verbfirst conjugation, no perfect stem
incērō
incērō (present infinitive incērāre, supine incērātum)
Classical[ɪŋˈkeː.roː]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.ro]
Meaning
- transitiveto cover over with wax
genua deorum incērāre
(literally) to smear the knees of the gods with constant embraces and kisses; to be persistent in prayers, or (an alternative explanation) to attach wax tablets containing written prayers to the knees of the statues of gods
Conjugation conjugation 1 no-perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incērō | incērābam | incērābō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | incērās | incērābās | incērābis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | incērat | incērābat | incērābit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | incērāmus | incērābāmus | incērābimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | incērātis | incērābātis | incērābitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | incērant | incērābant | incērābunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incērem | incērārem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | incērēs | incērārēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | incēret | incērāret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | incērēmus | incērārēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | incērētis | incērārētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | incērent | incērārent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incēror | incērābar | incērābor |
| 2nd sg. | incērāris incērāre | incērābāris incērābāre | incērāberis incērābere |
| 3rd sg. | incērātur | incērābātur | incērābitur |
| 1st pl. | incērāmur | incērābāmur | incērābimur |
| 2nd pl. | incērāminī | incērābāminī | incērābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | incērantur | incērābantur | incērābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incērer | incērārer |
| 2nd sg. | incērēris incērēre | incērārēris incērārēre |
| 3rd sg. | incērētur | incērārētur |
| 1st pl. | incērēmur | incērārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | incērēminī | incērārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | incērentur | incērārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | incērā | incērāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | incērāte | incērāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | incērātō | incērātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | incērātō | incērātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | incērātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | incērantō | incērantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | incērāre | incērārī |
| perfect infinitive | — | incērātum esse |
| future infinitive | incērātūrum esse | incērātum īrī |
| present participle | incērāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | incērātus |
| future participle | incērātūrus | incērandus |
gerundincērandī, incērandō, incērandumsupineincērātum, incērātū
in-cēro, no
I. perf., ātum, 1, v. a. incero, to smear or cover over with wax:
canaliculum, Cels. 8, 8, § 1. — Poet.: genua deorum, i. e. to smear the knees of the gods by constant embraces and kisses; to be persistent in prayers, Juv. 10, 55 (cf. Prud. cont. Symm. 1, 203; others explain, to attach waxen tablets, containing written prayers, to the knees of the statues of gods; cf.: tacitas preces in templo deis allegasti, App. Mag. 54, p. 309); so, genua Dianae, Prud. Apoth. 457: lapides (religio), id. Ham. 404.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-cērō —, ātus, āre,
to cover with wax: genua deorum (i. e. with wax votive tablets), Iu.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinincērō
Latin cēra 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 cērō Latin incērō From in- + cērō (“to cover with wax”).
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseencerar
- Spanishencerar
- Galicianencerar
Italo-Romance
- Italianincerare
Gallo-Romance
- Frenchencirer
In English words that came into English from incērō
- incerationincerare