veneror

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wenezāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to strive, wish, love”). See also Latin Venus, venia, venēnum, vēnor and English wish.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.ne.ror/, [ˈu̯ɛnɛrɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.ne.ror/, [ˈvɛːneror]

Verb

veneror (present infinitive venerārī, perfect active venerātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

1. to worship, adore, revere, venerate

   Antonym: contemnō

2. to pay (one's) respects

Conjugation

Conjugation of veneror (first conjugation, deponent)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	veneror	venerāris, venerāre	venerātur	venerāmur	venerāminī	venerantur
	imperfect	venerābar	venerābāris, venerābāre	venerābātur	venerābāmur	venerābāminī	venerābantur
	future	venerābor	venerāberis, venerābere	venerābitur	venerābimur	venerābiminī	venerābuntur
	perfect	venerātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	venerātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	venerātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	venerer	venerēris, venerēre	venerētur	venerēmur	venerēminī	venerentur
	imperfect	venerārer	venerārēris, venerārēre	venerārētur	venerārēmur	venerārēminī	venerārentur
	perfect	venerātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	venerātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	venerāre	—	—	venerāminī	—
	future	—	venerātor	venerātor	—	—	venerantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		venerārī	venerātum esse	venerātūrum esse	—	—	—
participles		venerāns	venerātus	venerātūrus	—	—	venerandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		venerandī	venerandō	venerandum	venerandō	venerātum	venerātū

Derived terms

• dēveneror

Descendants

• Catalan: venerar
• English: venerate
• French: vénérer
• → Galician: venerar
• Italian: venerare
• → Portuguese: venerar
• Romanian: venera
• Spanish: venerar

References

• “veneror”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “veneror”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• veneror in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to be an earnest worshipper of the gods: deos sancte, pie venerari