verbfirst conjugation
memorō
memorō (present infinitive memorāre, perfect active memorāvī, supine memorātum)
Classical[ˈmɛ.mɔ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.mo.ro]
memorandus fut. pass. ptcp.Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to remind, bring to mind
- to tell, say, speak of, narrate, utter, recount, relate
experiri istuc mavellem me quam mi memorarier.
I’d prefer experiencing this to being told. (literally, “I would prefer that I experience this than [it] be told to me”)c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitruo 512Mūsa, mihī causās memorā, quō nūmine laesō Oh Muse, tell me the reasons, by what [means] had [her] divinity been offended? (The poet invokes the Muse of epic poetry, Calliope, to tell the story of Juno’s anger toward Aeneas. “Muse” [Mūsa]: vocative case noun; “tell” [memorā]: imperative active verb. See: Calliope, Juno (mythology), Aeneas.)
29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.8
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
in memoriam vocō; rēs quae fuērunt memorāmus.memorō -āre — in Mille Verba, Schola
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | memorō | memorābam | memorābō | memorāvī | memorāveram memorāram | memorāverō memorārō |
| 2nd sg. | memorās | memorābās | memorābis | memorāvistī memorāstī | memorāverās memorārās | memorāveris memorāris |
| 3rd sg. | memorat | memorābat | memorābit | memorāvit memorāt | memorāverat memorārat | memorāverit memorārit |
| 1st pl. | memorāmus | memorābāmus | memorābimus | memorāvimus memorāmus | memorāverāmus memorārāmus | memorāverimus memorārimus |
| 2nd pl. | memorātis | memorābātis | memorābitis | memorāvistis memorāstis | memorāverātis memorārātis | memorāveritis memorāritis |
| 3rd pl. | memorant | memorābant | memorābunt | memorāvērunt memorārunt, memorāvēre | memorāverant memorārant | memorāverint memorārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | memorem | memorārem | memorāverim memorārim | memorāvissem memorāssem |
| 2nd sg. | memorēs | memorārēs | memorāverīs memorārīs | memorāvissēs memorāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | memoret | memorāret | memorāverit memorārit | memorāvisset memorāsset |
| 1st pl. | memorēmus | memorārēmus | memorāverīmus memorārīmus | memorāvissēmus memorāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | memorētis | memorārētis | memorāverītis memorārītis | memorāvissētis memorāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | memorent | memorārent | memorāverint memorārint | memorāvissent memorāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | memoror | memorābar | memorābor |
| 2nd sg. | memorāris memorāre | memorābāris memorābāre | memorāberis memorābere |
| 3rd sg. | memorātur | memorābātur | memorābitur |
| 1st pl. | memorāmur | memorābāmur | memorābimur |
| 2nd pl. | memorāminī | memorābāminī | memorābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | memorantur | memorābantur | memorābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | memorer | memorārer |
| 2nd sg. | memorēris memorēre | memorārēris memorārēre |
| 3rd sg. | memorētur | memorārētur |
| 1st pl. | memorēmur | memorārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | memorēminī | memorārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | memorentur | memorārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | memorā | memorāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | memorāte | memorāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | memorātō | memorātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | memorātō | memorātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | memorātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | memorantō | memorantor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | memorāre | memorārī memorārier |
| perfect infinitive | memorāvisse memorāsse | memorātum esse |
| future infinitive | memorātūrum esse | memorātum īrī |
| present participle | memorāns memorante, memorantem, memorantēs, memorantī, memorantia, memorantibus, memorantis, memorantīs, memorantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | memorātus memorāta, memorātā, memorātae, memorātam, memorātārum, memorātās, memorātī, memorātōrum, memorātōs |
| future participle | memorātūrus memorātūra, memorātūrā, memorātūrae, memorātūram, memorātūrārum, memorātūrās, memorātūre, memorātūrī, memorātūrīs, memorātūrō, memorātūrōrum, memorātūrōs, memorātūrum | memorandus memoranda, memorandā, memorandae, memorandam, memorandārum, memorandās, memorande, memorandīs, memorandōrum, memorandōs |
gerundmemorandī, memorandō, memorandumsupinememorātum, memorātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- memorem esse (opp. obliviosum esse)
- to have a good memory.
mĕmŏro, āvi, ātum (archaic
I. inf. pass. memorarier, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 99), 1, v. a. memor, to bring to remembrance, remind of, to mention, recount, relate, speak about or of, say, tell (class.).
