerrāvissēs
3rd sg.deerretdeerrāretdeerrāveritdeerrāvisset
1st pl.deerrēmusdeerrārēmusdeerrāverīmusdeerrāvissēmus
2nd pl.deerrētisdeerrārētisdeerrāverītisdeerrāvissētis
3rd pl.deerrentdeerrārentdeerrāverintdeerrāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.deerrordeerrābardeerrābor
2nd sg.deerrāris
deerrāre		deerrābāris
deerrābāre		deerrāberis
deerrābere
3rd sg.deerrāturdeerrābāturdeerrābitur
1st pl.deerrāmurdeerrābāmurdeerrābimur
2nd pl.deerrāminīdeerrābāminīdeerrābiminī
3rd pl.deerranturdeerrābanturdeerrābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.deerrerdeerrārer
2nd sg.deerrēris
deerrēre		deerrārēris
deerrārēre
3rd sg.deerrēturdeerrārētur
1st pl.deerrēmurdeerrārēmur
2nd pl.deerrēminīdeerrārēminī
3rd pl.deerrenturdeerrārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.deerrādeerrāre
pres. 2nd pl.deerrātedeerrāminī
fut. 2nd sg.deerrātōdeerrātor
fut. 3rd sg.deerrātōdeerrātor
fut. 2nd pl.deerrātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.deerrantōdeerrantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedeerrāredeerrārī
perfect infinitivedeerrāvissedeerrātum esse
future infinitivedeerrātūrum essedeerrātum īrī
present participledeerrāns—
perfect participle—deerrātus
future participledeerrātūrusdeerrandus
gerunddeerrandī, deerrandō, deerrandumsupinedeerrātum, deerrātū

dĕ-erro (in the poets dissyllabic, Lucr. 1, 711; Verg. E. 7, 7 al.), āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. n., to wander away, stray, go astray, go the wrong way, lose one's way (rare, but class.).
I. Lit.: deerrare a patre, Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 54 (for which aberrare a patre, id. ib. prol. 31): qui in itinere deerravissent, * Cic. Ac. Fragm. ap. Lact. 6, 24; for which itinere, Quint. 10, 3, 29: vir gregis ipse caper deerraverat, * Verg. E. 7, 7: equi deerantes via, Sen. Hippol. 1070.—
b. Of inanimate subjects, Lucr. 3, 873: jaculantium ictus deerraturos negant, Plin. 28, 8, 27, § 100: si potus cibusve in alienum deerravit tramitem, id. 11, 37, 66, § 176.—
II. Trop., to err, stray, deviate: magnopere a vero, Lucr. 1, 712: ab eo quod coeperimus exponere, Auct. Her. 1, 9, 14: verbis, Quint. 12, 10, 64: significatione, id. 1, 5, 46: quia sors deerrabat ad parum idoneos, fell upon improper persons, Tac. A. 13, 29.—Pass. impers.: ubi semel recto deerratum est, Vell. 2, 3 fin.—Absol.: multos enim deerrasse memoria prodidit, Col. 1, 4, 6; Quint. 11, 2, 32.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindeerrō

Latin dē- Latin errō Latin deerrō From dē- + errō (“to wander, stray”).

Quick answers

What does deerrō mean in Latin?
deerrō, a verb, means “to wander off, go astray, lose one's way”.
What are the principal parts of deerrō?
deerrō, deerrāre, deerrāvī, deerrātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce deerrō?
In classical Latin, [deːˈɛr.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈɛr.ro].
Where does deerrō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin deerrō.