cerno, cernere, crevi, cretus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
sift, separate, distinguish, discern, resolve, determine; see; examine; decide;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cerno | cernimus |
| 2 | cernis | cernitis |
| 3 | cernit | cernunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | cernere |
| active | perfect | crevisse |
| passive | present | cerni |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cerne | cernite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cernito | cernitote |
| 3 | cernito | cernunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cernere | cernimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cernitor | — |
| 3 | cernitor | cernuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cretus | creti |
| Gen. | creti | cretorum |
| Dat. | creto | — |
| Acc. | cretum | cretos |
| Voc. | crete | creti |
| Abl. | creto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | creta | cretae |
| Gen. | cretae | cretarum |
| Dat. | cretae | — |
| Acc. | cretam | cretas |
| Voc. | creta | cretae |
| Abl. | creta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cretum | creta |
| Gen. | creti | cretorum |
| Dat. | creto | — |
| Acc. | cretum | creta |
| Voc. | cretum | creta |
| Abl. | creto | — |
Supines
accusative: cretum; ablative: cretu
Examples
- P
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...uideo procul? estne Hegio tribulis noster? si satis cerno, is est hercle: uah, homo amicus nobis iam inde..." - D
Satura XIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...coronata lustrari debeat agna. egregium sanctumque uirum si cerno, bimembri hoc monstrum puero et miranti sub aratro piscibus..." - L
Octavia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...ingenti mihi tellus hiatu; lata quo praeceps toros cerno iugales pariter et miror meos, in quis resedi fessa..." - L
Thyestes
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...natalis et patrios deos (si sunt tamen di) cerno, Cyclopum sacras turres, labore maius humano decus, celebrata iuueni..." - L
Agamemnon
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...praefulget dies geminumque duplices Argos attollit domus. Idaea cerno nemora: fatalis sedet inter potentes arbiter pastor deas. timete..." - L
Hercules [Oetaeus]
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...labat tumensque tacita * * * * * * * * quassat caput natum pauentem cerno et ardenti pede gressus ferentem. prome quid portes noui. Hyllvs..." - L
Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...ciuium accursum timens. Th. Quod facinus, heu me, cerno? quod monstrum intuor? regale patriis asperum signis ebur capulo..." - T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...tunicis longis quasi puer cauponius? satin ego oculis cerno? estne illaec mea amica Anterastilis? et ea est certo..."