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

to entreat, implore, beseech, supplicate
Synonyms: supplicō, ōrō, efflāgitō, flāgitō, expetō, rogō

Conjugation

Conjugation of obsecrō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	obsecrā	—	—	obsecrāte	—
active	future	—	obsecrātō	obsecrātō	—	obsecrātōte	obsecrantō
passive	present	—	obsecrāre	—	—	obsecrāminī	—
passive	future	—	obsecrātor	obsecrātor	—	—	obsecrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		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

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