LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

supercernō

supercernō (present infinitive supercernere, perfect active supercrēvī, supine supercrētum)
Classical[sʊ.pɛrˈkɛr.noː]Ecclesiastical[su.perˈt͡ʃɛr.no]

Meaning

  1. to sift upon or over

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.supercernōsupercernēbamsupercernamsupercrēvīsupercrēveramsupercrēverō
2nd sg.supercernissupercernēbāssupercernēssupercrēvistīsupercrēverāssupercrēveris
3rd sg.supercernitsupercernēbatsupercernetsupercrēvitsupercrēveratsupercrēverit
1st pl.supercernimussupercernēbāmussupercernēmussupercrēvimussupercrēverāmussupercrēverimus
2nd pl.supercernitissupercernēbātissupercernētissupercrēvistissupercrēverātissupercrēveritis
3rd pl.supercernuntsupercernēbantsupercernentsupercrēvērunt
supercrēvēre		supercrēverantsupercrēverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.supercernamsupercerneremsupercrēverimsupercrēvissem
2nd sg.supercernāssupercernerēssupercrēverīssupercrēvissēs
3rd sg.supercernatsupercerneretsupercrēveritsupercrēvisset
1st pl.supercernāmussupercernerēmussupercrēverīmussupercrēvissēmus
2nd pl.supercernātissupercernerētissupercrēverītissupercrēvissētis
3rd pl.supercernantsupercernerentsupercrēverintsupercrēvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.supercernorsupercernēbarsupercernar
2nd sg.supercerneris
supercernere		supercernēbāris
supercernēbāre		supercernēris
supercernēre
3rd sg.supercernitursupercernēbātursupercernētur
1st pl.supercernimursupercernēbāmursupercernēmur
2nd pl.supercerniminīsupercernēbāminīsupercernēminī
3rd pl.supercernuntursupercernēbantursupercernentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.supercernarsupercernerer
2nd sg.supercernāris
supercernāre		supercernerēris
supercernerēre
3rd sg.supercernātursupercernerētur
1st pl.supercernāmursupercernerēmur
2nd pl.supercernāminīsupercernerēminī
3rd pl.supercernantursupercernerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.supercernesupercernere
pres. 2nd pl.supercernitesupercerniminī
fut. 2nd sg.supercernitōsupercernitor
fut. 3rd sg.supercernitōsupercernitor
fut. 2nd pl.supercernitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.supercernuntōsupercernuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesupercerneresupercernī
perfect infinitivesupercrēvissesupercrētum esse
future infinitivesupercrētūrum essesupercrētum īrī
present participlesupercernēns—
perfect participle—supercrētus
future participlesupercrētūrussupercernendus
supercernundus
gerundsupercernendī, supercernendō, supercernendumsupinesupercrētum, supercrētū

sŭper-cerno, ĕre, v. n.,
I. to sift upon or over: terram cribris, Plin. 17, 10, 14, § 74 (better superincerno).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsupercernō

Latin super- Latin cernō Latin supercernō From super- + cernō.

Quick answers

What does supercernō mean in Latin?
supercernō, a verb, means “to sift upon or over”.
What are the principal parts of supercernō?
supercernō, supercernere, supercrēvī, supercrētum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce supercernō?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.pɛrˈkɛr.noː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.perˈt͡ʃɛr.no].
Where does supercernō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin supercernō.