verbthird conjugation, suppletive
offerō
offerō (present infinitive offerre, perfect active obtulī, supine oblātum)
Classical[ˈɔf.fɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔf.fe.ro]
№ 812 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- suppletiveto bring before or bring to, present, offer, bestow, show, place before, exhibit, expose
- suppletiveto cause, occasion, inflict
- EcclesiasticalLatinsuppletiveto offer to God, consecrate, dedicate
- EcclesiasticalLatinsuppletiveto offer up, sacrifice
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ferō et dō; ecce, pōmum tibi offerō!offerō -ferre obtulī — in Mille Verba, Mercātus
dōnum dōofferō -ferre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 1
ante aliquem ferō, praebeōofferō -ferre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 15
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | offerō | offerēbam | offeram | obtulī | obtuleram | obtulerō |
| 2nd sg. | offers | offerēbās | offerēs | obtulistī | obtulerās | obtuleris |
| 3rd sg. | offert | offerēbat | offeret | obtulit optulit | obtulerat optulerat | obtulerit |
| 1st pl. | offerimus | offerēbāmus | offerēmus | obtulimus | obtulerāmus | obtulerimus |
| 2nd pl. | offertis | offerēbātis | offerētis | obtulistis | obtulerātis | obtuleritis |
| 3rd pl. | offerunt | offerēbant | offerent | obtulērunt obtulēre, optulērunt | obtulerant | obtulerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | offeram | offerrem | obtulerim optulerim | obtulissem |
| 2nd sg. | offerās | offerrēs | obtulerīs | obtulissēs |
| 3rd sg. | offerat | offerret | obtulerit | obtulisset |
| 1st pl. | offerāmus | offerrēmus | obtulerīmus | obtulissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | offerātis | offerrētis | obtulerītis | obtulissētis |
| 3rd pl. | offerant | offerrent | obtulerint | obtulissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | offeror | offerēbar | offerar |
| 2nd sg. | offerris offerre | offerēbāris offerēbāre | offerēris offerēre |
| 3rd sg. | offertur | offerēbātur | offerētur |
| 1st pl. | offerimur | offerēbāmur | offerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | offeriminī | offerēbāminī | offerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | offeruntur | offerēbantur | offerentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | offerar | offerrer |
| 2nd sg. | offerāris offerāre | offerrēris offerrēre |
| 3rd sg. | offerātur | offerrētur |
| 1st pl. | offerāmur | offerrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | offerāminī | offerrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | offerantur | offerrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | offer | offerre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | offerte | offeriminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | offertō | offertor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | offertō | offertor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | offertōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | offeruntō | offeruntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | offerre | offerrī |
| perfect infinitive | obtulisse | oblātum esse |
| future infinitive | oblātūrum esse | oblātum īrī |
| present participle | offerēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | oblātus |
| future participle | oblātūrus oblātūra, oblātūrā, oblātūrae, oblātūram, oblātūrārum, oblātūrās, oblātūre, oblātūrī, oblātūrīs, oblātūrō, oblātūrōrum, oblātūrōs, oblātūrum | offerendus offerundus, offerenda, offerendā, offerendae, offerendam, offerendārum, offerendās, offerende, offerendīs, offerendōrum, offerendōs, offerunda, offerundā, offerundae, offerundam, offerundārum, offerundās, offerunde, offerundī, offerundīs, offerundō, offerundōrum, offerundōs, offerundum |
gerundofferendī, offerendō, offerendumsupineoblātum, oblātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- periculis se offerre
- to expose oneself to peril.
- occasione data, oblata
- when occasion offers; as opportunity occurs.
- occasio datur, offertur
- a favourable opportunity presents itself.
- species mihi dormienti oblata est
- I saw a vision in my dreams.
- se morti offerre pro salute patriae
- to sacrifice oneself for one's country.
- quotienscunque occasio oblata est; omnibus locis
- on every occasion; at every opportunity.
- salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre (not exponere)
- to risk one's life.
offĕro (obf-), obtŭli, oblātum, v. a. ob-fero,
I. to bring before; to present, offer; to show, exhibit (class.; cf. obicio, ostendo).
I. In gen.:
incommode illis fors obtulerat adventum meum, Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 10; cf.: opportune te obtulisti mihi obviam, id. Ad. 3, 2, 24; id. Hec. 5, 3, 10; Cic. Att. 3, 10, 2: strictamque aciem venientibus offert, presents, opposes, Verg. A. 6, 291: speciem offerre, to present a false appearance, Cic. Div. 1, 37, 81.—In pass.: offerri, mid., to show one's self, appear; to meet, encounter: multis in difficillimis rebus praesens auxilium ejus (numinis) oblatum est, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108: oblata religio est, a religious scruple struck him, id. Fam. 10, 12, 3: metu oblato, id. ib. 15, 1, 5: lex quaedam videbatur oblata, id. Phil. 1, 2, 4.—II. In partic.
A. To offer, expose; to bring forward, adduce:
ne offeramus nos periculis sine causā, Cic. Off. 1, 24, 83; so, se morti, Caes. B. G. 7, 77: se ad mortem, Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 32: obtulimus nos ad prima pericula, Ov. M. 13, 42: vitam in discrimen, Cic. Sest. 28, 61: moram offerre alicui, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 30: nam tu nunc vides pro tuo caro capite carum offerre me meum caput vilitati, id. Capt. 2, 2, 34: sponte suā leto caput obvius optulit ipse, Lucr. 3, 1041; cf. Cic. Sull. 30, 84; id. Sest. 1, 1; Liv. 3, 1; 31, 50: criminibus oblatis, brought forward, adduced, Cic. Lael. 18, 65.—B. To offer, proffer; to bring, cause, occasion, confer, bestow; to inflict, etc. (cf. promitto, recipio, infero):
foedus, Verg. A. 12, 109: in omnia ultro suam offerens operam, Liv. 40, 23: di tibi semper omnia optata offerant, Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 21: alicui optatissimum beneficium, Caes. B. G. 6, 42: hoc tantum boni, quod vobis ab dis immortalibus oblatum et datum est, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49: datum atque oblatum, Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 1; 2, 4, 49, § 103: ut nunc hac re mihi opem et auxilium offeras, bring me aid and assistance, help me, Lucil. ap. Non. 360, 25: laetitiam, to procure, Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 18: alicui injuriam, id. ib. 5, 1, 14: vitium virgini, id. ib. 3, 3, 23: stuprum alicui, Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99: mortem alicui, id. Sest. 21, 48: sibi molestiam atque aerumnam offerre, to bring, procure, occasion, Lucil. ap. Non. 360, 23: occasio ad occupandam Asiam oblata, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 2, 4: seque offert suscepturum, offers, Tac. A. 11, 33: rusticus offerebat se intercessurum senatus consulto, id. ib. 16, 26: oblatā facultate in castra sese receperunt, Caes. B. G. 1, 72.—2. In eccl. Lat.
(a). To offer to God, to consecrate, dedicate, Prud. Cath. 5, 150; Vulg. Exod. 38, 24; 39, 32.—
(b). To offer up, sacrifice, Sulp. Sev. Dial. 2, 2:
Domino, Vulg. Gen. 4, 3: pro filio, id. ib. 22, 13: ex scelere, id. Prov. 21, 27: semet ipsum Deo, id. Heb. 9, 14 et saep.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
offerō (obf-) obtulī (opt-), oblātus, offerre
ob +fero, to bring before, present, offer, show, exhibit: illis fors obtulerat adventum meum, T.: me perditum illi adflictumque: se consulibus ferociter, L.: quā novā re oblatā, upon this unexpected occurrence, Cs.: speciem, present a false appearance: offer Coniugis ora mihi, show, O.: oblata religio est, a religious scruple struck him: lex quaedam videbatur oblata.—To offer, expose, bring forward, adduce: nos periculis: se morti, Cs.: nos ad pericula, O.: vitam in discrimen: criminibus oblatis, adduced.—To offer, proffer, bring, cause, occasion, confer, bestow, thrust upon, inflict: iniuriam tibi, T.: quā oblatā potestate, Cs.: mortem hostibus: foedus, V.: in omnia ultro suam operam, L.: quod (boni) vobis ab dis inmortalibus oblatum est: laetitiam, procure: occasio ad occupandam Asia oblata: oblatā facultate, Cs.: offerebat se intercessurum, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin offerō From ob- (“towards”) + ferō (“to bear, carry”).
Insular Romance
- Sardinianoferrere
- Sardinianoferri
- Sardinianoferriri
Elsewhere
- Vulgar Latin*offerīre
- Proto-West Germanic*offrōn