LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect stem

ēvīscerō

ēvīscerō (present infinitive ēvīscerāre, supine ēvīscerātum)
Classical[eːˈwiːs.kɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[eˈviʃ.ʃe.ro]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto disembowel, eviscerate
  2. transitiveto mangle, tear to pieces
  3. figurativelytransitiveto squander

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ēvīscerōēvīscerābamēvīscerābō———
2nd sg.ēvīscerāsēvīscerābāsēvīscerābis———
3rd sg.ēvīsceratēvīscerābatēvīscerābit———
1st pl.ēvīscerāmusēvīscerābāmusēvīscerābimus———
2nd pl.ēvīscerātisēvīscerābātisēvīscerābitis———
3rd pl.ēvīscerantēvīscerābantēvīscerābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ēvīsceremēvīscerārem——
2nd sg.ēvīscerēsēvīscerārēs——
3rd sg.ēvīsceretēvīscerāret——
1st pl.ēvīscerēmusēvīscerārēmus——
2nd pl.ēvīscerētisēvīscerārētis——
3rd pl.ēvīscerentēvīscerārent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ēvīscerorēvīscerābarēvīscerābor
2nd sg.ēvīscerāris
ēvīscerāre		ēvīscerābāris
ēvīscerābāre		ēvīscerāberis
ēvīscerābere
3rd sg.ēvīscerāturēvīscerābāturēvīscerābitur
1st pl.ēvīscerāmurēvīscerābāmurēvīscerābimur
2nd pl.ēvīscerāminīēvīscerābāminīēvīscerābiminī
3rd pl.ēvīsceranturēvīscerābanturēvīscerābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ēvīscererēvīscerārer
2nd sg.ēvīscerēris
ēvīscerēre		ēvīscerārēris
ēvīscerārēre
3rd sg.ēvīscerēturēvīscerārētur
1st pl.ēvīscerēmurēvīscerārēmur
2nd pl.ēvīscerēminīēvīscerārēminī
3rd pl.ēvīscerenturēvīscerārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ēvīscerāēvīscerāre
pres. 2nd pl.ēvīscerāteēvīscerāminī
fut. 2nd sg.ēvīscerātōēvīscerātor
fut. 3rd sg.ēvīscerātōēvīscerātor
fut. 2nd pl.ēvīscerātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ēvīscerantōēvīscerantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveēvīscerāreēvīscerārī
perfect infinitive—ēvīscerātum esse
future infinitiveēvīscerātūrum esseēvīscerātum īrī
present participleēvīscerāns—
perfect participle—ēvīscerātus
future participleēvīscerātūrusēvīscerandus
gerundēvīscerandī, ēvīscerandō, ēvīscerandumsupineēvīscerātum, ēvīscerātū

ē-viscĕro, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a. (poet. and in post-class. prose).
1. To deprive of the entrails, to disembowel.
A. Lit., Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 44, 107 (Trag. v. 413 ed. Vahl.); Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 2, 64 fin.— Hence,
2. In gen., to tear to pieces, lacerate: columbam (accipiter), Verg. A. 11, 723.—
B. Trop.: opes, i. e. to dissipate, squander, exhaust, Cod. Just. 3, 29, 7: fidem, Ambros. Luc. 4, § 26; cf.: cum ceteri amnes abluant terras et eviscerent, Sen. Q. N. 4, 2, 10.—*
II. To take out of the bowels or interior part.—Transf.: unio e concha evisceratus, Sol. 53 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinēvīscerō

Latin ex- Latin vīscera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin ēvīscerō From ex- + vīscera (“entrails”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Englisheviscerate
  • Frenchéviscérer
  • Italianeviscerare
  • Romanianeviscera
  • Spanisheviscerar

In English words that came into English from ēvīscerō

  • eviscerateēviscerātus

Quick answers

What does ēvīscerō mean in Latin?
ēvīscerō, a verb, means “to disembowel, eviscerate; to mangle, tear to pieces; to squander”.
What are the principal parts of ēvīscerō?
ēvīscerō, ēvīscerāre, ēvīscerātum (first conjugation, no perfect stem).
How do you pronounce ēvīscerō?
In classical Latin, [eːˈwiːs.kɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈviʃ.ʃe.ro].
Where does ēvīscerō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ → Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs → Proto-Italic *eks → Latin ēvīscerō.