certioro

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) 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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		certiōrāre	certiōrāvisse	certiōrātūrum esse	certiōrārī	certiōrātum esse	certiōrātum īrī
participles		certiōrāns	—	certiōrātūrus	—	certiōrātus	certiōrandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		certiōrandī	certiōrandō	certiōrandum	certiōrandō	certiōrātum	certiōrātū

Descendants

• → English: certiorari