verbthird conjugation
exsurgō
exsurgō (present infinitive exsurgere, perfect active exsurrēxī, supine exsurrēctum)
Classical[ɛksˈsʊr.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[eksˈsur.ɡo]
Meaning
- to rise or stand up
- to recover (strength)
- Old Latinto be risen
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it

rise up
exsurgō -ere — in De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsurgō | exsurgēbam | exsurgam | exsurrēxī | exsurrēxeram | exsurrēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | exsurgis | exsurgēbās | exsurgēs | exsurrēxistī | exsurrēxerās | exsurrēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | exsurgit | exsurgēbat | exsurget | exsurrēxit | exsurrēxerat | exsurrēxerit |
| 1st pl. | exsurgimus | exsurgēbāmus | exsurgēmus | exsurrēximus | exsurrēxerāmus | exsurrēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | exsurgitis | exsurgēbātis | exsurgētis | exsurrēxistis | exsurrēxerātis | exsurrēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | exsurgunt | exsurgēbant | exsurgent | exsurrēxērunt exsurrēxēre | exsurrēxerant | exsurrēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsurgam | exsurgerem | exsurrēxerim | exsurrēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | exsurgās | exsurgerēs | exsurrēxerīs | exsurrēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | exsurgat | exsurgeret | exsurrēxerit | exsurrēxisset |
| 1st pl. | exsurgāmus | exsurgerēmus | exsurrēxerīmus | exsurrēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exsurgātis | exsurgerētis | exsurrēxerītis | exsurrēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | exsurgant | exsurgerent | exsurrēxerint | exsurrēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsurgor | exsurgēbar | exsurgar |
| 2nd sg. | exsurgeris exsurgere | exsurgēbāris exsurgēbāre | exsurgēris exsurgēre |
| 3rd sg. | exsurgitur | exsurgēbātur | exsurgētur |
| 1st pl. | exsurgimur | exsurgēbāmur | exsurgēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exsurgiminī | exsurgēbāminī | exsurgēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exsurguntur | exsurgēbantur | exsurgentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exsurgar | exsurgerer |
| 2nd sg. | exsurgāris exsurgāre | exsurgerēris exsurgerēre |
| 3rd sg. | exsurgātur | exsurgerētur |
| 1st pl. | exsurgāmur | exsurgerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exsurgāminī | exsurgerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exsurgantur | exsurgerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exsurge | exsurgere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exsurgite | exsurgiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exsurgitō | exsurgitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exsurgitō | exsurgitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exsurgitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exsurguntō | exsurguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exsurgere | exsurgī exsurgier |
| perfect infinitive | exsurrēxisse | exsurrēctum esse |
| future infinitive | exsurrēctūrum esse | exsurrēctum īrī |
| present participle | exsurgēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | exsurrēctus |
| future participle | exsurrēctūrus | exsurgendus exsurgundus |
gerundexsurgendī, exsurgendō, exsurgendumsupineexsurrēctum, exsurrēctū
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
ex-surgo (exurgo), surrexi, 3, v. n. (archaic
I. inf. pres. pass. exsurgier, Plaut. Ps. prol. fin.), to rise up, rise, to get up, stand up (class.).
I. Lit.:
a genibus, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 22: ex insidiis, Liv. 27, 41, 7: in plantas, Sen. Ep. 111, 3: de nocte multa, Plaut. Rud. 4, 2, 10: ubi erit accubitum semel, Ne quoquam exsurgatis, donec, etc., id. Bacch. 4, 4, 105: foras, id. Mil. 2, 1, 3: cum exsurgeret, simul arridens, etc., Cic. de Or. 1, 62, 265: tu autem, nisi molestum est, paulisper exsurge, id. Clu. 60, 168; cf.: exsurge quaeso, id. Planc. 42, 102: acies ita instructa, ut pars in colles exsurgeret, Tac. H. 2, 14: altior (to strike the more forcibly), Verg. A. 11, 697 et saep.—B. Transf., of things as subjects:
ubi Taurus ab Indico mari exsurgit, Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 97; cf. Sil. 7, 275: inde alii ramuli exsurgunt, Plin. 24, 19, 113, § 173: cum jam vertigine tectum ambulat, et geminis exsurgat mensa lucernis, i. e. in the dizzy brain, Juv. 6, 305.—II. Trop., to rise up, rise, recover strength:
ne quando recreata exsurgere atque erigere se possent, funditus sustulerunt, Cic. Agr. 2, 32, 87: (causa) numquam exsurgeret, id. Phil. 13, 18, 38: auctoritate vestra res publica exsurget, id. Fam. 12, 10 fin.: grandis oratio naturali pulchritudine exsurgit, Petr. 2, 6; dolor, Sen. Med. 49.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexsurgō
Latin ex- Latin surgō Latin exsurgō From ex- + surgō.
Descendants
- Englishexsurge
- Portugueseexsurgir
- Middle Frenchessourdrefrom Old French exsurdre
- Normanessourdrefrom Old French exsurdre