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		obsecrāvēre, obsecrāvērunt, 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	obsecrāre, obsecrāris		obsecrātur	obsecrāmur	obsecrāminī		obsecrantur
	imperfect	obsecrābar	obsecrābāre, obsecrābāris		obsecrābātur	obsecrābāmur	obsecrābāminī		obsecrābantur
	future	obsecrābor	obsecrābere, obsecrāberis		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	obsecrēre, obsecrēris		obsecrētur	obsecrēmur	obsecrēminī		obsecrentur
	imperfect	obsecrārer	obsecrārēre, obsecrārēris		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		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		obsecrāre		obsecrārī		obsecrāns		—
future		obsecrātūrum esse		obsecrātum īrī		obsecrātūrus		obsecrandus
perfect		obsecrāvisse, obsecrāsse¹		obsecrātum esse		—		obsecrātus
future perfect		—		obsecrātum fore		—		—
perfect potential		obsecrātūrum fuisse		—		—		—
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