(a). With acc.:
memorare mores mulierum, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 50: nomen memora tuom mihi, id. Trin. 4, 2, 41: deos absentis testis memoras, callest on, id. Merc. 3, 4, 42: superbiam, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 122: causas alicui, Verg. A. 1, 8: antequam arma inciperent, misere legatos amicitiam obsequiumque memoraturos, Tac. A. 4, 46; 2, 58: patriam rhombi, Juv. 4, 129.—Pass.: quid illa pote pejus muliere memorarier, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 99: ubi ea, quae dico, gesta esse memorantur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107: cujus conditor Hercules memorabatur, was said to have been, was remembered as, Sall. J. 89, 4: memorari exempla, Tac. A. 11, 23.—(b). With de:
de naturā nimis obscure memoravit, Cic. Fin. 2, 5, 15.—(g). With acc. and inf.:
quem infestum ac odiosum sibi esse, memorabat, Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 65: Herculem in eo loco boves abegisse memorant, Liv. 1, 7, 4: Mithridates, quem imperitasse Armeniis memoravi, Tac. A. 11, 8 init.: Palamedem memorant sedecim litterarum formas repperisse, id. ib. 11, 14.—(d). With a rel.-clause:
musa, velim memores, quo patre natus uterque Contulerit lites, Hor. S. 1, 5, 53. —(ε) With sic: sic memorat, Verg. A. 1, 631.—B. Esp., to speak, utter, make use of in speech:
scio ego multos memoravisse milites mendacium, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 3: vocabula memorata Catonibus, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 117.—II. Memorare significat nunc dicere, nunc memoriae mandare, Paul. ex Fest. p. 124 Müll.—Hence,
A. mĕmŏrātus, a, um, P. a., memorable, renowned, celebrated (poet. and in post-class. prose):
ubi nunc nobis deus ille magister nequiquam memoratus Eryx? Verg. A. 5, 391: locus Italiae ... fama multis memoratus in oris, id. ib. 7, 564; Anthol. Lat. 1, 170, 102; 1, 172, 4: sepulcrum memoratissimum, Gell. 10, 18, 4.—2. Esp., before mentioned:
dux, Amm. 15, 5, 4 al.—B. mĕmŏrandus, a, um, P. a., worthy of remembrance, memorable, celebrated (poet. and post-class.):
juvenis memorande, Verg. A. 10, 793.—Of inanim. and abstr. things: pugnae memorandae meae, Plaut. Ep. 3, 3, 52: locus, Flor. 2, 8, 11: res, Juv. 2, 102: exitus, Flor. 4, 2, 33.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
memorō āvī, ātus, āre
memor, to bring to remembrance, mention, recount, relate, speak of, say, tell : mihi causas, V.: patriam rhombi, Iu.: cuius conditor Hercules memorabatur, was said to have been , S.: ut quidam memoratur contemnere, etc., H.: nondum memoratus omnibus, O.: de gloriā bonorum, S.: de naturā nimis obscure: Herculem boves abegisse, L.: ubi ea, quae dico, gesta esse memorantur: quo patre natus uterque Contulerit lites, H.: sic memorat, V.: incredibile memoratu est, quam, etc., S.: parva et levia memoratu, Ta.— To speak, utter, make use of : vocabula memorata Catonibus, H.— To name, call : Carmentalem nomine portam, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-der.?
- Latinmemorō
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 memorō From memor (“remembering, mindful”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Englishmemorate
- Frenchmémorer
- Frenchmémoriser
- Italianmemorare
- Englishmemberfrom Old French membrer
- Portugueselembrarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese nembrar
- Portuguesememorar
- Romanianmemora
- Spanishmembrar
- Spanishmemorar
In English words that came into English from memorō
- memorandummemorandum
- memorablememorābilis
- commemoratecommemorātus
- commemorationcommemorātiō
- commemorativecommemorātīvus
- memoratememorātus
- commemoratorycommemorātōrius
- commemorablecommemorabilis