Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

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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
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   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
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Etymology 2

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From ob- +‎ serō (I sow, plant).

Verb

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

  1. to sow thickly, to cover with seeds
    Synonyms: serō, disserō, īnserō
Conjugation
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   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
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References

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  • 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