gero

Latin

Etymology

From earlier *ges-, further etymology Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈɡe.roː/

Verb

present active gerō, present infinitive gerere, perfect active gessī, supine gestum.

1. I carry, bear
2. I wear (i.e. have on clothing)
3. I have or possess (of traits)
4. I carry (on), conduct, wage

   Bellum gerere.

   To wage war.

   Bellum gerant alii.

   Let others wage war.

Inflection

Third Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	gerō	geris	gerit	gerimus	geritis	gerunt
	future	geram	gerēs	geret	gerēmus	gerētis	gerent
	imperfect	gerēbam	gerēbās	gerēbat	gerēbāmus	gerēbātis	gerēbant
	perfect	gessī	gessistī	gessit	gessimus	gessistis	gessērunt
	future perfect	gesserō	gesseris	gesserit	gesserimus	gesseritis	gesserint
	pluperfect	gesseram	gesserās	gesserat	gesserāmus	gesserātis	gesserant
passive	present	geror	gereris	geritur	gerimur	geriminī	geruntur
	future	gerar	gerēris	gerētur	gerēmur	gerēminī	gerentur
	imperfect	gerēbar	gerēbāris	gerēbātur	gerēbāmur	gerēbāminī	gerēbantur
	perfect	Use gestus m, gesta f, gestum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use gestus m, gesta f, gestum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use gestus m, gesta f, gestum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	geram	gerās	gerat	gerāmus	gerātis	gerant
	imperfect	gererem	gererēs	gereret	gererēmus	gererētis	gererent
	perfect	gesserim	gesserīs	gesserit	gesserīmus	gesserītis	gesserint
	pluperfect	gessissem	gessissēs	gessisset	gessissēmus	gessissētis	gessissent
passive	present	gerar	gerāris	gerātur	gerāmur	gerāminī	gerantur
	imperfect	gererer	gererēris	gererētur	gererēmur	gererēminī	gererentur
	perfect	Use gestus m, gesta f, gestum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use gestus m, gesta f, gestum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	gere	geritō	geritō	gerere	geritor	geritor
	plural	gerite	geritōte	geruntō	geriminī	—	geruntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		gerere	gessisse	gestūrus esse	gerī	gestus esse	gestum īrī
participles		gerēns (gerentis)	—	gestūrus-ra, -rum	—	gestus-a, -um	gerendus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms

• (carry): ferō, portō, vehō

Derived terms

aggerō congerō dīgerō ēgerō

gerundium gerundus gestō ingerō

intergerō regerō sē gerō suggerō

Descendants

• French: gérer
• Portuguese: gerir

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Portuguese

Verb

gero

1. first-person singular present indicative of gerar

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Venetian

Verb

gero

1. first-person singular imperfect indicative of èser