verbthird conjugation
exserō
exserō (present infinitive exserere, perfect active exseruī, supine exsertum)
Classical[ˈɛks.sɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛks.se.ro]
Meaning
- to stretch or thrust forth or out
- to bare or uncover
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
forās prōferōexserō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exserō | exserēbam | exseram | exseruī | exserueram | exseruerō |
| 2nd sg. | exseris | exserēbās | exserēs | exseruistī | exseruerās | exserueris |
| 3rd sg. | exserit | exserēbat | exseret | exseruit | exseruerat | exseruerit |
| 1st pl. | exserimus | exserēbāmus | exserēmus | exseruimus | exseruerāmus | exseruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | exseritis | exserēbātis | exserētis | exseruistis | exseruerātis | exserueritis |
| 3rd pl. | exserunt | exserēbant | exserent | exseruērunt exseruēre | exseruerant | exseruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exseram | exsererem | exseruerim | exseruissem |
| 2nd sg. | exserās | exsererēs | exseruerīs | exseruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | exserat | exsereret | exseruerit | exseruisset |
| 1st pl. | exserāmus | exsererēmus | exseruerīmus | exseruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exserātis | exsererētis | exseruerītis | exseruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | exserant | exsererent | exseruerint | exseruissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exseror | exserēbar | exserar |
| 2nd sg. | exsereris exserere | exserēbāris exserēbāre | exserēris exserēre |
| 3rd sg. | exseritur | exserēbātur | exserētur |
| 1st pl. | exserimur | exserēbāmur | exserēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exseriminī | exserēbāminī | exserēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exseruntur | exserēbantur | exserentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exserar | exsererer |
| 2nd sg. | exserāris exserāre | exsererēris exsererēre |
| 3rd sg. | exserātur | exsererētur |
| 1st pl. | exserāmur | exsererēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exserāminī | exsererēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exserantur | exsererentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exsere | exserere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exserite | exseriminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exseritō | exseritor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exseritō | exseritor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exseritōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exseruntō | exseruntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exserere | exserī |
| perfect infinitive | exseruisse | exsertum esse |
| future infinitive | exsertūrum esse | exsertum īrī |
| present participle | exserēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | exsertus exserta, exsertā, exsertae, exsertam, exsertārum, exsertās, exserte, exsertī, exsertīs, exsertō, exsertōrum, exsertōs |
| future participle | exsertūrus exsertūra, exsertūrā, exsertūrae, exsertūram, exsertūrārum, exsertūrās, exsertūre, exsertūrī, exsertūrīs, exsertūrō, exsertūrōrum, exsertūrōs, exsertūrum | exserendus exserundus, exserenda, exserendā, exserendae, exserendam, exserendārum, exserendās, exserende, exserendīs, exserendōrum, exserendōs |
gerundexserendī, exserendō, exserendumsupineexsertum, exsertū
ex-sero or exĕro, rŭi, rtum, 3,
I. v. a.; to stretch out or forth, to thrust out, put forth, to take out (mostly post-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
Gallus linguam ab irrisu exserens, Liv. 7, 10, 5: linguam per os, Plin. 9, 27, 43, § 82: manum subter togam ad mentum, Liv. 8, 9, 5: brachia aquis, Ov. M. 2, 271: caput ponto, id. ib. 13, 838; for which: caput ab Oceano, Luc. 5, 598; cf.: herba Exserit e tepida molle cacumen humo, Ov. Tr. 3, 12, 12: enses, id. F. 3, 814: creverat infans Quaerebatque viam, qua se exsereret, might come forth, id. M. 10, 505: se domicilio (cochleae), Plin. 9, 32, 51, § 101: radicem ejus exserito, take out, tear up, Col. 12, 58, 1: vincula, i. e. to throw off, id. 8, 8, 12.—B. In partic., of parts of the body, exsertus, a, um, protruding from the dress, bare, uncovered: dextris humeris exsertis, bared, * Caes. B. G. 7, 50, 2; cf. Verg. A. 1, 492; Stat. Ach. 1, 346; cf.
transf. of the person: exsertus humero, Sil. 8, 587; and in Greek construction: exserti ingentes humeros, Stat. Th. 4, 235: unum exserta latus Camilla, Verg. A. 11, 649: truces exserta manus, Val. Fl. 2, 207; also absol.: exsertique manus vesana Cethegi, tucked up, prepared for the fight, Luc. 2, 543: Latona, Stat. Th. 9, 681.—II. Trop.
A. In gen.:
exseram in librum tuum jus, quod dedisti, will avail myself of, make use of, Plin. Ep. 8, 7, 2: secreta mentis ore exserit, discloses, Sen. Herc. Oet. 255.—B. In partic., to reveal, show, with an object-clause, Phaedr. 1, 12, 2:
paulatim principem exseruit, i. e. showed himself as, Suet. Tib. 33. —Hence, exsertus (exert-), a, um, P. a. A. Thrust forth, projecting:
dentes apro, elephanto, etc., Plin. 11, 37, 61, § 160.—B. Open, evident, conspicuous:
exserto bello, Stat. S. 5, 2, 39: cachinnus, i. e. unrestrained, loud, App. M. 1, p. 103, 15: exsertior opera, Pacat. Paneg. ad Theod. 35. —Adv.: exserte (acc. to B.), openly, clearly, loudly: clamitans, App. M. 1, p. 109: jubet, Tert. ad Uxor. 2, 1.—Comp.: consurgere, Amm. 16, 12.—Sup.: egit tribunatum (with severissime), very strictly, rigorously, Spart. Sev. 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-serō ruī, rtus, ere,
to stretch out, thrust out, put forth, take out: manum ad mentum, L.: bracchia aquis, O.: via quā se exsereret, come forth, O. —Fig.: se aere alieno.—P. perf., thrust out, protruding, bare, uncovered: dextris umeris exsertis, Cs.: Unum exserat latus pugnae, one breast bared for battle, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexserō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *séreti Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Latin exserō From ex- + serō (“to link, string together, entwine”).