obsecro

Latin

Alternative forms

• opsecro

Etymology

From ob- +‎ sacrō (“consecrate”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈob.se.kroː/, [ˈɔps̠ɛkroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈob.se.kro/, [ˈɔbsekro]

Verb

obsecrō (present infinitive obsecrāre, perfect active obsecrāvī, supine obsecrātum); first conjugation

1. to entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate

   Synonyms: supplicō, ōrō, efflāgitō, flāgitō, expetō, rogō

Conjugation

Conjugation of obsecrō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obsecrō	obsecrās	obsecrat	obsecrāmus	obsecrātis	obsecrant
	imperfect	obsecrābam	obsecrābās	obsecrābat	obsecrābāmus	obsecrābātis	obsecrābant
	future	obsecrābō	obsecrābis	obsecrābit	obsecrābimus	obsecrābitis	obsecrābunt
	perfect	obsecrāvī	obsecrāvistī, obsecrāstī1	obsecrāvit, obsecrāt1	obsecrāvimus, obsecrāmus1	obsecrāvistis, obsecrāstis1	obsecrāvērunt, obsecrāvēre, obsecrārunt1
	pluperfect	obsecrāveram, obsecrāram1	obsecrāverās, obsecrārās1	obsecrāverat, obsecrārat1	obsecrāverāmus, obsecrārāmus1	obsecrāverātis, obsecrārātis1	obsecrāverant, obsecrārant1
	future perfect	obsecrāverō, obsecrārō1	obsecrāveris, obsecrāris1	obsecrāverit, obsecrārit1	obsecrāverimus, obsecrārimus1	obsecrāveritis, obsecrāritis1	obsecrāverint, obsecrārint1
passive	present	obsecror	obsecrāris, obsecrāre	obsecrātur	obsecrāmur	obsecrāminī	obsecrantur
	imperfect	obsecrābar	obsecrābāris, obsecrābāre	obsecrābātur	obsecrābāmur	obsecrābāminī	obsecrābantur
	future	obsecrābor	obsecrāberis, obsecrābere	obsecrābitur	obsecrābimur	obsecrābiminī	obsecrābuntur
	perfect	obsecrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obsecrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obsecrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	obsecrem	obsecrēs	obsecret	obsecrēmus	obsecrētis	obsecrent
	imperfect	obsecrārem	obsecrārēs	obsecrāret	obsecrārēmus	obsecrārētis	obsecrārent
	perfect	obsecrāverim, obsecrārim1	obsecrāverīs, obsecrārīs1	obsecrāverit, obsecrārit1	obsecrāverīmus, obsecrārīmus1	obsecrāverītis, obsecrārītis1	obsecrāverint, obsecrārint1
	pluperfect	obsecrāvissem, obsecrāssem1	obsecrāvissēs, obsecrāssēs1	obsecrāvisset, obsecrāsset1	obsecrāvissēmus, obsecrāssēmus1	obsecrāvissētis, obsecrāssētis1	obsecrāvissent, obsecrāssent1
passive	present	obsecrer	obsecrēris, obsecrēre	obsecrētur	obsecrēmur	obsecrēminī	obsecrentur
	imperfect	obsecrārer	obsecrārēris, obsecrārēre	obsecrārētur	obsecrārēmur	obsecrārēminī	obsecrārentur
	perfect	obsecrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obsecrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	obsecrā	—	—	obsecrāte	—
	future	—	obsecrātō	obsecrātō	—	obsecrātōte	obsecrantō
passive	present	—	obsecrāre	—	—	obsecrāminī	—
	future	—	obsecrātor	obsecrātor	—	—	obsecrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		obsecrāre	obsecrāvisse, obsecrāsse1	obsecrātūrum esse	obsecrārī	obsecrātum esse	obsecrātum īrī
participles		obsecrāns	—	obsecrātūrus	—	obsecrātus	obsecrandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		obsecrandī	obsecrandō	obsecrandum	obsecrandō	obsecrātum	obsecrātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• obsecrātiō
• obsecrātor

Related terms

• sacer
• sacrō

References

• “obsecro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “obsecro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• obsecro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to entreat earnestly; to make urgent requests: orare et obsecrare aliquem
    
  • to implore some one's protection: fidem alicuius obsecrare, implorare