assero

assero

See also: -assero

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈas.se.roː/, [ˈas.sɛ.roː]

Etymology 1

From ad- +‎ serō (“sow, plant”).

Verb

asserō (present infinitive asserere, perfect active assēvī, supine assitum); third conjugation

1. (transitive) I sow, plant or set near something.

Inflection

Conjugation of assero (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	asserō	asseris	asserit	asserimus	asseritis	asserunt
	imperfect	asserēbam	asserēbās	asserēbat	asserēbāmus	asserēbātis	asserēbant
	future	asseram	asserēs	asseret	asserēmus	asserētis	asserent
	perfect	assēvī	assēvistī	assēvit	assēvimus	assēvistis	assēvērunt, assēvēre
	pluperfect	assēveram	assēverās	assēverat	assēverāmus	assēverātis	assēverant
	future perfect	assēverō	assēveris	assēverit	assēverimus	assēveritis	assēverint
passive	present	asseror	assereris, asserere	asseritur	asserimur	asseriminī	asseruntur
	imperfect	asserēbar	asserēbāris, asserēbāre	asserēbātur	asserēbāmur	asserēbāminī	asserēbantur
	future	asserar	asserēris, asserēre	asserētur	asserēmur	asserēminī	asserentur
	perfect	assitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	assitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	assitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	asseram	asserās	asserat	asserāmus	asserātis	asserant
	imperfect	assererem	assererēs	assereret	assererēmus	assererētis	assererent
	perfect	assēverim	assēverīs	assēverit	assēverimus	assēveritis	assēverint
	pluperfect	assēvissem	assēvissēs	assēvisset	assēvissēmus	assēvissētis	assēvissent
passive	present	asserar	asserāris, asserāre	asserātur	asserāmur	asserāminī	asserantur
	imperfect	assererer	assererēris, assererēre	assererētur	assererēmur	assererēminī	assererentur
	perfect	assitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	assitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	assere	—	—	asserite	—
	future	—	asseritō	asseritō	—	asseritōte	asseruntō
passive	present	—	asserere	—	—	asseriminī	—
	future	—	asseritor	asseritor	—	—	asseruntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		asserere	assēvisse	assitūrus esse	asserī	assitus esse	assitum īrī
participles		asserēns	—	assitūrus	—	assitus	asserendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		asserere	asserendī	asserendō	asserendum	assitum	assitū

Derived terms

• assitus

Related terms

• circumserō
• disserō
• īnserō
• interserō
• obserō

• prōserō
• reserō
• serō
• subserō

Etymology 2

From ad- +‎ serō (“join or bind together”).

Verb

asserō (present infinitive asserere, perfect active asseruī, supine assertum); third conjugation

1. I join someone or something to myself.
2. (law, often with manu, in libertatem or liberali causa) I declare someone to be free by laying hands upon him; set free, liberate.
3. (law, often with manu or in servitutem) I declare someone to be a slave by laying hands upon him; claim as a slave.
4. I free from, protect, preserve, defend, defend against.
5. I declare something to be my own possession, arrogate, claim.
6. I maintain, affirm, allege, assert, declare.

Inflection

Conjugation of assero (third conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	asserō	asseris	asserit	asserimus	asseritis	asserunt
	imperfect	asserēbam	asserēbās	asserēbat	asserēbāmus	asserēbātis	asserēbant
	future	asseram	asserēs	asseret	asserēmus	asserētis	asserent
	perfect	asseruī	asseruistī	asseruit	asseruimus	asseruistis	asseruērunt, asseruēre
	pluperfect	asserueram	asseruerās	asseruerat	asseruerāmus	asseruerātis	asseruerant
	future perfect	asseruerō	asserueris	asseruerit	asseruerimus	asserueritis	asseruerint
passive	present	asseror	assereris, asserere	asseritur	asserimur	asseriminī	asseruntur
	imperfect	asserēbar	asserēbāris, asserēbāre	asserēbātur	asserēbāmur	asserēbāminī	asserēbantur
	future	asserar	asserēris, asserēre	asserētur	asserēmur	asserēminī	asserentur
	perfect	assertus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	assertus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	assertus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	asseram	asserās	asserat	asserāmus	asserātis	asserant
	imperfect	assererem	assererēs	assereret	assererēmus	assererētis	assererent
	perfect	asseruerim	asseruerīs	asseruerit	asseruerimus	asserueritis	asseruerint
	pluperfect	asseruissem	asseruissēs	asseruisset	asseruissēmus	asseruissētis	asseruissent
passive	present	asserar	asserāris, asserāre	asserātur	asserāmur	asserāminī	asserantur
	imperfect	assererer	assererēris, assererēre	assererētur	assererēmur	assererēminī	assererentur
	perfect	assertus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	assertus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	assere	—	—	asserite	—
	future	—	asseritō	asseritō	—	asseritōte	asseruntō
passive	present	—	asserere	—	—	asseriminī	—
	future	—	asseritor	asseritor	—	—	asseruntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		asserere	asseruisse	assertūrus esse	asserī	assertus esse	assertum īrī
participles		asserēns	—	assertūrus	—	assertus	asserendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		asserere	asserendī	asserendō	asserendum	assertum	assertū

Synonyms

• (arrogate): arrogō

Derived terms

• assertiō
• assertor
• assertum
• assertus

Related terms

• assertōrius
• disserō
• exserō
• īnserō

• interserō
• prōserō
• serō
• subserō

Descendants

• Catalan: asserir
• English: assert
• Italian: asserire
• Portuguese: asserir

References

• assero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• assero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette