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verbfirst conjugation

onerō

onerō (present infinitive onerāre, perfect active onerāvī, supine onerātum)
Classical[ˈɔ.nɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.ne.ro]

Meaning

  1. to burden, lade, load, heap up anything in anything
  2. figurativelyto overwhelm, weary, oppress
  3. figurativelyto make more burdensome, aggravate
  4. poeticto cover

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.onerōonerābamonerābōonerāvīonerāveramonerāverō
onerārō
2nd sg.onerāsonerābāsonerābisonerāvistī
onerāstī
onerāverās
onerārās
onerāveris
3rd sg.oneratonerābatonerābitonerāvitonerāverat
onerārat
onerāverit
onerārit
1st pl.onerāmusonerābāmusonerābimusonerāvimusonerāverāmusonerāverimus
onerārimus
2nd pl.onerātisonerābātisonerābitisonerāvistis
onerāstis
onerāverātis
onerārātis
onerāveritis
onerāritis
3rd pl.onerantonerābantonerābuntonerāvērunt
onerāvēre, onerārunt
onerāverant
onerārant
onerāverint
onerārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.oneremonerāremonerāverim
onerārim
onerāvissem
onerāssem
2nd sg.onerēsonerārēsonerāverīsonerāvissēs
onerāssēs
3rd sg.oneretonerāretonerāverit
onerārit
onerāvisset
onerāsset
1st pl.onerēmusonerārēmusonerāverīmus
onerārīmus
onerāvissēmus
onerāssēmus
2nd pl.onerētisonerārētisonerāverītis
onerārītis
onerāvissētis
onerāssētis
3rd pl.onerentonerārentonerāverint
onerārint
onerāvissent
onerāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.oneroronerābaronerābor
2nd sg.onerāris
onerāre
onerābāris
onerābāre
onerāberis
onerābere
3rd sg.onerāturonerābāturonerābitur
1st pl.onerāmuronerābāmuronerābimur
2nd pl.onerāminīonerābāminīonerābiminī
3rd pl.oneranturonerābanturonerābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.onereronerārer
2nd sg.onerēris
onerēre
onerārēris
onerārēre
3rd sg.onerēturonerārētur
1st pl.onerēmuronerārēmur
2nd pl.onerēminīonerārēminī
3rd pl.onerenturonerārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.onerāonerāre
pres. 2nd pl.onerāteonerāminī
fut. 2nd sg.onerātōonerātor
fut. 3rd sg.onerātōonerātor
fut. 2nd pl.onerātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.onerantōonerantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveonerāreonerārī
perfect infinitiveonerāvisse
onerāsse
onerātum esse
future infinitiveonerātūrum esseonerātum īrī
present participleonerāns
onerante, onerantem, onerantēs, onerantī, onerantia, onerantibus, onerantis, onerantīs, onerantium
—
perfect participle—onerātus
onerāta, onerātā, onerātae, onerātam, onerātārum, onerātās, onerātī, onerātōrum, onerātōs
future participleonerātūrus
onerātūra, onerātūrā, onerātūrae, onerātūram, onerātūrārum, onerātūrās, onerātūre, onerātūrī, onerātūrīs, onerātūrō, onerātūrōrum, onerātūrōs, onerātūrum
onerandus
oneranda, onerandā, onerandae, onerandam, onerandārum, onerandās, onerande, onerandīs, onerandōrum, onerandōs
gerundonerandī, onerandō, onerandumsupineonerātum, onerātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

maledictis aliquem onerare, lacerare
to heap abuse on some one.

ŏnĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. onus.
I. To load, lade, burden, freight with any thing (class.).
A. Lit.: navim magnam multis mercibus, Plaut. Men. prol. 25: naves, ad celeritatem onerandi subductionesque, paulo facit humiliores, for loading expeditiously, Caes. B. G. 5, 1: jumenta, Sall. J. 75, 6: naves commeatu, etc., id. ib. 86, 1: costas aselli pomis, Verg. G. 1, 274: tauri cervix oneratur aratro, is loaded, burdened, Ov. A. A. 1, 19: aures lapillis, id. ib. 3, 129; cf.: umerum pallio, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 4: ventrem, to load, fill, Sall. Or. Rep. Ord. 1: epulis onerari, to overload, gorge one's self, Ov. P. 1, 10, 31: vino et epulis onerati, Sall. J. 76, 6: cibus, qui in aegritudine alat neque oneret, without oppressing the stomach, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 48: vaccas, to cause them to be covered, Pall. 8, 4.—
2. Transf., in gen., to load, cover (poet.): dapibus mensas onerare, to cover, Verg. G. 4, 133: manusque ambas jaculis oneravit acutis, id. A. 10, 868: jaculo palmas oneravit acuto, i. e. armed, id. ib. 11, 574 (but armavit is the better read.; v. Forbig. ad loc.): membra sepulcro, id. ib. 10, 558; cf.: ossa aggere terrae, id. ib. 11, 212: aliquem saxis, to stone, Phaedr. 3, 2, 4.—
B. Trop., to load, burden, weary; to oppress, overwhelm, overload (with good or evil; cf. Forbig. ad Verg. A. 10, 620), etc.: me amoenitate oneravit dies, has overwhelmed me, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 7.: laetitiā senem, id. ib. 4, 2, 47: malignitateomnis mortalis, id. ib. 3, 1, 5: diem commoditatibus, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 1: aliquem mendaciis, Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 7; cf. Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 61: judicem argumentis, id. N. D. 3, 3, 8: aethera votis, Verg. A. 9, 24: verbis lassas onerantibus aures, Hor. S. 1, 10, 10: aliquem pugnis, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 172: maledictis, id. Ps. 1, 3, 123; cf. contumeliis, Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99; for which only absol. Sejanum, Tac. A. 4. 68: aliquem injuriis, Ter. And. 5, 1, 8: aliquem malis, Verg. A. 4, 549: aliquem laudibus, Liv. 4, 13: spe praemiorum, id. 35, 11: promissis, Sall. J. 12, 3: honoribus, Just. 5, 4, 13.—
C. Transf., to make heavier or more burdensome, to render more oppressive, to heighten, to aggravate (only since the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Tac. and the younger Plin.): injuriam alicujus invidiā, Liv. 38, 56 fin.: pericula alicujus, Tac. A. 16, 30: curas, id. H. 2, 52: delectum avaritiā et luxu, to aggravate, make worse, render more odious, id. ib. 4, 14: onerat te quaesturae tuae famā, quam ex Bithyniā optimam revexisti, Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 8; 1, 8, 5; id. Pan. 24, 1; 73, 6.—
II. To load, stow, or heap up any thing in any thing (poet.): vina cadis, Verg. A. 1, 195: canistris Dona Cereris, id. ib. 8, 180.— Hence, ŏnĕrātus, a, um, P. a., filled, full; with gen.: oneratus frugum et floris Liberi, Pac. ap. Non. 498, 12 (Trag. Rel. p. 95 Rib.).—
B. Loaded, i. e. deceived, befooled: ille est oneratus recte, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 115: ego illum probe jam oneratum huc admovebo, id. Mil. 3, 3, 61.

Origins

From onus (“load, burden”).

Descendants
  • Englishonerate
  • Portugueseonerar

Quick answers

What does onerō mean in Latin?
onerō, a verb, means “to burden, lade, load, heap up anything in anything; to overwhelm, weary, oppress; to make more burdensome, aggravate”.
What are the principal parts of onerō?
onerō, onerāre, onerāvī, onerātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce onerō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔ.nɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔː.ne.ro].