susurro

See also: susurró

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sʊˈsʊr.roː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [suˈs̬ur.ro]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Latin susurrus

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 susurrō

From susurrus + -ō.

Verb

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

1. to hum, buzz, murmur, 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		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		susurrāre			susurrārī			susurrāns			—
future		susurrātūrum esse			susurrātum īrī			susurrātūrus			susurrandus
perfect		susurrāvisse			susurrātum esse			—			susurrātus
future perfect		—			susurrātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		susurrātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		susurrandī		susurrandō		susurrandum		susurrandō		susurrātum		susurrātū

Derived terms

• īnsusurrō
• susurrāmen
• susurrātiō
• susurrātor
• susurrātrīx
• susurrium

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Latin susurrō

Proto-Indo-European *-ōder.

Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.?

Latin -ō

Latin susurrō

From susurrō + -ō.

Noun

susurrō m (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

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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suˈsuro/ [suˈsu.ro]
• Rhymes: -uro
• Syllabification: su‧su‧rro

Etymology 1

Derived from Latin susurrus.

Noun

susurro m (plural susurros)

1. whisper, murmur

   Synonym: murmullo

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025