verbfirst conjugation, no passive
inerrō
inerrō (present infinitive inerrāre, perfect active inerrāvī, supine inerrātum)
Classical[ɪˈnɛr.roː]Ecclesiastical[iˈnɛr.ro]
Meaning
- intransitiveto wander, move about aimlessly
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
per locum vagorinerrō -āre — in Epistulae, ch. 2
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inerrō | inerrābam | inerrābō | inerrāvī | inerrāveram | inerrāverō |
| 2nd sg. | inerrās | inerrābās | inerrābis | inerrāvistī | inerrāverās | inerrāveris |
| 3rd sg. | inerrat | inerrābat | inerrābit | inerrāvit | inerrāverat | inerrāverit |
| 1st pl. | inerrāmus | inerrābāmus | inerrābimus | inerrāvimus | inerrāverāmus | inerrāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | inerrātis | inerrābātis | inerrābitis | inerrāvistis | inerrāverātis | inerrāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | inerrant | inerrābant | inerrābunt | inerrāvērunt inerrāvēre | inerrāverant | inerrāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inerrem | inerrārem | inerrāverim | inerrāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | inerrēs | inerrārēs | inerrāverīs | inerrāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | inerret | inerrāret | inerrāverit | inerrāvisset |
| 1st pl. | inerrēmus | inerrārēmus | inerrāverīmus | inerrāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | inerrētis | inerrārētis | inerrāverītis | inerrāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | inerrent | inerrārent | inerrāverint | inerrāvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | inerrā | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | inerrāte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | inerrātō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | inerrātō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | inerrātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | inerrantō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | inerrāre | — |
| perfect infinitive | inerrāvisse | — |
| future infinitive | inerrātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | inerrāns inerrante, inerrantem, inerrantēs, inerrantī, inerrantia, inerrantibus, inerrantis, inerrantīs, inerrantium | — |
| future participle | inerrātūrus | — |
gerundinerrandī, inerrandō, inerrandumsupineinerrātum, inerrātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- stellae inerrantes (N. D. 2. 21. 54)
- the fixed stars.
ĭn-erro, 1, v. n.,
I. to wander or ramble about in a place (poet. and post-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
Diana montibus, Plin. Ep. 1, 6, 3; cf.: ignis aedibus, Stat. S. 1, 5, 58.—II. Trop.:
memoria imaginis oculis inerrabat, swam before the eyes, Plin. Ep. 7, 27, 6: quod tibi si versus noster totusve, minusve, vel bene sit notus, summo vel inerret in ore, Tib. 4, 1, 202 (dub.; Müll. inhaereat).— Of those engaged in dancing: decoros ambitus, App. M. 10, p. 253, 19.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-errō —, —, āre,
to wander, err: si versus noster summo inerret in ore, i. e. is repeated inaccurately, Tb.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latininerrō
Latin errō Latin inerrō From in- + errō (“to wander”).