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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From con- (“with, together”) + gerō (“carry”).
Verb
congerō (present infinitive congerere, perfect active congessī, supine congestum); third conjugation
- to bring together; to collect or accumulate
- Synonyms: cōnferō, coniungō, contrahō, compellō, cōnstruō, cōgō, concieō, concitō, colligō, committō, cōnserō, reficiō
- to compile
- Synonyms: stīpō, contrahō, glomerō
- to heap or lavish (upon)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From congerō + -ō.
Noun
congerō m (genitive congerōnis); third declension
- thief
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “congero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “congero”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- congero in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- congero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.