certioro

Latin

Etymology

A contraction of certiōrem facere ("to search", literally "to make more certain").

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ker.tiˈoː.roː/, [kɛrt̪iˈoːroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃer.t͡siˈo.ro/, [t͡ʃert̪͡s̪iˈɔːro]

Verb

certiōrō (present infinitive certiōrāre, perfect active certiōrāvī, supine certiōrātum); first conjugation

1. to inform
2. to show
3. to apprise

Conjugation

   Conjugation of certiōrō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	certiōrō		certiōrās		certiōrat		certiōrāmus		certiōrātis		certiōrant
	imperfect	certiōrābam		certiōrābās		certiōrābat		certiōrābāmus		certiōrābātis		certiōrābant
	future	certiōrābō		certiōrābis		certiōrābit		certiōrābimus		certiōrābitis		certiōrābunt
	perfect	certiōrāvī		certiōrāvistī		certiōrāvit		certiōrāvimus		certiōrāvistis		certiōrāvērunt, certiōrāvēre
	pluperfect	certiōrāveram		certiōrāverās		certiōrāverat		certiōrāverāmus		certiōrāverātis		certiōrāverant
	future perfect	certiōrāverō		certiōrāveris		certiōrāverit		certiōrāverimus		certiōrāveritis		certiōrāverint
passive	present	certiōror		certiōrāris, certiōrāre		certiōrātur		certiōrāmur		certiōrāminī		certiōrantur
	imperfect	certiōrābar		certiōrābāris, certiōrābāre		certiōrābātur		certiōrābāmur		certiōrābāminī		certiōrābantur
	future	certiōrābor		certiōrāberis, certiōrābere		certiōrābitur		certiōrābimur		certiōrābiminī		certiōrābuntur
	perfect	certiōrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	certiōrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	certiōrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	certiōrem		certiōrēs		certiōret		certiōrēmus		certiōrētis		certiōrent
	imperfect	certiōrārem		certiōrārēs		certiōrāret		certiōrārēmus		certiōrārētis		certiōrārent
	perfect	certiōrāverim		certiōrāverīs		certiōrāverit		certiōrāverīmus		certiōrāverītis		certiōrāverint
	pluperfect	certiōrāvissem		certiōrāvissēs		certiōrāvisset		certiōrāvissēmus		certiōrāvissētis		certiōrāvissent
passive	present	certiōrer		certiōrēris, certiōrēre		certiōrētur		certiōrēmur		certiōrēminī		certiōrentur
	imperfect	certiōrārer		certiōrārēris, certiōrārēre		certiōrārētur		certiōrārēmur		certiōrārēminī		certiōrārentur
	perfect	certiōrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	certiōrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		certiōrā		—		—		certiōrāte		—
	future	—		certiōrātō		certiōrātō		—		certiōrātōte		certiōrantō
passive	present	—		certiōrāre		—		—		certiōrāminī		—
	future	—		certiōrātor		certiōrātor		—		—		certiōrantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		certiōrāre			certiōrārī			certiōrāns			—
future		certiōrātūrum esse			certiōrātum īrī			certiōrātūrus			certiōrandus
perfect		certiōrāvisse			certiōrātum esse			—			certiōrātus
future perfect		—			certiōrātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		certiōrātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		certiōrandī		certiōrandō		certiōrandum		certiōrandō		certiōrātum		certiōrātū

Descendants

• → English: certiorari