Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 762.gerō on page 762
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gerere to carry on
gerere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to carry on.
Definitions for gerere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to carry; carry on, manage, conduct, wage, accomplish, perform
English derivatives:
gerund gesture gesticulate jest belligerent congest digest suggest exaggerate register registry
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To bear, carry.
- 2
(Of a thing) To have in or on it, contain, bear, carry.
- 3
To cherish, entertain, harbour (feelings, attitudes, etc.).
- 4
To carry on, perform, do (an activity).
- 5
To spend, pass (time).
Sentences with gerere
Latin to English
Ast ego quae divum incēdō rēgīna Iouisque et soror et conjunx ūnā cum gente tot annōs bella gerō.Compare Yet I, who walk about as queen of the gods, wife and sister of Jove, wage war on a whole race, for so many years.
Cīvitātem magnā cum sapientiā gerēbant.Compare They were managing the state with great wisdom.
Cōnsiliīs istīus tyrannī quī trāns mare vīvit terrēmur, sed lībertātem amāmus at bellum magnā cum virtūte gerēmus.Compare We are terrified by the plans of that tyrant who lives across the sea; but we love liberty, and we shall wage war with great courage.
Rem pūblicam magnā cum cūrā gessit.Compare He managed the state with great care (= very carefully).
An ingratus sum? quis minus, qui tantus pro vos gero labor?Compare Am I ungratefu? Who is less so than I, who have borne such toil for you?
Conjugation table for gerere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| gerō geris gerit gerimus geritis gerunt | gerēbam gerēbās gerēbat gerēbāmus gerēbātis gerēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| gessī gessistī gessit gessimus gessistis gessērunt / gessēre | gesseram gesserās gesserat gesserāmus gesserātis gesserant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| geram gerēs geret gerēmus gerētis gerent | gesserō gesseris gesserit gesserimus gesseritis gesserint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| geram gerās gerat gerāmus gerātis gerant | gererem gererēs gereret gererēmus gererētis gererent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| gesserim gesseris gesserit gesserimus gesseritis gesserint | gessissem gessissēs gessisset gessissēmus gessissētis gessissent |
Infinitive present gerere Infinitive perfect gessisse Infinitive future gestūrum esse | Imperative present gere gerite Imperative future geritō geritō geritōte geruntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| geror gereris geritur gerimur geriminī geruntur | gerēbar gerēbāris / gerēbāre gerēbātur gerēbāmur gerēbāminī gerēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| gestus sum gestus es gestus est gestī sumus gestī estis gestī sunt | gestus eram gestus erās gestus erat gestī erāmus gestī erātis gestī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| gerar gerēris / gerēre gerētur gerēmur gerēminī gerentur | gestus erō gestus eris gestus erit gestī erimus gestī eritis gestī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| gerar gerāris / gerāre gerātur gerāmur gerāminī gerantur | gererer gererēris / gererēre gererētur gererēmur gererēminī gererentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| gestus sim gestus sīs gestus sit gestī sīmus gestī sītis gestī sint | gestus essem gestus essēs gestus esset gestī essēmus gestī essētis gestī essent |
Infinitive present gerī Infinitive perfect gestum esse Infinitive future gestum īrī | Imperative present gerere geriminī Imperative future geritor geritor - geruntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | gerēns | gerentēs |
| Gen. | gerentis | gerentium |
| Dat. | gerentī | gerentibus |
| Acc. | gerentem | gerentēs |
| Abl. | gerente | gerentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | gestūrus | gestūrī |
| Gen. | gestūrī | gestūrōrum |
| Dat. | gestūrō | gestūrīs |
| Acc. | gestūrum | gestūrōs |
| Abl. | gestūrō | gestūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | gestus | gestī |
| Gen. | gestī | gestōrum |
| Dat. | gestō | gestīs |
| Acc. | gestum | gestōs |
| Abl. | gestō | gestīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | gerendus | gerendī |
| Gen. | gerendī | gerendōrum |
| Dat. | gerendō | gerendīs |
| Acc. | gerendum | gerendōs |
| Abl. | gerendō | gerendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | gerere | gestum |
| Gen. | gerendī | gestū |
| Dat. | gerendō | |
| Acc. | gerendum | |
| Abl. | gerendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 52.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 762.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "gerō, gerere, gessī, gestum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/gero-gerere-gessi-gestum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 52.gerō, gerere, gessī, gestum on page 52
