Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Italic *maizēō; further origin uncertain. Possibly related to miser (compare with misereō), and possibly related to Ancient Greek μῖσος (mîsos) by means of Proto-Indo-European *mēwdʰ- (to complain, be emotional about).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

maereō (present infinitive maerēre, perfect active maeruī); second conjugation, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) to be sad or mournful; mourn, grieve, lament
  2. (transitive) to mourn or lament over, bewail, bemoan

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of maereō (second conjugation, no supine stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present maereō maerēs maeret maerēmus maerētis maerent
imperfect maerēbam maerēbās maerēbat maerēbāmus maerēbātis maerēbant
future maerēbō maerēbis maerēbit maerēbimus maerēbitis maerēbunt
perfect maeruī maeruistī maeruit maeruimus maeruistis maeruērunt,
maeruēre
pluperfect maerueram maeruerās maeruerat maeruerāmus maeruerātis maeruerant
future perfect maeruerō maerueris maeruerit maeruerimus maerueritis maeruerint
passive present maereor maerēris,
maerēre
maerētur maerēmur maerēminī maerentur
imperfect maerēbar maerēbāris,
maerēbāre
maerēbātur maerēbāmur maerēbāminī maerēbantur
future maerēbor maerēberis,
maerēbere
maerēbitur maerēbimur maerēbiminī maerēbuntur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present maeream maereās maereat maereāmus maereātis maereant
imperfect maerērem maerērēs maerēret maerērēmus maerērētis maerērent
perfect maeruerim maeruerīs maeruerit maeruerīmus maeruerītis maeruerint
pluperfect maeruissem maeruissēs maeruisset maeruissēmus maeruissētis maeruissent
passive present maerear maereāris,
maereāre
maereātur maereāmur maereāminī maereantur
imperfect maerērer maerērēris,
maerērēre
maerērētur maerērēmur maerērēminī maerērentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present maerē maerēte
future maerētō maerētō maerētōte maerentō
passive present maerēre maerēminī
future maerētor maerētor maerentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives maerēre maeruisse maerērī
participles maerēns maerendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
maerendī maerendō maerendum maerendō

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • maereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • maereo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • maereo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.