LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, deponent

operor

operor (present infinitive operārī, perfect active operātus sum)
Classical[ˈɔ.pɛ.rɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔː.pe.ror]

Meaning

  1. deponentto work, labor
    Sex diebus operaberis, et facies omnia opera tua.Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Exodus.20.9
  2. deponentto bestow pains upon a thing; devote oneself to, be engaged in or occupied with a thing

Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.operoroperābaroperābor———
2nd sg.operāris
operāre		operābāris
operābāre		operāberis
operābere		———
3rd sg.operāturoperābāturoperābitur———
1st pl.operāmuroperābāmuroperābimur———
2nd pl.operāminīoperābāminīoperābiminī———
3rd pl.operanturoperābanturoperābuntur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.opereroperārer——
2nd sg.operēris
operēre		operārēris
operārēre		——
3rd sg.operēturoperārētur——
1st pl.operēmuroperārēmur——
2nd pl.operēminīoperārēminī——
3rd pl.operenturoperārentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.operāre—
pres. 2nd pl.operāminī—
fut. 2nd sg.operātor—
fut. 3rd sg.operātor—
fut. 3rd pl.operantor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveoperārī—
perfect infinitiveoperātum esse—
future infinitiveoperātūrum esse—
present participleoperāns—
perfect participleoperātus—
future participleoperātūrus
operātūra, operātūrā, operātūrae, operātūram, operātūrārum, operātūrās, operātūre, operātūrī, operātūrīs, operātūrō, operātūrōrum, operātūrōs, operātūrum		operandus
gerundoperandī, operandō, operandumsupineoperātum, operātū

ŏpĕror (collat. form ŏpĕro, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 10, 33; Commod. 30, 14), ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. [opus], to work, labor, toil, take pains; to be busied (not in Cic. or Cæs.).— Constr. absol. or with dat.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
(a). Absol.: seniores (apes) intus operantur, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 21: servi, qui operari in agro consueverunt, Dig. 28, 5, 35. —
(b). With dat., to bestow pains upon a thing; to devote one's self to, be engaged in or occupied with a thing (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose): reipublicae, Liv. 4, 60, 2: conubiis arvisque novis operari, Verg. A. 3, 136: ornandis capillis, Ov. Am. 2, 7, 23: in cute curandā, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 29: textis Minervae, Tib 2, 1, 65: materiis caedendis, Tac. H. 5, 20: studiis litterarum, id. A. 3, 43: scholae, Quint. 10, 3, 13; Suet. Claud. 19: auditioni in scholis, Plin. 26, 2, 6, § 11; Val. Max. 8, 7, 4 ext.: rebus domesticis, Col. 12, 4, 3: reipublicae, Dig. 48, 5, 15.—
B. In partic., in relig. lang., to serve the gods, perform sacred rites, to honor or celebrate by sacrifices (for which: operam dare rebus divinis, Cic. Leg. 2, 11, 26): operari est deos religiose et cum summā veneratione sacrificiis litare, Non. 523, 9; Pompon. ap. Non. 523, 13: illum Dianae sanctum diem, Afran. ib. 14: sacra refer Cereri laetis operatus (= sacrificans) in herbis, Verg. G. 1, 339; cf.: Cynthia jam noctes est operata decem, Prop. 2, 33, 2 (3, 31, 2); and: mulier justis operata sacris, Hor C. 3, 14, 6: sacris, Liv. 1, 31, 8: superstitionibus, id. 10, 39, 2: viditque se operatum, et sanguine sacro respersa praetexta, Tac. A. 2, 14. Vesta, fave: tibi nunc operata resolvimus ora, the mouth devoted to thee, Ov. F. 6, 249: janua matutinis operatur festa lucernis, Juv. 12, 92.—
II. Transf.
1. To work, have effect, be effectual, to be active, to operate (post-class.): nihil denique praetermitteret, quod ad crudelitatem videretur operari, to be effectual, Capitol. Maxim. 13: ad sui dispendium, to avail, Cod. Just. 5, 12, 7: venenum operatur, operates, Lampr. Commod. 17.—
2. Act. (eccl. Lat.)
(a). To work, carry into effect, administer: justi tiam, Lact. 6, 12, 38; 6, 13, 4; 6, 24, 4: scelus, Vulg. Lev. 20, 12: miracula, Ambros. in Luc. 4, § 47.—
(b). To work, produce by working, cause: in vobis sollicitudinem, Vulg. 2 Cor. 7, 11: mortem, id. ib. 7, 10: gloriae pondus, id. ib. 4, 17: opera, id. Joan. 9, 4.— Hence,
A. ŏpĕrans, antis, P. a., active, efficient, effectual (post-Aug.): operantes apes spectare, Plin. 21, 14, 47, § 80.—Comp.: bonitas operantior, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 4.— Neutr. adv.: aridas vaporationes operantius mederi quam cataplasmata, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 8, 89.—Sup.: clysteres adhibere operantissimos, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 39.—
B. ŏpĕrātus, a, um, P. a.
1. Pass., performed, effected (eccl. Lat.): tot charismata perperam operata, Tert. Praescr. 29.—
2. Act., efficacious, effective: fallaciae vis operatior, Tert. Anim. 57.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃épos
  3. Proto-Italic*opos
  4. Latinoperor

Latin opera Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin operātusbf. Latin operor Back-formation from operātus.

Borrowings
  • Catalanoperar
  • Englishoperate
  • Frenchopérer
  • Romanianoperafrom French opérer
  • Occitanoperar
  • Portugueseoperar
  • Spanishoperar
Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchouvrerfrom Old French ovrer
  • Frenchœuvrerfrom Old French ovrer
  • Catalanobrar
  • Occitanobrar
  • Franco-Provençalovrar
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseobrar
  • Spanishobrar
  • Galicianobrar
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianoberare
Italo-Romance
  • Italianoperare
Elsewhere
  • Italianscioperarefrom Vulgar Latin *exoperāre
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmonteseoperé
  • Romagnoladruvêr
  • Romagnoldruvêr

Quick answers

What does operor mean in Latin?
operor, a verb, means “to work, labor; to bestow pains upon a thing; devote oneself to, be engaged in or occupied with a thing”.
What are the principal parts of operor?
operor, operārī, operātus sum (first conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce operor?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔ.pɛ.rɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔː.pe.ror].
Where does operor come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃épos → Proto-Italic *opos → Latin operor.