offero

Latin

Alternative forms

• obferō

Etymology

From ob (“towards”) + ferō (“bear, carry”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈof.fe.roː/

Verb

present active offerō, present infinitive offerre, perfect active obtulī, supine oblātum. (irregular)

1. I bring before, present, offer, show, exhibit; expose.
2. I bring, cause, confer, bestow; inflict.
3. (Ecclesiastical Latin) I offer to God, consecrate, dedicate.
4. (Ecclesiastical Latin) I offer up, sacrifice.

Inflection

Irregular, but similar to third conjugation (and following the conjugation of ferō).

    Third Conjugation ferō-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	offerō	offers	offert	offerimus	offertis	offerunt
	future	offeram	offerēs	offeret	offerēmus	offerētis	offerent
	imperfect	offerēbam	offerēbās	offerēbat	offerēbāmus	offerēbātis	offerēbant
	perfect	obtulī	obtulistī	obtulit	obtulimus	obtulistis	obtulērunt
	future perfect	obtulerō	obtuleris	obtulerit	obtulerimus	obtuleritis	obtulerint
	pluperfect	obtuleram	obtulerās	obtulerat	obtulerāmus	obtulerātis	obtulerant
passive	present	offeror	offerris	offertur	offerimur	offeriminī	offeruntur
	future	offerar	offerēris	offerētur	offerēmur	offerēminī	offerentur
	imperfect	offerēbar	offerēbāris	offerēbātur	offerēbāmur	offerēbāminī	offerēbantur
	perfect	Use oblātus m, oblāta f, oblātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use oblātus m, oblāta f, oblātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use oblātus m, oblāta f, oblātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	offeram	offerās	offerat	offerāmus	offerātis	offerant
	imperfect	offerrem	offerrēs	offerret	offerrēmus	offerrētis	offerrent
	perfect	obtulerim	obtulerīs	obtulerit	obtulerīmus	obtulerītis	obtulerint
	pluperfect	obtulissem	obtulissēs	obtulisset	obtulissēmus	obtulissētis	obtulissent
passive	present	offerar	offerāris	offerātur	offerāmur	offerāminī	offerantur
	imperfect	offerrer	offerrēris	offerrētur	offerrēmur	offerrēminī	offerrentur
	perfect	Use oblātus m, oblāta f, oblātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use oblātus m, oblāta f, oblātum 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	offer	offertō	offertō	offerre	offertor	offertor
	plural	offerte	offertōte	offeruntō	offeriminī	—	offeruntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		offerre	obtulisse	oblātūrus esse	offerrī	oblātus esse	oblātum iri
participles		offerēns (offerentis)	—	oblātūrus -ra, -rum	—	oblātus -a, -um	offerendus -nda, -ndum

Derived terms

oblātīcius oblātiō oblātīvus oblātor oblātus

offerēns offerentia offertor offertōrium

Related terms

Related terms

adferō / afferō auferō circumferō cōnferō dēferō

differō efferō ferō īnferō interferō

intrōferō perferō postferō praeferō praeterferor

prōferō referō sufferō trānsferō

Descendants

Catalan: oferir Old English: offrian English: offer French: offrir Italian: offrire

Jèrriais: offri Portuguese: oferecer Romanian: oferi Spanish: ofrecer

References

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