Latin

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Etymology

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From prae +‎ serviō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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praeserviō (present infinitive praeservīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to be a slave to; to serve

Conjugation

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   Conjugation of praeserviō (fourth conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeserviō praeservīs praeservit praeservīmus praeservītis praeserviunt
imperfect praeserviēbam praeserviēbās praeserviēbat praeserviēbāmus praeserviēbātis praeserviēbant
future praeserviam praeserviēs praeserviet praeserviēmus praeserviētis praeservient
passive present praeservior praeservīris,
praeservīre
praeservītur praeservīmur praeservīminī praeserviuntur
imperfect praeserviēbar praeserviēbāris,
praeserviēbāre
praeserviēbātur praeserviēbāmur praeserviēbāminī praeserviēbantur
future praeserviar praeserviēris,
praeserviēre
praeserviētur praeserviēmur praeserviēminī praeservientur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeserviam praeserviās praeserviat praeserviāmus praeserviātis praeserviant
imperfect praeservīrem praeservīrēs praeservīret praeservīrēmus praeservīrētis praeservīrent
passive present praeserviar praeserviāris,
praeserviāre
praeserviātur praeserviāmur praeserviāminī praeserviantur
imperfect praeservīrer praeservīrēris,
praeservīrēre
praeservīrētur praeservīrēmur praeservīrēminī praeservīrentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present praeservī praeservīte
future praeservītō praeservītō praeservītōte praeserviuntō
passive present praeservīre praeservīminī
future praeservītor praeservītor praeserviuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives praeservīre praeservīrī
participles praeserviēns praeserviendus,
praeserviundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
praeserviendī praeserviendō praeserviendum praeserviendō

References

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