effero

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈef.fe.roː/

Etymology 1

From ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Alternative forms

• ecferō
• exferō

Verb

present active efferō, present infinitive efferre, perfect active extulī, supine ēlātum. (irregular)

1. I bring or carry out, forth or away.
2. I carry out (of the house) for burial, bear to the grave, bury.
3. I bring forth, bear, produce, yield.
4. I emit, discharge, release, send out, send or bring forth.
5. I lift up, elevate, raise, exalt; display; rescue.
6. (figuratively) I set forth, spread abroad, utter, publish, proclaim, pronounce, express, declare.
7. (figuratively, usually passive) I carry away, transport, hurry or sweep away.
8. (figuratively) I raise, elevate, exalt, extol.
9. (figuratively, of speech or writing) I exaggerate, aggrandize, embellish, increase.
10. (figuratively, with se) I elevate myself; rise, advance.
11. (figuratively, with se) I am puffed up, I am haughty or proud.
12. (figuratively, rare) I carry out to the end, support, endure.

Inflection

Irregular, but resembling the third conjugation. The principal parts come from several different words originally.

    Third Conjugation ferō-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	efferō	effers	effert	efferimus	effertis	efferunt
	future	efferam	efferēs	efferet	efferēmus	efferētis	efferent
	imperfect	efferēbam	efferēbās	efferēbat	efferēbāmus	efferēbātis	efferēbant
	perfect	extulī	extulistī	extulit	extulimus	extulistis	extulērunt
	future perfect	extulerō	extuleris	extulerit	extulerimus	extuleritis	extulerint
	pluperfect	extuleram	extulerās	extulerat	extulerāmus	extulerātis	extulerant
passive	present	efferor	efferris	effertur	efferimur	efferiminī	efferuntur
	future	efferar	efferēris	efferētur	efferēmur	efferēminī	efferentur
	imperfect	efferēbar	efferēbāris	efferēbātur	efferēbāmur	efferēbāminī	efferēbantur
	perfect	Use ēlātus m, ēlāta f, ēlātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use ēlātus m, ēlāta f, ēlātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use ēlātus m, ēlāta f, ēlātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	efferam	efferās	efferat	efferāmus	efferātis	efferant
	imperfect	efferrem	efferrēs	efferret	efferrēmus	efferrētis	efferrent
	perfect	extulerim	extulerīs	extulerit	extulerīmus	extulerītis	extulerint
	pluperfect	extulissem	extulissēs	extulisset	extulissēmus	extulissētis	extulissent
passive	present	efferar	efferāris	efferātur	efferāmur	efferāminī	efferantur
	imperfect	efferrer	efferrēris	efferrētur	efferrēmur	efferrēminī	efferrentur
	perfect	Use ēlātus m, ēlāta f, ēlātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use ēlātus m, ēlāta f, ēlātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	effer	effertō	effertō	efferre	effertor	effertor
	plural	efferte	effertōte	efferuntō	efferiminī	—	efferuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		efferre	extulisse	ēlātūrus esse	efferrī	ēlātus esse	ēlātum iri
participles		efferēns (efferentis)	—	ēlātūrus -ra, -rum	—	ēlātus -a, -um	efferendus -nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (send forth): ēmittō, iaciō, mittō

Derived terms

• ēlātē
• elātiō
• ēlātus

Related terms

adferō / afferō auferō circumferō cōnferō dēferō

differō ferō īnferō interferō intrōferō

offerō perferō postferō praeferō praeterferor

prōferō referō sufferō trānsferō

Etymology 2

From ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferus (“wild, savage”).

Alternative forms

• ecferō

Verb

present active efferō, present infinitive efferāre, perfect active efferāvī, supine efferātum.

1. (transitive) I make wild or savage, brutalize, barbarize.
2. (transitive) I make fierce, infuriate, madden.

Inflection

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	efferō	efferās	efferat	efferāmus	efferātis	efferant
	future	efferābō	efferābis	efferābit	efferābimus	efferābitis	efferābunt
	imperfect	efferābam	efferābās	efferābat	efferābāmus	efferābātis	efferābant
	perfect	efferāvī	efferāvistī	efferāvit	efferāvimus	efferāvistis	efferāvērunt
	future perfect	efferāverō	efferāveris	efferāverit	efferāverimus	efferāveritis	efferāverint
	pluperfect	efferāveram	efferāverās	efferāverat	efferāverāmus	efferāverātis	efferāverant
passive	present	efferor	efferāris	efferātur	efferāmur	efferāminī	efferantur
	future	efferābor	efferāberis	efferābitur	efferābimur	efferābiminī	efferābuntur
	imperfect	efferābar	efferābāris	efferābātur	efferābāmur	efferābāminī	efferābantur
	perfect	Use efferātus m, efferāta f, efferātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use efferātus m, efferāta f, efferātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use efferātus m, efferāta f, efferātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	efferem	efferēs	efferet	efferēmus	efferētis	efferent
	imperfect	efferārem	efferārēs	efferāret	efferārēmus	efferārētis	efferārent
	perfect	efferāverim	efferāverīs	efferāverit	efferāverīmus	efferāverītis	efferāverint
	pluperfect	efferāvissem	efferāvissēs	efferāvisset	efferāvissēmus	efferāvissētis	efferāvissent
passive	present	efferer	efferēris	efferētur	efferēmur	efferēminī	efferentur
	imperfect	efferārer	efferārēris	efferārētur	efferārēmur	efferārēminī	efferārentur
	perfect	Use efferātus m, efferāta f, efferātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use efferātus m, efferāta f, efferātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	efferā	efferātō	efferātō	efferāre	efferātor	efferātor
	plural	efferāte	efferātōte	efferantō	efferāminī	—	efferantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		efferāre	efferāvisse	efferātūrus esse	efferārī	efferātus esse	efferātum īrī
participles		efferāns (efferantis)	—	efferātūrus-ra, -rum	—	efferātus-a, -um	efferandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• efferāscō
• efferātē
• efferātiō

• efferātus
• efferus

Related terms

• efferitās
• fera
• fericulus
• ferīnus

• feritās
• ferus
• sēmifer

Etymology 3

Inflected form of efferus (“very wild, fierce or savage”).

Adjective

efferō

1. dative masculine singular of efferus
2. dative neuter singular of efferus
3. ablative masculine singular of efferus
4. ablative neuter singular of efferus

References

• effero in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879