Latin core word #303 · verb · 51 times in the New Testament
dēserō
DAY-seh-rohdēserō, dēserere, dēseruī, dēsertum — abandon, desert; (dēsertum) desert
- 3rd conjugation.
- The participle used as a noun, dēsertum ‘desert, wilderness’ (in dēsertō), is counted here.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Indicative active
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēserō | dēserēbam | dēseram | dēseruī | dēserueram | dēseruerō |
| 2 sg | dēseris | dēserēbās | dēserēs | dēseruistī | dēseruerās | dēserueris |
| 3 sg | dēserit | dēserēbat | dēseret | dēseruit | dēseruerat | dēseruerit |
| 1 pl | dēserimus | dēserēbāmus | dēserēmus | dēseruimus | dēseruerāmus | dēseruerimus |
| 2 pl | dēseritis | dēserēbātis | dēserētis | dēseruistis | dēseruerātis | dēserueritis |
| 3 pl | dēserunt | dēserēbant | dēserent | dēseruērunt | dēseruerant | dēseruerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēseram | dēsererem | dēseruerim | dēseruissem |
| 2 sg | dēserās | dēsererēs | dēseruerīs | dēseruissēs |
| 3 sg | dēserat | dēsereret | dēseruerit | dēseruisset |
| 1 pl | dēserāmus | dēsererēmus | dēseruerīmus | dēseruissēmus |
| 2 pl | dēserātis | dēsererētis | dēseruerītis | dēseruissētis |
| 3 pl | dēserant | dēsererent | dēseruerint | dēseruissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēseror | dēserēbar | dēserar | dēsertus sum | dēsertus eram | dēsertus erō |
| 2 sg | dēsereris | dēserēbāris | dēserēris | dēsertus es | dēsertus erās | dēsertus eris |
| 3 sg | dēseritur | dēserēbātur | dēserētur | dēsertus est | dēsertus erat | dēsertus erit |
| 1 pl | dēserimur | dēserēbāmur | dēserēmur | dēsertī sumus | dēsertī erāmus | dēsertī erimus |
| 2 pl | dēseriminī | dēserēbāminī | dēserēminī | dēsertī estis | dēsertī erātis | dēsertī eritis |
| 3 pl | dēseruntur | dēserēbantur | dēserentur | dēsertī sunt | dēsertī erant | dēsertī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēserar | dēsererer | dēsertus sim | dēsertus essem |
| 2 sg | dēserāris | dēsererēris | dēsertus sīs | dēsertus essēs |
| 3 sg | dēserātur | dēsererētur | dēsertus sit | dēsertus esset |
| 1 pl | dēserāmur | dēsererēmur | dēsertī sīmus | dēsertī essēmus |
| 2 pl | dēserāminī | dēsererēminī | dēsertī sītis | dēsertī essētis |
| 3 pl | dēserantur | dēsererentur | dēsertī sint | dēsertī essent |
Imperative: dēsere, dēserite; future dēseritō, dēseritōte, dēseruntō
Passive imperative: dēserere, dēseriminī; future dēseritor, dēseruntor
Infinitive: present dēserere, perfect dēseruisse, future dēsertūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present dēserī, perfect dēsertus esse, future dēsertum īrī
Participles: present dēserēns (gen. dēserentis); perfect passive dēsertus, -a, -um; future dēsertūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: dēserendī, dēserendō, dēserendum; gerundive dēserendus, -a, -um; supine dēsertum, dēsertū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 73, John 1:23.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 329 · open the PDF here