veneror

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wenezāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, love”). See also Latin Venus, venia, venēnum, vēnor and English wish.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.ne.ror/, [ˈu̯ɛnɛrɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ne.ror/, [ˈvɛːneror]

Verb

veneror (present infinitive venerārī, perfect active venerātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to worship, adore, revere, venerate

   Antonym: contemnō

2. to pay (one's) respects

Conjugation

   Conjugation of veneror (first conjugation, deponent)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	veneror		venerāris, venerāre		venerātur		venerāmur		venerāminī		venerantur
	imperfect	venerābar		venerābāris, venerābāre		venerābātur		venerābāmur		venerābāminī		venerābantur
	future	venerābor		venerāberis, venerābere		venerābitur		venerābimur		venerābiminī		venerābuntur
	perfect	venerātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	venerātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	venerātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	venerer		venerēris, venerēre		venerētur		venerēmur		venerēminī		venerentur
	imperfect	venerārer		venerārēris, venerārēre		venerārētur		venerārēmur		venerārēminī		venerārentur
	perfect	venerātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	venerātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		venerāre		—		—		venerāminī		—
	future	—		venerātor		venerātor		—		—		venerantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		venerārī			—			venerāns			—
future		venerātūrum esse			—			venerātūrus			venerandus
perfect		venerātum esse			—			venerātus			—
future perfect		venerātum fore			—			—			—
perfect potential		venerātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		venerandī		venerandō		venerandum		venerandō		venerātum		venerātū

Derived terms

• dēveneror

Descendants

• Catalan: venerar
• English: venerate
• French: vénérer
• → Galician: venerar
• Italian: venerare
• → Portuguese: venerar
• Romanian: venera
• Spanish: venerar

References

• “veneror”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “veneror”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• veneror in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be an earnest worshipper of the gods: deos sancte, pie venerari