verbsecond conjugation
maereō
maereō (present infinitive maerēre, perfect active maeruī, supine maestum)
Classical[ˈmae̯.re.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.re.o]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- intransitiveto be sad or mournful; mourn, grieve, lament
- transitiveto mourn or lament over, bewail, bemoan
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dolōrem gravem in animō ferō, etiam sine lacrimīs; pater sōlus maeret.maereō -ēre — in Mille Verba, Fūnus et Memoria
trīstitiā premormaereō -ēre — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 14
trīstis sum, doleōmaereō -ēre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 15
trīstis sum, lūgeōmaereō -ēre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 4
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | maereō | maerēbam | maerēbō | maeruī | maerueram | maeruerō |
| 2nd sg. | maerēs | maerēbās | maerēbis | maeruistī | maeruerās | maerueris |
| 3rd sg. | maeret | maerēbat | maerēbit | maeruit | maeruerat | maeruerit |
| 1st pl. | maerēmus | maerēbāmus | maerēbimus | maeruimus | maeruerāmus | maeruerimus |
| 2nd pl. | maerētis | maerēbātis | maerēbitis | maeruistis | maeruerātis | maerueritis |
| 3rd pl. | maerent | maerēbant | maerēbunt | maeruērunt maeruēre | maeruerant | maeruerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | maeream | maerērem | maeruerim | maeruissem |
| 2nd sg. | maereās | maerērēs | maeruerīs | maeruissēs |
| 3rd sg. | maereat | maerēret | maeruerit | maeruisset |
| 1st pl. | maereāmus | maerērēmus | maeruerīmus | maeruissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | maereātis | maerērētis | maeruerītis | maeruissētis |
| 3rd pl. | maereant | maerērent | maeruerint | maeruissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | maereor | maerēbar | maerēbor |
| 2nd sg. | maerēris maerēre | maerēbāris maerēbāre | maerēberis maerēbere |
| 3rd sg. | maerētur | maerēbātur | maerēbitur |
| 1st pl. | maerēmur | maerēbāmur | maerēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | maerēminī | maerēbāminī | maerēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | maerentur | maerēbantur | maerēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | maerear | maerērer |
| 2nd sg. | maereāris maereāre | maerērēris maerērēre |
| 3rd sg. | maereātur | maerērētur |
| 1st pl. | maereāmur | maerērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | maereāminī | maerērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | maereantur | maerērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | maerē | maerēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | maerēte | maerēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | maerētō | maerētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | maerētō | maerētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | maerētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | maerentō | maerentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | maerēre | maerērī |
| perfect infinitive | maeruisse maerisse | maestum esse |
| future infinitive | maestūrum esse | maestum īrī |
| present participle | maerēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | maestus |
| future participle | maestūrus | maerendus maerenda, maerendā, maerendae, maerendam, maerendārum, maerendās, maerende, maerendīs, maerendōrum, maerendōs |
gerundmaerendī, maerendō, maerendumsupinemaestum, maestū
maerĕo (moer-), ēre (maerui, Prisc. 8, p. 817; Vop. Carus, 1, 4;
I. part. gen. plur. maerentūm, Verg. A. 11, 216; dep. collat. form dub., Matius ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 95 Müll., where, for maerebar and mirabar of the MSS., Müller reads maerebat; and Cic. Sest. 39, 84, where, for maerebamini, the best MSS. have maerebatis), v. n. and a. [root mis; Gr. μῖσος, μισέω; Lat. miser; cf. moestus].
I. Neutr., to be sad or mournful, to mourn, grieve, lament (class.; cf.:
doleo, lugeo, angor): cum immolanda Iphigenia tristis Calchas esset, maestior Ulixes, maereret Menelaüs, Cic. Or. 22, 74: nemo maeret suo incommodo; dolent fortasse et anguntur, mourns over his own misfortune, id. Tusc. 1, 13, 30: cum omnes boni abditi inclusique maererent, id. Pis. 9 fin.: vos taciti maerebatis, id. Sest. 39, 84: homines alienis bonis maerentes, id. Balb. 25, 56: qui (amici) tuo dolore maerent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 6: maereat haec genero, maereat illa viro, Tib. 3, 2, 14: sedatio maerendi, Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 65: intellectumque nihil profici maerendo, id. ib. § 64.— Impers. pass.: maeretur, fletur, lamentatur diebus plusculis, App. M. 4, p. 157, 34.—II. Act., to mourn over, bemoan, lament, bewail any thing (class.):
filii mortem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 115; 1, 44, 105: mortem perditorum civium, id. Sest. 17, 39: rei publicae calamitatem, id. ib. 14, 32: casum ejusmodi, id. Fam. 14, 2, 2: illud maereo, id. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 10: talia maerens, thus lamenting, Ov. M. 1, 664.—(b). With acc. and inf.:
qui patriam nimium tarde concidere maererent, Cic. Sest. 11, 25: corpora Graiorum maerebat mandier igni, Matius ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 95 Müll. N. cr.—Hence, maerens (moer-), entis, P. a., mourning, lamenting, mournful, sad: maerentes, flentes, lacrimantes, commiserantes, Enn. ap. Diom. p. 442 P. (Ann. v. 107 Vahl.): quis Sullam nisi maerentem, demissum, afflictumque vidit? Cic. Sull. 26, 74: hunc cum afflictum, debilitatum, maerentem viderem, id. de Or. 2, 47, 195: nunc domo maerens ad rem publicam confugere possum, id. Fam. 4, 6, 2: interque maerentes amicos Egregius properaret exsul, Hor. C. 3, 5, 47: dictis maerentia pectora mulcet, Verg. A. 1, 197: fletus maerens, mournful lamentation, Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 30.—Sup.: mater maerentissima, Inscr. Mur. 1229, 7.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
maereō —, —, ēre
MIS-, to be sad, be mournful, mourn, grieve, lament : cum maereret Menelaus: alienis bonis: genero, Tb.: nihil profici maerendo: domo vacuā, V.: Quod cadat, O.: talia maerentes, thus lamenting , O.: sono tenui, O.— To mourn over, bemoan, lament, bewail : fili mortem: rei p. calamitatem: illud: penatīs iniquos, H.: raptam deam, O.: eam (patriam) concidere.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *maizēō; further origin uncertain. Possibly related to miser (compare with misereō), and possibly related to Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos) by means of Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- (“to complain, be emotional about”). De Vaan hesitantly suggests a connection to Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”).