verbfirst conjugation
stercorō
stercorō (present infinitive stercorāre, perfect active stercorāvī, supine stercorātum)
Classical[ˈstɛr.kɔ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈstɛr.ko.ro]
Meaning
- to dung, to manure
Quid est agrum bene colere? Bene arare. Quid secundum? Arare. Quid tertium? Stercorare.
What is good cultivation? Good ploughing. What next? Ploughing. What third? Manuring.234 BCE – 149 BCE, Marcus Porcius Cato, De agri cultura 61 - to clear of excrement, to muck out
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stercorō | stercorābam | stercorābō | stercorāvī | stercorāveram | stercorāverō stercorārō |
| 2nd sg. | stercorās | stercorābās | stercorābis | stercorāvistī stercorāstī | stercorāverās stercorārās | stercorāveris |
| 3rd sg. | stercorat | stercorābat | stercorābit | stercorāvit | stercorāverat stercorārat | stercorāverit stercorārit |
| 1st pl. | stercorāmus | stercorābāmus | stercorābimus | stercorāvimus | stercorāverāmus | stercorāverimus stercorārimus |
| 2nd pl. | stercorātis | stercorābātis | stercorābitis | stercorāvistis stercorāstis | stercorāverātis stercorārātis | stercorāveritis stercorāritis |
| 3rd pl. | stercorant | stercorābant | stercorābunt | stercorāvērunt stercorāvēre, stercorārunt | stercorāverant stercorārant | stercorāverint stercorārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stercorem | stercorārem | stercorāverim stercorārim | stercorāvissem stercorāssem |
| 2nd sg. | stercorēs | stercorārēs | stercorāverīs | stercorāvissēs stercorāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | stercoret | stercorāret | stercorāverit stercorārit | stercorāvisset stercorāsset |
| 1st pl. | stercorēmus | stercorārēmus | stercorāverīmus stercorārīmus | stercorāvissēmus stercorāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | stercorētis | stercorārētis | stercorāverītis stercorārītis | stercorāvissētis stercorāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | stercorent | stercorārent | stercorāverint stercorārint | stercorāvissent stercorāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stercoror | stercorābar | stercorābor |
| 2nd sg. | stercorāris stercorāre | stercorābāris stercorābāre | stercorāberis stercorābere |
| 3rd sg. | stercorātur | stercorābātur | stercorābitur |
| 1st pl. | stercorāmur | stercorābāmur | stercorābimur |
| 2nd pl. | stercorāminī | stercorābāminī | stercorābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | stercorantur | stercorābantur | stercorābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | stercorer | stercorārer |
| 2nd sg. | stercorēris stercorēre | stercorārēris stercorārēre |
| 3rd sg. | stercorētur | stercorārētur |
| 1st pl. | stercorēmur | stercorārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | stercorēminī | stercorārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | stercorentur | stercorārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | stercorā | stercorāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | stercorāte | stercorāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | stercorātō | stercorātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | stercorātō | stercorātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | stercorātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | stercorantō | stercorantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | stercorāre | stercorārī |
| perfect infinitive | stercorāvisse stercorāsse | stercorātum esse |
| future infinitive | stercorātūrum esse | stercorātum īrī |
| present participle | stercorāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | stercorātus stercorāta, stercorātā, stercorātae, stercorātam, stercorātārum, stercorātās, stercorātī, stercorātōrum, stercorātōs |
| future participle | stercorātūrus stercorātūra, stercorātūrā, stercorātūrae, stercorātūram, stercorātūrārum, stercorātūrās, stercorātūre, stercorātūrī, stercorātūrīs, stercorātūrō, stercorātūrōrum, stercorātūrōs, stercorātūrum | stercorandus stercoranda, stercorandā, stercorandae, stercorandam, stercorandārum, stercorandās, stercorande, stercorandīs, stercorandōrum, stercorandōs |
gerundstercorandī, stercorandō, stercorandumsupinestercorātum, stercorātū
stercŏro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. id..
I. To dung, manure with dung, to muck:
loca, Varr. R. R. 1, 38; Cic. Sen. 15, 54: agrum, Mart. Cap. 3, § 305; Col. 2, 16, 2; Plin. 17, 9, 6, § 50.—II. To cleanse from dung:
latrinas, Dig. 7, 1, 15: stercorata colluvies, dungheap, Col. 1, 6, 24.—Hence, stercŏ-rātus, a, um, P. a., dunged, mucked, manured: locus stercoratissimus, Col. 11, 2, 85; 2, 11, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
stercorō —, —, āre
stercus, to dung, muck, fertilize : utilitas stercorandi.
Origins
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 stercorō From stercus (stercor- in compounds) + -ō.
Italo-Romance
- Italianstercorare
- Sicilianstercorari
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishestercolar
- Galicianestercoar
Borrowings
- Englishstercorate