glomero

Latin

Etymology

From glomus, glomeris (“a roughly spherical mass”) +‎ -ō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.me.roː/, [ˈɡɫ̪ɔmɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡlo.me.ro/, [ˈɡlɔːmero]

Verb

glomerō (present infinitive glomerāre, perfect active glomerāvī, supine glomerātum); first conjugation

1. to glomerate, make into a ball, pile in a heap

   Synonym: glŏbō

2. to gather, assemble in a group, group

   Synonyms: compellō, conveho, cōnstruō, cōnferō, contraho, cōgō, congerō, concitō, concieō, reficiō

   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.499–500:

     exercet Dīāna chorōs, quam mīlle secūtae
     hinc atque hinc glomerantur Orēadēs

     Diana leads her dancers, with whom are gathered a thousand mountain-nymphs following her left and right.
     (See: Diana (mythology); Oread.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of glomerō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	glomerō	glomerās	glomerat	glomerāmus	glomerātis	glomerant
	imperfect	glomerābam	glomerābās	glomerābat	glomerābāmus	glomerābātis	glomerābant
	future	glomerābō	glomerābis	glomerābit	glomerābimus	glomerābitis	glomerābunt
	perfect	glomerāvī	glomerāvistī	glomerāvit	glomerāvimus	glomerāvistis	glomerāvērunt, glomerāvēre
	pluperfect	glomerāveram	glomerāverās	glomerāverat	glomerāverāmus	glomerāverātis	glomerāverant
	future perfect	glomerāverō	glomerāveris	glomerāverit	glomerāverimus	glomerāveritis	glomerāverint
passive	present	glomeror	glomerāris, glomerāre	glomerātur	glomerāmur	glomerāminī	glomerantur
	imperfect	glomerābar	glomerābāris, glomerābāre	glomerābātur	glomerābāmur	glomerābāminī	glomerābantur
	future	glomerābor	glomerāberis, glomerābere	glomerābitur	glomerābimur	glomerābiminī	glomerābuntur
	perfect	glomerātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	glomerātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	glomerātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	glomerem	glomerēs	glomeret	glomerēmus	glomerētis	glomerent
	imperfect	glomerārem	glomerārēs	glomerāret	glomerārēmus	glomerārētis	glomerārent
	perfect	glomerāverim	glomerāverīs	glomerāverit	glomerāverīmus	glomerāverītis	glomerāverint
	pluperfect	glomerāvissem	glomerāvissēs	glomerāvisset	glomerāvissēmus	glomerāvissētis	glomerāvissent
passive	present	glomerer	glomerēris, glomerēre	glomerētur	glomerēmur	glomerēminī	glomerentur
	imperfect	glomerārer	glomerārēris, glomerārēre	glomerārētur	glomerārēmur	glomerārēminī	glomerārentur
	perfect	glomerātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	glomerātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	glomerā	—	—	glomerāte	—
	future	—	glomerātō	glomerātō	—	glomerātōte	glomerantō
passive	present	—	glomerāre	—	—	glomerāminī	—
	future	—	glomerātor	glomerātor	—	—	glomerantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		glomerāre	glomerāvisse	glomerātūrum esse	glomerārī	glomerātum esse	glomerātum īrī
participles		glomerāns	—	glomerātūrus	—	glomerātus	glomerandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		glomerandī	glomerandō	glomerandum	glomerandō	glomerātum	glomerātū

Derived terms

• agglomerō

References

• “glomero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “glomero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• glomero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.