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

1. To consecrate or dedicate

   Synonyms: dicō, addīcō, sacrō, dēdicō, sanciō, voveō

   Antonym: exaugurō

2. To hallow or sanctify
3. To deify

Conjugation

Conjugation of cōnsecrō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		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
		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
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	cōnsecrā	—	—	cōnsecrāte	—
	future	—	cōnsecrātō	cōnsecrātō	—	cōnsecrātōte	cōnsecrantō
passive	present	—	cōnsecrāre	—	—	cōnsecrāminī	—
	future	—	cōnsecrātor	cōnsecrātor	—	—	cōnsecrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		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, pre-publication website, 2005-2016