LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

ulcerō

ulcerō (present infinitive ulcerāre, perfect active ulcerāvī, supine ulcerātum)
Classical[ˈʊɫ.kɛ.rɔ]Ecclesiastical[ˈul̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.ro]

Meaning

  1. to make sore

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.ulcerōulcerābamulcerābōulcerāvīulcerāveramulcerāverō
2nd sg.ulcerāsulcerābāsulcerābisulcerāvistīulcerāverāsulcerāveris
3rd sg.ulceratulcerābatulcerābitulcerāvitulcerāveratulcerāverit
1st pl.ulcerāmusulcerābāmusulcerābimusulcerāvimusulcerāverāmusulcerāverimus
2nd pl.ulcerātisulcerābātisulcerābitisulcerāvistisulcerāverātisulcerāveritis
3rd pl.ulcerantulcerābantulcerābuntulcerāvērunt
ulcerāvēre
ulcerāverantulcerāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.ulceremulcerāremulcerāverimulcerāvissem
2nd sg.ulcerēsulcerārēsulcerāverīsulcerāvissēs
3rd sg.ulceretulcerāretulcerāveritulcerāvisset
1st pl.ulcerēmusulcerārēmusulcerāverīmusulcerāvissēmus
2nd pl.ulcerētisulcerārētisulcerāverītisulcerāvissētis
3rd pl.ulcerentulcerārentulcerāverintulcerāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.ulcerorulcerābarulcerābor
2nd sg.ulcerāris
ulcerāre
ulcerābāris
ulcerābāre
ulcerāberis
ulcerābere
3rd sg.ulcerāturulcerābāturulcerābitur
1st pl.ulcerāmurulcerābāmurulcerābimur
2nd pl.ulcerāminīulcerābāminīulcerābiminī
3rd pl.ulceranturulcerābanturulcerābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.ulcererulcerārer
2nd sg.ulcerēris
ulcerēre
ulcerārēris
ulcerārēre
3rd sg.ulcerēturulcerārētur
1st pl.ulcerēmurulcerārēmur
2nd pl.ulcerēminīulcerārēminī
3rd pl.ulcerenturulcerārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.ulcerāulcerāre
pres. 2nd pl.ulcerāteulcerāminī
fut. 2nd sg.ulcerātōulcerātor
fut. 3rd sg.ulcerātōulcerātor
fut. 2nd pl.ulcerātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.ulcerantōulcerantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveulcerāreulcerārī
perfect infinitiveulcerāvisseulcerātum esse
future infinitiveulcerātūrum esseulcerātum īrī
present participleulcerāns—
perfect participle—ulcerātus
future participleulcerātūrusulcerandus
gerundulcerandī, ulcerandō, ulcerandumsupineulcerātum, ulcerātū

ulcĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. ulcus,
I. to make sore, cause to ulcerate (rare but class.).
I. Lit.: nondum ulcerato Philocteta serpentis morsu, Cic. Fat. 16, 36: mantica cui lumbos onere ulceret, Hor. S. 1, 6, 106.— *
II. Trop.: non ancilla tuum jecur ulceret ulla, i. e. wound with love, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 72.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁élḱos
  2. Proto-Italic*elkos
  3. Old Latin*olcos
  4. Latinulcerō

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 ulcerō From ulcus + -ō.

Descendants
  • Englishulcerate
  • Italianulcerare
  • Spanishulcerar

In English words that came into English from ulcerō

  • ulcerateulcerō
  • exulcerateexulcerātus
  • exulcerationexulceratio

Quick answers

What does ulcerō mean in Latin?
ulcerō, a verb, means “to make sore”.
What are the principal parts of ulcerō?
ulcerō, ulcerāre, ulcerāvī, ulcerātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce ulcerō?
In classical Latin, [ˈʊɫ.kɛ.rɔ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈul̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.ro].
Where does ulcerō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱos → Proto-Italic *elkos → Old Latin *olcos → Latin ulcerō.
Which English words come from ulcerō?
English words that go back to Latin ulcerō include ulcerate, exulcerate and exulceration.