LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

suggerō

suggerō (present infinitive suggerere, perfect active suggessī, supine suggestum)
Classical[ˈsʊɡ.ɡɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsud.d͡ʒe.ro]

Meaning

  1. to carry, bring, put or lay under
  2. to afford, furnish or supply
  3. to suggest, advise, prompt or offer

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.suggerōsuggerēbamsuggeramsuggessīsuggesseramsuggesserō
2nd sg.suggerissuggerēbāssuggerēssuggessistīsuggesserāssuggesseris
3rd sg.suggeritsuggerēbatsuggeretsuggessitsuggesseratsuggesserit
1st pl.suggerimussuggerēbāmussuggerēmussuggessimussuggesserāmussuggesserimus
2nd pl.suggeritissuggerēbātissuggerētissuggessistissuggesserātissuggesseritis
3rd pl.suggeruntsuggerēbantsuggerentsuggessērunt
suggessēre		suggesserantsuggesserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.suggeramsuggereremsuggesserimsuggessissem
2nd sg.suggerāssuggererēssuggesserīssuggessissēs
3rd sg.suggeratsuggereretsuggesseritsuggessisset
1st pl.suggerāmussuggererēmussuggesserīmussuggessissēmus
2nd pl.suggerātissuggererētissuggesserītissuggessissētis
3rd pl.suggerantsuggererentsuggesserintsuggessissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.suggerorsuggerēbarsuggerar
2nd sg.suggereris
suggerere		suggerēbāris
suggerēbāre		suggerēris
suggerēre
3rd sg.suggeritursuggerēbātursuggerētur
1st pl.suggerimursuggerēbāmursuggerēmur
2nd pl.suggeriminīsuggerēbāminīsuggerēminī
3rd pl.suggeruntursuggerēbantursuggerentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.suggerarsuggererer
2nd sg.suggerāris
suggerāre		suggererēris
suggererēre
3rd sg.suggerātursuggererētur
1st pl.suggerāmursuggererēmur
2nd pl.suggerāminīsuggererēminī
3rd pl.suggerantursuggererentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.suggeresuggerere
pres. 2nd pl.suggeritesuggeriminī
fut. 2nd sg.suggeritōsuggeritor
fut. 3rd sg.suggeritōsuggeritor
fut. 2nd pl.suggeritōte—
fut. 3rd pl.suggeruntōsuggeruntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesuggereresuggerī
perfect infinitivesuggessissesuggestum esse
future infinitivesuggestūrum essesuggestum īrī
present participlesuggerēns—
perfect participle—suggestus
suggesta, suggestā, suggestae, suggestam, suggestārum, suggestās, suggeste, suggestī, suggestīs, suggestō, suggestōrum, suggestōs
future participlesuggestūrus
suggestūra, suggestūrā, suggestūrae, suggestūram, suggestūrārum, suggestūrās, suggestūre, suggestūrī, suggestūrīs, suggestūrō, suggestūrōrum, suggestūrōs, suggestūrum		suggerendus
suggerundus, suggerenda, suggerendā, suggerendae, suggerendam, suggerendārum, suggerendās, suggerende, suggerendīs, suggerendōrum, suggerendōs
gerundsuggerendī, suggerendō, suggerendumsupinesuggestum, suggestū

sug-gĕro (subg-), gessi, gestum, 3, v. a.,
I. to carry, bring, put or lay under, etc. (class., esp. in the trop. sense).
I. Lit.: flammam costis aëni, Verg. A. 7, 463: ignem fornace succensā, Pall. 1, 20, 2. —
B. To heap up, raise, erect, build: humo, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 8. cf.: celsis suggesta theatra columnis, Sil. 14, 644.—
C. To furnish, afford, supply ( = praebeo, suppedito, ministro): cur tu his rebus sumptum suggeris? Ter. Ad. 1, 1, 37: tela mihi, Verg. A. 10, 333: omnium rerum apparatus, Auct. B. Alex. 3, 1: cibum animalibus, Tac. H. 3, 36: divitias alimentaque (tellus), Ov. M. 15, 82: feras silvae affatim suggerunt, Plin. Ep. 2, 8, 1: ructanti pinnas rubentes, Mart. 3, 82, 8. —Absol.: aliae (apes) struunt, aliae suggerunt, Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 22.—
II. Trop., to afford, furnish, supply: invidiae flammam ac materiam criminibus suis suggerere, Liv. 3, 11: suggeram quae vendatis, id. 10, 17, 5: materiam interrogationi, Quint. 5, 7, 8. —
B. To excite, produce: sincipitamenta porcina, quae anteposita in mensā mihi bulimum suggerant, Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 29 Ritschl (MSS. milvina; cf. Brix ad loc.): aut Druso ludus est suggerendus aut, etc., is to be put upon, imposed upon, Cic. Att. 12, 44, 2. —
C. To suggest, advise, prompt, offer, bring to mind: quoties aequitas restitutionem suggerit, Dig. 4, 6, 26 fin.; cf.: quae (res) suggerit, ut Italicarum rerum esse credantur eae res, reminds, admonishes, ib. 28, 5, 35 fin.: quaedam de republicā, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 66, 2. — Absol.: suggerente conjuge, at the instigation of, Aur. Vict. Epit. 41, 11; cf.: suggerente irā, id. ib. 12, 10.—
D. To assign, add, subjoin: huic incredibili sententiae ratiunculas suggerit, Cic. N. D. 3, 29, 73: copiam argumentorum singulis generibus, id. de Or. 2, 27, 117: firmamenta causae, id. ib. 2, 81, 331: verba, quae desunt, id. ib. 2, 26, 110: apud quosdam veteres auctores non invenio Lucretium consulem; Bruto statim Horatium suggerunt, place next in order, Liv. 2, 8; 9, 44: ut quidam annales nihil praeter nomina consulum suggerant, id. 4, 20: suggerebantur damna aleatoria, were added, Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 67.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsuggerō

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Italic *gezō Latin gerō Latin suggerō From sub- + gerō.

Descendants
  • Catalansuggerir
  • Englishsuggest
  • Frenchsuggérer
  • Italiansuggerire
  • Portuguesesugerir
  • Romaniansugera
  • Spanishsugerir
  • Galiciansuxerir
  • Piedmontesesugerì
  • Siciliansuggiriri

In English words that came into English from suggerō

  • suggestionsuggestiō
  • suggestsuggestus
  • suggestumsuggestum

Quick answers

What does suggerō mean in Latin?
suggerō, a verb, means “to carry, bring, put or lay under; to afford, furnish or supply; to suggest, advise, prompt or offer”.
What are the principal parts of suggerō?
suggerō, suggerere, suggessī, suggestum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce suggerō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊɡ.ɡɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsud.d͡ʒe.ro].
Where does suggerō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin suggerō.
Which English words come from suggerō?
English words that go back to Latin suggerō include suggestion, suggest and suggestum.