susurro

See also: susurró

Latin

Etymology

From susurrus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /suˈsur.roː/, [s̠ʊˈs̠ʊrːoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /suˈsur.ro/, [suˈs̬urːo]

Noun

susurrō f (genitive susurrōnis); third declension

1. mutterer, whisperer, talebearer
   • 4th-century CE, Jerome of Stridon (St. Jerome), Vulgate, 26:20

     cum dēfēcerint ligna extinguētur ignis et susurrōne subtractō iūrgia conquiēscunt

     When the wood faileth, the fire shall go out: and when the talebearer is taken away, contentions shall cease.

     (trans.: Douay-Rheims Bible)

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	susurrō	susurrōnēs
genitive	susurrōnis	susurrōnum
dative	susurrōnī	susurrōnibus
accusative	susurrōnem	susurrōnēs
ablative	susurrōne	susurrōnibus
vocative	susurrō	susurrōnēs

Verb

susurrō (present infinitive susurrāre, perfect active susurrāvī, supine susurrātum); first conjugation

1. I mutter, whisper

Conjugation

Conjugation of susurrō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	susurrō	susurrās	susurrat	susurrāmus	susurrātis	susurrant
	imperfect	susurrābam	susurrābās	susurrābat	susurrābāmus	susurrābātis	susurrābant
	future	susurrābō	susurrābis	susurrābit	susurrābimus	susurrābitis	susurrābunt
	perfect	susurrāvī	susurrāvistī	susurrāvit	susurrāvimus	susurrāvistis	susurrāvērunt, susurrāvēre
	pluperfect	susurrāveram	susurrāverās	susurrāverat	susurrāverāmus	susurrāverātis	susurrāverant
	future perfect	susurrāverō	susurrāveris	susurrāverit	susurrāverimus	susurrāveritis	susurrāverint
passive	present	susurror	susurrāris, susurrāre	susurrātur	susurrāmur	susurrāminī	susurrantur
	imperfect	susurrābar	susurrābāris, susurrābāre	susurrābātur	susurrābāmur	susurrābāminī	susurrābantur
	future	susurrābor	susurrāberis, susurrābere	susurrābitur	susurrābimur	susurrābiminī	susurrābuntur
	perfect	susurrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	susurrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	susurrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	susurrem	susurrēs	susurret	susurrēmus	susurrētis	susurrent
	imperfect	susurrārem	susurrārēs	susurrāret	susurrārēmus	susurrārētis	susurrārent
	perfect	susurrāverim	susurrāverīs	susurrāverit	susurrāverīmus	susurrāverītis	susurrāverint
	pluperfect	susurrāvissem	susurrāvissēs	susurrāvisset	susurrāvissēmus	susurrāvissētis	susurrāvissent
passive	present	susurrer	susurrēris, susurrēre	susurrētur	susurrēmur	susurrēminī	susurrentur
	imperfect	susurrārer	susurrārēris, susurrārēre	susurrārētur	susurrārēmur	susurrārēminī	susurrārentur
	perfect	susurrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	susurrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	susurrā	—	—	susurrāte	—
	future	—	susurrātō	susurrātō	—	susurrātōte	susurrantō
passive	present	—	susurrāre	—	—	susurrāminī	—
	future	—	susurrātor	susurrātor	—	—	susurrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		susurrāre	susurrāvisse	susurrātūrum esse	susurrārī	susurrātum esse	susurrātum īrī
participles		susurrāns	—	susurrātūrus	—	susurrātus	susurrandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		susurrandī	susurrandō	susurrandum	susurrandō	susurrātum	susurrātū

Derived terms

• susurrātiō

Descendants

• Aromanian: shushuredz, shushurari
• English: susurrate
• French: susurrer
• Italian: sussurrare
• Piedmontese: sussuré
• Portuguese: sussurrar
• Romanian: susura, susurare
• Spanish: susurrar

References

• “susurro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “susurro”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• susurro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• susurro in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈsuro/ [suˈsu.ro]

Etymology 1

From Latin susurrus.

Noun

susurro m (plural susurros)

1. whisper, murmur

Related terms

• susurrar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

susurro

1. first-person singular present indicative of susurrar

Further reading

• “susurro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28