[ˈkrɛ.moː], [ˈkrɛː.mo]
OriginPerhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃- (“to burn”); if so, then cognate with carbō (“charcoal”) (though disputed), English hearth. An alternative theory links the word to Proto-Celtic *kurmi (“beer”).
- conjugation-1to consume or destroy by fire; burn
“Damnātum poenam sequī oportēbat, ut īgnī cremārētur.” — [If] condemned, the punishment required to follow was that he be burned by fire.
- conjugation-1to burn something to ashes; cremate
- conjugation-1to make a burnt offering
Formscremō(canonical) · cremāre(infinitive, present) · cremāvī(active, perfect) · cremātum(supine) · cremō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · cremās(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · cremat(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · cremāmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · cremātis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · cremant(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · cremābam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · cremābās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · cremābat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · cremābāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · cremābātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · cremābant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · cremābō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · cremābis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · cremābit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · cremābimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Source: Wiktionary