verbfirst conjugation
mersō
mersō (present infinitive mersāre, perfect active mersāvī, supine mersātum)
Classical[ˈmɛr.soː]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛr.so]
Meaning
- to immerse
- to overwhelm, drown
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mersō | mersābam | mersābō | mersāvī | mersāveram | mersāverō |
| 2nd sg. | mersās | mersābās | mersābis | mersāvistī | mersāverās | mersāveris |
| 3rd sg. | mersat | mersābat | mersābit | mersāvit | mersāverat | mersāverit |
| 1st pl. | mersāmus | mersābāmus | mersābimus | mersāvimus | mersāverāmus | mersāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | mersātis | mersābātis | mersābitis | mersāvistis | mersāverātis | mersāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | mersant | mersābant | mersābunt | mersāvērunt mersāvēre | mersāverant | mersāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mersem | mersārem | mersāverim | mersāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | mersēs | mersārēs | mersāverīs | mersāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | merset | mersāret | mersāverit | mersāvisset |
| 1st pl. | mersēmus | mersārēmus | mersāverīmus | mersāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | mersētis | mersārētis | mersāverītis | mersāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | mersent | mersārent | mersāverint | mersāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mersor | mersābar | mersābor |
| 2nd sg. | mersāris mersāre | mersābāris mersābāre | mersāberis mersābere |
| 3rd sg. | mersātur | mersābātur | mersābitur |
| 1st pl. | mersāmur | mersābāmur | mersābimur |
| 2nd pl. | mersāminī | mersābāminī | mersābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | mersantur | mersābantur | mersābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | merser | mersārer |
| 2nd sg. | mersēris mersēre | mersārēris mersārēre |
| 3rd sg. | mersētur | mersārētur |
| 1st pl. | mersēmur | mersārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | mersēminī | mersārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | mersentur | mersārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | mersā | mersāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | mersāte | mersāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | mersātō | mersātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | mersātō | mersātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | mersātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | mersantō | mersantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | mersāre | mersārī |
| perfect infinitive | mersāvisse | mersātum esse |
| future infinitive | mersātūrum esse | mersātum īrī |
| present participle | mersāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | mersātus mersāta, mersātā, mersātae, mersātam, mersātārum, mersātās, mersātī, mersātōrum, mersātōs |
| future participle | mersātūrus mersātūra, mersātūrā, mersātūrae, mersātūram, mersātūrārum, mersātūrās, mersātūre, mersātūrī, mersātūrīs, mersātūrō, mersātūrōrum, mersātūrōs, mersātūrum | mersandus mersanda, mersandā, mersandae, mersandam, mersandārum, mersandās, mersande, mersandīs, mersandōrum, mersandōs |
gerundmersandī, mersandō, mersandumsupinemersātum, mersātū
merso, āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. id.,
I. to dip in, immerse (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I. Lit.:
balantumque gregem fluvio mersare salubri, Verg. G. 1, 272: balneo infertur, calida aqua mersatur, Tac. A. 15, 69.—II. Trop., to overwhelm:
rerum copia mersat, drowns, destroys, Lucr. 5, 1008: mersor civilibus undis, plunge myself, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 16.—III. Pass.: mersari, to set, of the stars, Mart. Cap. 8, § 844; cf. merto.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mersō āvī, ātus, āre, freq.
mergo, to dip, immerse : gregem fluvio, V.: mersor civilibus undis, plunge into , H.
Origins
Frequentative of mergō; cf. mersus.