consecro

Latin

Alternative forms

cōnsacrō (Late Latin)

Etymology

From con- +‎ sacrō (“to make sacred", consecrate”), from sacer (“sacred", "holy”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.se.kroː/, [ˈkõːs̠ɛkroː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.se.kro/, [ˈkɔnsekro]

Verb

cōnsecrō (present infinitive cōnsecrāre, perfect active cōnsecrāvī, supine cōnsecrātum); first conjugation

To consecrate or dedicate
Synonyms: dicō, addīcō, sacrō, dēdicō, sanciō, voveō

Antonym: exaugurō
To hallow or sanctify
To deify

Conjugation

Conjugation of cōnsecrō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	cōnsecrō	cōnsecrās		cōnsecrat	cōnsecrāmus	cōnsecrātis		cōnsecrant
	imperfect	cōnsecrābam	cōnsecrābās		cōnsecrābat	cōnsecrābāmus	cōnsecrābātis		cōnsecrābant
	future	cōnsecrābō	cōnsecrābis		cōnsecrābit	cōnsecrābimus	cōnsecrābitis		cōnsecrābunt
	perfect	cōnsecrāvī	cōnsecrāvistī, cōnsecrāstī¹		cōnsecrāvit, cōnsecrāt¹	cōnsecrāvimus, cōnsecrāmus¹	cōnsecrāvistis, cōnsecrāstis¹		cōnsecrāvēre, cōnsecrāvērunt, cōnsecrārunt¹
	pluperfect	cōnsecrāveram, cōnsecrāram¹	cōnsecrāverās, cōnsecrārās¹		cōnsecrāverat, cōnsecrārat¹	cōnsecrāverāmus, cōnsecrārāmus¹	cōnsecrāverātis, cōnsecrārātis¹		cōnsecrāverant, cōnsecrārant¹
	future perfect	cōnsecrāverō, cōnsecrārō¹	cōnsecrāveris, cōnsecrāris¹		cōnsecrāverit, cōnsecrārit¹	cōnsecrāverimus, cōnsecrārimus¹	cōnsecrāveritis, cōnsecrāritis¹		cōnsecrāverint, cōnsecrārint¹
passive	present	cōnsecror	cōnsecrāre, cōnsecrāris		cōnsecrātur	cōnsecrāmur	cōnsecrāminī		cōnsecrantur
	imperfect	cōnsecrābar	cōnsecrābāre, cōnsecrābāris		cōnsecrābātur	cōnsecrābāmur	cōnsecrābāminī		cōnsecrābantur
	future	cōnsecrābor	cōnsecrābere, cōnsecrāberis		cōnsecrābitur	cōnsecrābimur	cōnsecrābiminī		cōnsecrābuntur
	perfect	cōnsecrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	cōnsecrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	cōnsecrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	cōnsecrem	cōnsecrēs		cōnsecret	cōnsecrēmus	cōnsecrētis		cōnsecrent
	imperfect	cōnsecrārem	cōnsecrārēs		cōnsecrāret	cōnsecrārēmus	cōnsecrārētis		cōnsecrārent
	perfect	cōnsecrāverim, cōnsecrārim¹	cōnsecrāverīs, cōnsecrārīs¹		cōnsecrāverit, cōnsecrārit¹	cōnsecrāverīmus, cōnsecrārīmus¹	cōnsecrāverītis, cōnsecrārītis¹		cōnsecrāverint, cōnsecrārint¹
	pluperfect	cōnsecrāvissem, cōnsecrāssem¹	cōnsecrāvissēs, cōnsecrāssēs¹		cōnsecrāvisset, cōnsecrāsset¹	cōnsecrāvissēmus, cōnsecrāssēmus¹	cōnsecrāvissētis, cōnsecrāssētis¹		cōnsecrāvissent, cōnsecrāssent¹
passive	present	cōnsecrer	cōnsecrēre, cōnsecrēris		cōnsecrētur	cōnsecrēmur	cōnsecrēminī		cōnsecrentur
	imperfect	cōnsecrārer	cōnsecrārēre, cōnsecrārēris		cōnsecrārētur	cōnsecrārēmur	cōnsecrārēminī		cōnsecrārentur
	perfect	cōnsecrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	cōnsecrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	cōnsecrā		—	—	cōnsecrāte		—
active	future	—	cōnsecrātō		cōnsecrātō	—	cōnsecrātōte		cōnsecrantō
passive	present	—	cōnsecrāre		—	—	cōnsecrāminī		—
passive	future	—	cōnsecrātor		cōnsecrātor	—	—		cōnsecrantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		cōnsecrāre		cōnsecrārī		cōnsecrāns		—
future		cōnsecrātūrum esse		cōnsecrātum īrī		cōnsecrātūrus		cōnsecrandus
perfect		cōnsecrāvisse, cōnsecrāsse¹		cōnsecrātum esse		—		cōnsecrātus
future perfect		—		cōnsecrātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		cōnsecrātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		cōnsecrandī	cōnsecrandō		cōnsecrandum	cōnsecrandō	cōnsecrātum		cōnsecrātū

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

Descendants

Catalan: consagrar
→ English: consecrate
French: consacrer
Galician: consagrar
Italian: consacrare
Occitan: consagrar
Portuguese: consagrar
Sicilian: cunzacrari
Romanian: consacra
Spanish: consagrar
→ Old Irish: con·secra
- Middle Irish: coisecraid
  - Irish: coisric
  - Manx: casherick
  - Scottish Gaelic: coisrig
→ Proto-Brythonic: *kusegr (noun)
- Middle Welsh: kyssegyr (“sanctuary”)
  - Welsh: cysegr

References

“consecro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“consecro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
consecro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
consecro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016