summergo

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sub- +‎ mergō.

Pronunciation

Verb

summergō (present infinitive summergere, perfect active summersī, supine summersum); third conjugation

  1. to sink, submerge, submerse
    Synonyms: dēmergō, immergō, mergō, dēmittō, sepeliō, prōcumbō, supprimō
  2. to overwhelm
    Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, conquestō, superō, domō, prōflīgō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, fundō

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: somorgollar, submergir
  • English: submerge
  • French: submerger
  • Italian: sommergere
  • Portuguese: submergir
  • Romanian: submerge
  • Spanish: sumergir

References

  • summergo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • summergo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.