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	cōnsecrāvērunt, cōnsecrāvēre, 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	cōnsecrāris, cōnsecrāre	cōnsecrātur	cōnsecrāmur	cōnsecrāminī	cōnsecrantur
	imperfect	cōnsecrābar	cōnsecrābāris, cōnsecrābāre	cōnsecrābātur	cōnsecrābāmur	cōnsecrābāminī	cōnsecrābantur
	future	cōnsecrābor	cōnsecrāberis, cōnsecrābere	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	cōnsecrēris, cōnsecrēre	cōnsecrētur	cōnsecrēmur	cōnsecrēminī	cōnsecrentur
	imperfect	cōnsecrārer	cōnsecrārēris, cōnsecrārēre	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		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		cōnsecrāre	cōnsecrāvisse, cōnsecrāsse¹	cōnsecrātūrum esse	cōnsecrārī	cōnsecrātum esse	cōnsecrātum īrī
participles		cōnsecrāns	—	cōnsecrātūrus	—	cōnsecrātus	cōnsecrandus
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
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