sperno: all forms
sperno means “scorn, despise, reject”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | sperno | spernam | |
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| 2nd singular | spernis | spernas | sperne · spern |
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| 3rd singular | spernit | spernat | |
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| 1st plural | spernimus | spernamus | |
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| 2nd plural | spernitis | spernatis | spernite |
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| 3rd plural | spernunt | spernant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | spernor | spernar | |
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| 2nd singular | sperneris | spernare · spernaris | spernere |
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| 3rd singular | spernitur | spernatur | |
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| 1st plural | spernimur | spernamur | |
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| 2nd plural | spernimini | spernamini | spernimini |
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| 3rd plural | spernuntur | spernantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | spernebam | spernerem |
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| 2nd singular | spernebas | sperneres |
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| 3rd singular | spernebat | sperneret |
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| 1st plural | spernebamus | sperneremus |
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| 2nd plural | spernebatis | sperneretis |
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| 3rd plural | spernebant | spernerent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | spernebar | spernerer |
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| 2nd singular | spernebare · spernebaris | spernerere · spernereris |
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| 3rd singular | spernebatur | sperneretur |
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| 1st plural | spernebamur | sperneremur |
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| 2nd plural | spernebamini | sperneremini |
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| 3rd plural | spernebantur | spernerentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | spernam | |
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| 2nd singular | spernes | spernito |
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| 3rd singular | spernet | spernito |
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| 1st plural | spernemus | |
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| 2nd plural | spernetis | spernitote |
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| 3rd plural | spernent | spernunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | spernar | |
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| 2nd singular | spernere · sperneris | spernitor |
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| 3rd singular | spernetur | spernitor |
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| 1st plural | spernemur | |
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| 2nd plural | spernemini | |
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| 3rd plural | spernentur | spernuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | sprevi | spreverim |
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| 2nd singular | sprevisti | spreveris |
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| 3rd singular | sprevit | spreverit |
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| 1st plural | sprevimus | spreverimus |
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| 2nd plural | sprevistis | spreveritis |
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| 3rd plural | sprevere · spreverunt | spreverint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | spreveram | sprevissem |
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| 2nd singular | spreveras | sprevisses |
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| 3rd singular | spreverat | sprevisset |
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| 1st plural | spreveramus | sprevissemus |
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| 2nd plural | spreveratis | sprevissetis |
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| 3rd plural | spreverant | sprevissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | sprevero |
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| 2nd singular | spreveris |
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| 3rd singular | spreverit |
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| 1st plural | spreverimus |
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| 2nd plural | spreveritis |
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| 3rd plural | spreverint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | spernere | sperni |
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| Perfect | sprevisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | spernens |
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| Genitive | | spernentis |
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| Dative | | spernenti |
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| Accusative | spernens | spernentem |
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| Ablative | | spernente · spernenti |
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| Vocative | | spernens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | spernentia | spernentes |
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| Genitive | | spernentum · spernentium |
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| Dative | | spernentibus |
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| Accusative | spernentia | spernentes |
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| Ablative | | spernentibus |
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| Vocative | spernentia | spernentes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | spreturus | spretura | spreturum | |
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| Genitive | spreturi | spreturae | spreturi | |
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| Dative | spreturo | spreturae | spreturo | |
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| Accusative | spreturum | spreturam | spreturum | |
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| Ablative | spreturo | spretura | spreturo | |
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| Vocative | spreture | spretura | spreturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | spreturi | spreturae | spretura | |
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| Genitive | spreturorum | spreturarum | spreturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | spreturis |
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| Accusative | spreturos | spreturas | spretura | |
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| Ablative | | | | spreturis |
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| Vocative | spreturi | spreturae | spretura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | spretus | spreta | spretum | |
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| Genitive | spreti | spretae | spreti | |
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| Dative | spreto | spretae | spreto | |
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| Accusative | spretum | spretam | spretum | |
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| Ablative | spreto | spreta | spreto | |
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| Vocative | sprete | spreta | spretum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | spreti | spretae | spreta | |
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| Genitive | spretorum | spretarum | spretorum | |
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| Dative | | | | spretis |
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| Accusative | spretos | spretas | spreta | |
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| Ablative | | | | spretis |
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| Vocative | spreti | spretae | spreta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | spernendus | spernenda | spernendum | |
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| Genitive | spernendi | spernendae | spernendi | |
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| Dative | spernendo | spernendae | spernendo | |
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| Accusative | spernendum | spernendam | spernendum | |
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| Ablative | spernendo | spernenda | spernendo | |
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| Vocative | spernende | spernenda | spernendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | spernendi | spernendae | spernenda | |
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| Genitive | spernendorum | spernendarum | spernendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | spernendis |
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| Accusative | spernendos | spernendas | spernenda | |
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| Ablative | | | | spernendis |
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| Vocative | spernendi | spernendae | spernenda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | spretum |
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| Ablative | spretu |
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Meaning and examples of sperno
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.