concurso

See also: concursó

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔŋˈkʊr.soː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [koŋˈkur.so]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korsō

Latin currō

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tos

Latin -tus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin -tō

Latin cursō

Latin concursō

From con- + cursō.

Verb

concursō (present infinitive concursāre, perfect active concursāvī, supine concursātum); first conjugation

1. to clash (rush together)
2. to rove

Conjugation

   Conjugation of concursō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	concursō		concursās		concursat		concursāmus		concursātis		concursant
	imperfect	concursābam		concursābās		concursābat		concursābāmus		concursābātis		concursābant
	future	concursābō		concursābis		concursābit		concursābimus		concursābitis		concursābunt
	perfect	concursāvī		concursāvistī		concursāvit		concursāvimus		concursāvistis		concursāvērunt, concursāvēre
	pluperfect	concursāveram		concursāverās		concursāverat		concursāverāmus		concursāverātis		concursāverant
	future perfect	concursāverō		concursāveris		concursāverit		concursāverimus		concursāveritis		concursāverint
passive	present	concursor		concursāris, concursāre		concursātur		concursāmur		concursāminī		concursantur
	imperfect	concursābar		concursābāris, concursābāre		concursābātur		concursābāmur		concursābāminī		concursābantur
	future	concursābor		concursāberis, concursābere		concursābitur		concursābimur		concursābiminī		concursābuntur
	perfect	concursātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	concursātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	concursātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	concursem		concursēs		concurset		concursēmus		concursētis		concursent
	imperfect	concursārem		concursārēs		concursāret		concursārēmus		concursārētis		concursārent
	perfect	concursāverim		concursāverīs		concursāverit		concursāverīmus		concursāverītis		concursāverint
	pluperfect	concursāvissem		concursāvissēs		concursāvisset		concursāvissēmus		concursāvissētis		concursāvissent
passive	present	concurser		concursēris, concursēre		concursētur		concursēmur		concursēminī		concursentur
	imperfect	concursārer		concursārēris, concursārēre		concursārētur		concursārēmur		concursārēminī		concursārentur
	perfect	concursātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	concursātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		concursā		—		—		concursāte		—
	future	—		concursātō		concursātō		—		concursātōte		concursantō
passive	present	—		concursāre		—		—		concursāminī		—
	future	—		concursātor		concursātor		—		—		concursantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		concursāre			concursārī			concursāns			—
future		concursātūrum esse			concursātum īrī			concursātūrus			concursandus
perfect		concursāvisse			concursātum esse			—			concursātus
future perfect		—			concursātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		concursātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		concursandī		concursandō		concursandum		concursandō		concursātum		concursātū

Derived terms

• concursātiō
• concursātor
• concursitō

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

concursō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of concursus

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin concursus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈkuʁ.su/ [kõˈkuh.su]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈkuʁ.su/ [kõˈkuh.su]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈkuɾ.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈkuʁ.su/ [kõˈkuχ.su]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõˈkuɻ.su/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈkuɾ.su/

• Hyphenation: con‧cur‧so

Noun

concurso m (plural concursos)

1. competition (contest for a prize or award)

   Synonyms: competição, certame, torneio

2. concurrence

   Synonym: concorrência

Verb

concurso

1. first-person singular present indicative of concursar

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:concurso.

Related terms

• concorrer

Further reading

• “concurso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “concurso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈkuɾso/ [kõŋˈkuɾ.so]
• Rhymes: -uɾso
• Syllabification: con‧cur‧so

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥séti

Proto-Italic *korsō

Latin currō

Latin concurrō

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin concursuslbor.

Spanish concurso

Learned borrowing from Latin concursus.

Noun

concurso m (plural concursos)

1. concourse
2. competition

   Synonyms: competición, competencia

3. game show
4. bankruptcy

   Synonyms: bancarrota, quiebra

5. cooperation; aid

   Synonyms: cooperación, ayuda

   sin el concurso de sus asistentes

   without the aid of their assistants

Derived terms

• concursar
• concurso completo
• concurso de acreedores

Related terms

• concurrir
• concursante

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

concurso

1. first-person singular present indicative of concursar

Further reading

• “concurso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025