obsero

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈob.se.roː/, [ˈɔps̠ɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈob.se.ro/, [ˈɔbsero]

Etymology 1

From ob- (“against”) +‎ sera (“bar for fastening a door”).

Verb

obserō (present infinitive obserāre, perfect active obserāvī, supine obserātum); first conjugation

1. to bar, bolt, shut up

   Synonyms: inclūdō, claudō, operiō, arceō

   Antonyms: adaperiō, aperiō

Conjugation

Conjugation of obserō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obserō	obserās	obserat	obserāmus	obserātis	obserant
	imperfect	obserābam	obserābās	obserābat	obserābāmus	obserābātis	obserābant
	future	obserābō	obserābis	obserābit	obserābimus	obserābitis	obserābunt
	perfect	obserāvī	obserāvistī	obserāvit	obserāvimus	obserāvistis	obserāvērunt, obserāvēre
	pluperfect	obserāveram	obserāverās	obserāverat	obserāverāmus	obserāverātis	obserāverant
	future perfect	obserāverō	obserāveris	obserāverit	obserāverimus	obserāveritis	obserāverint
passive	present	obseror	obserāris, obserāre	obserātur	obserāmur	obserāminī	obserantur
	imperfect	obserābar	obserābāris, obserābāre	obserābātur	obserābāmur	obserābāminī	obserābantur
	future	obserābor	obserāberis, obserābere	obserābitur	obserābimur	obserābiminī	obserābuntur
	perfect	obserātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obserātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obserātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obserem	obserēs	obseret	obserēmus	obserētis	obserent
	imperfect	obserārem	obserārēs	obserāret	obserārēmus	obserārētis	obserārent
	perfect	obserāverim	obserāverīs	obserāverit	obserāverīmus	obserāverītis	obserāverint
	pluperfect	obserāvissem	obserāvissēs	obserāvisset	obserāvissēmus	obserāvissētis	obserāvissent
passive	present	obserer	obserēris, obserēre	obserētur	obserēmur	obserēminī	obserentur
	imperfect	obserārer	obserārēris, obserārēre	obserārētur	obserārēmur	obserārēminī	obserārentur
	perfect	obserātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obserātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	obserā	—	—	obserāte	—
	future	—	obserātō	obserātō	—	obserātōte	obserantō
passive	present	—	obserāre	—	—	obserāminī	—
	future	—	obserātor	obserātor	—	—	obserantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		obserāre	obserāvisse	obserātūrum esse	obserārī	obserātum esse	obserātum īrī
participles		obserāns	—	obserātūrus	—	obserātus	obserandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		obserandī	obserandō	obserandum	obserandō	obserātum	obserātū

Related terms

• sera

Etymology 2

From ob- +‎ serō (“I sow, plant”).

Verb

obserō (present infinitive obserere, perfect active obsēvī, supine obsitum); third conjugation

1. to sow thickly, to cover with seeds

   Synonyms: serō, disserō, īnserō

Conjugation

Conjugation of obserō (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obserō	obseris	obserit	obserimus	obseritis	obserunt
	imperfect	obserēbam	obserēbās	obserēbat	obserēbāmus	obserēbātis	obserēbant
	future	obseram	obserēs	obseret	obserēmus	obserētis	obserent
	perfect	obsēvī	obsēvistī	obsēvit	obsēvimus	obsēvistis	obsēvērunt, obsēvēre
	pluperfect	obsēveram	obsēverās	obsēverat	obsēverāmus	obsēverātis	obsēverant
	future perfect	obsēverō	obsēveris	obsēverit	obsēverimus	obsēveritis	obsēverint
passive	present	obseror	obsereris, obserere	obseritur	obserimur	obseriminī	obseruntur
	imperfect	obserēbar	obserēbāris, obserēbāre	obserēbātur	obserēbāmur	obserēbāminī	obserēbantur
	future	obserar	obserēris, obserēre	obserētur	obserēmur	obserēminī	obserentur
	perfect	obsitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obsitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obsitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obseram	obserās	obserat	obserāmus	obserātis	obserant
	imperfect	obsererem	obsererēs	obsereret	obsererēmus	obsererētis	obsererent
	perfect	obsēverim	obsēverīs	obsēverit	obsēverīmus	obsēverītis	obsēverint
	pluperfect	obsēvissem	obsēvissēs	obsēvisset	obsēvissēmus	obsēvissētis	obsēvissent
passive	present	obserar	obserāris, obserāre	obserātur	obserāmur	obserāminī	obserantur
	imperfect	obsererer	obsererēris, obsererēre	obsererētur	obsererēmur	obsererēminī	obsererentur
	perfect	obsitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obsitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	obsere	—	—	obserite	—
	future	—	obseritō	obseritō	—	obseritōte	obseruntō
passive	present	—	obserere	—	—	obseriminī	—
	future	—	obseritor	obseritor	—	—	obseruntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		obserere	obsēvisse	obsitūrum esse	obserī	obsitum esse	obsitum īrī
participles		obserēns	—	obsitūrus	—	obsitus	obserendus, obserundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		obserendī	obserendō	obserendum	obserendō	obsitum	obsitū

Related terms

• serō

References

• “obsero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “obsero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• obsero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to bolt the door: fores obserare