verbsecond conjugation
ēmereō
ēmereō (present infinitive ēmerēre, perfect active ēmeruī, supine ēmeritum)
Classical[eːˈmɛ.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈmɛː.re.o]
Meaning
- to earn, merit, gain by service
- to serve out; to serve one's time; to complete one's obligation to serve
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmereō | ēmerēbam | ēmerēbō | ēmeruī | ēmerueram | ēmeruerō |
| 2nd sg. | ēmerēs | ēmerēbās | ēmerēbis | ēmeruistī | ēmeruerās | ēmerueris |
| 3rd sg. | ēmeret | ēmerēbat | ēmerēbit | ēmeruit | ēmeruerat | ēmeruerit |
| 1st pl. | ēmerēmus | ēmerēbāmus | ēmerēbimus | ēmeruimus | ēmeruerāmus | ēmeruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ēmerētis | ēmerēbātis | ēmerēbitis | ēmeruistis | ēmeruerātis | ēmerueritis |
| 3rd pl. | ēmerent | ēmerēbant | ēmerēbunt | ēmeruērunt ēmeruēre | ēmeruerant | ēmeruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmeream | ēmerērem | ēmeruerim | ēmeruissem |
| 2nd sg. | ēmereās | ēmerērēs | ēmeruerīs | ēmeruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ēmereat | ēmerēret | ēmeruerit | ēmeruisset |
| 1st pl. | ēmereāmus | ēmerērēmus | ēmeruerīmus | ēmeruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ēmereātis | ēmerērētis | ēmeruerītis | ēmeruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ēmereant | ēmerērent | ēmeruerint | ēmeruissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmereor | ēmerēbar | ēmerēbor |
| 2nd sg. | ēmerēris ēmerēre | ēmerēbāris ēmerēbāre | ēmerēberis ēmerēbere |
| 3rd sg. | ēmerētur | ēmerēbātur | ēmerēbitur |
| 1st pl. | ēmerēmur | ēmerēbāmur | ēmerēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | ēmerēminī | ēmerēbāminī | ēmerēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēmerentur | ēmerēbantur | ēmerēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmerear | ēmerērer |
| 2nd sg. | ēmereāris ēmereāre | ēmerērēris ēmerērēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēmereātur | ēmerērētur |
| 1st pl. | ēmereāmur | ēmerērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēmereāminī | ēmerērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēmereantur | ēmerērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēmerē | ēmerēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēmerēte | ēmerēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēmerētō | ēmerētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēmerētō | ēmerētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ēmerētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēmerentō | ēmerentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēmerēre | ēmerērī |
| perfect infinitive | ēmeruisse | ēmeritum esse |
| future infinitive | ēmeritūrum esse | ēmeritum īrī |
| present participle | ēmerēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ēmeritus ēmerita, ēmeritā, ēmeritae, ēmeritam, ēmeritārum, ēmeritās, ēmerite, ēmeritī, ēmeritīs, ēmeritō, ēmeritōrum, ēmeritōs |
| future participle | ēmeritūrus ēmeritūra, ēmeritūrā, ēmeritūrae, ēmeritūram, ēmeritūrārum, ēmeritūrās, ēmeritūre, ēmeritūrī, ēmeritūrīs, ēmeritūrō, ēmeritūrōrum, ēmeritūrōs, ēmeritūrum | ēmerendus ēmerenda, ēmerendā, ēmerendae, ēmerendam, ēmerendārum, ēmerendās, ēmerende, ēmerendīs, ēmerendōrum, ēmerendōs |
gerundēmerendī, ēmerendō, ēmerendumsupineēmeritum, ēmeritū
ē-mĕrĕo, ŭi, ĭtum, 2, v. a., and (perh. not ante-Aug.) ē-mĕrĕor, ĭtus, 2,
I. v. dep. a.
I. To obtain by service, to gain, earn, merit, deserve.
A. In gen. (rare;
not in Cic.): quid ego emerui mali? Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 5: honores, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 61. mihi altior sollicitudo, quale judicium hominum, emererer, accessit, Quint. 4, prooem. § 1; cf.: emerendi favoris gratia canunt, id. 4, 1, 2: pecuniam ex eo quaestu uberem, Gell, 6, 7, 5.—Poet., with inf. clause as object: Ennius emeruit Contiguus poni, Scipio magne, tibi, Ov. A. A. 3, 410; cf. id. F. 4, 58.—Pass., in the part. perf.: emerito caput insere caelo, Sil. 7, 19; so id. 11, 464; Sid. Carm. 2, 209.—B. In Tib. and Ov. emerere aliquem, like demereri aliquem, to gain the favor of any one, to deserve well of, to lay under obligation:
viros, Tib. 1, 9, 60; Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 52; id. Am. 2, 8, 24; id. Her. 6, 138.—Far more frequent, II. To serve out, complete one's term of service.
A. Prop., in milit. lang.:
spes emerendi stipendia, Liv. 25, 6; in part. perf.: emerita stipendia, Sall. J. 84, 2 Kritz.; Cic. de Sen. 14, 49; Liv. 3, 57; 21, 43 al.: militia, Suet. Calig. 44: arma, Plin. Pan. 15, 3: anni, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 21; cf. id. F. 3, 43.—As a v. dep.: stipendia emeritus, Val. Max. 6, 1, 10.—Hence, subst. ēmĕrĭ-tus, i, m., a soldier who has served out his time, a veteran, an exempt, Tac. A. 1, 28; Suet. Aug. 24; Luc. 1, 344 al.—B. Transf. beyond the milit. sphere:
annuum tempus (sc. magistratus) emeritum habere, Cic. Att. 6, 5, 3; cf.: annuae operae emerentur, id. ib. 6, 2, 6: spatium juventae (homo) transit, et emeritis medii quoque temporis annis, etc., Ov. M. 15, 226.—In part. perf.: emeritus, a, um (since the Aug. per. in the mid. signif.), that has become unfit for service, worn out: equi, Ov. F. 4, 688; cf.: apes fessae et jam emeritae, Plin. 11, 11, 11, § 27; so, palmes, id. 17, 23, 35, § 206: aratrum, Ov. F. 1, 665: latus (with invalidum), id. Am. 3, 11, 14: acus, Juv. 6, 498: rogus, i. e. burned out, extinguished, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 72.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ē-mereō uī, itus, ēre,
to obtain by service, earn, merit, deserve: virum, O.: honores, Pr.: emeruit vocis habere fidem, O. — To serve out, complete (a term of service): spes emerendi stipendia, L.: homines emeritis stipendiis, discharged veterans, S.: tempus (magistratūs) emeritum habere: emeritis medii temporis annis, O.—Fig.: tamquam emeritis stipendiis libidinis: emeritis exiret cursibus annus, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinēmereō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- Proto-Indo-European *(s)mr̥-éh₁-yeti Proto-Italic *merējō Proto-Italic *merēō Latin mereō Latin ēmereō From ex- + mereō (“earn, merit, deserve”).