See also: Sapio

LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Italic *sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁p-i- (to notice), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁p-. Cognate with Old English sefa (mind, spirit, mood) and possibly with Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, wisdom).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

sapiō (present infinitive sapere, perfect active sapīvī or sapiī or sapuī); third conjugation iō-variant, no passive, no supine stem

  1. (intransitive) I have taste, have flavour.
  2. (transitive) I taste of, taste like, smack of, have a flavour of.
    Synonym: lambō
  3. (figurative, intransitive) I have good taste; I have sense, discernment; I am sensible, discreet, prudent, wise.
    Synonyms: sentiō, percipiō
  4. (figurative, transitive) I know, understand (mostly with general objects).
  5. (Medieval Latin) I know.
    Synonyms: agnōscō, cognōscō, inveniō, sentiō, cōnsciō, sciō, nōscō, scīscō, intellegō, percipiō, discernō, tongeō, cernō, audiō
    Antonyms: ignōrō, nesciō
  6. (Medieval Latin) I am able.

ConjugationEdit

   Conjugation of sapiō (third conjugation -variant, no supine stem, active only)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sapiō sapis sapit sapimus sapitis sapiunt
imperfect sapiēbam sapiēbās sapiēbat sapiēbāmus sapiēbātis sapiēbant
future sapiam sapiēs sapiet sapiēmus sapiētis sapient
perfect sapīvī,
sapiī,
sapuī
sapīvistī,
sapiistī,
sapuistī
sapīvit,
sapiit,
sapuit
sapīvimus,
sapiimus,
sapuimus
sapīvistis,
sapiistis,
sapuistis
sapīvērunt,
sapīvēre,
sapiērunt,
sapiēre,
sapuērunt,
sapuēre
pluperfect sapīveram,
sapieram,
sapueram
sapīverās,
sapierās,
sapuerās
sapīverat,
sapierat,
sapuerat
sapīverāmus,
sapierāmus,
sapuerāmus
sapīverātis,
sapierātis,
sapuerātis
sapīverant,
sapierant,
sapuerant
future perfect sapīverō,
sapierō,
sapuerō
sapīveris,
sapieris,
sapueris
sapīverit,
sapierit,
sapuerit
sapīverimus,
sapierimus,
sapuerimus
sapīveritis,
sapieritis,
sapueritis
sapīverint,
sapierint,
sapuerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sapiam sapiās sapiat sapiāmus sapiātis sapiant
imperfect saperem saperēs saperet saperēmus saperētis saperent
perfect sapīverim,
sapierim,
sapuerim
sapīverīs,
sapierīs,
sapuerīs
sapīverit,
sapierit,
sapuerit
sapīverīmus,
sapierīmus,
sapuerīmus
sapīverītis,
sapierītis,
sapuerītis
sapīverint,
sapierint,
sapuerint
pluperfect sapīvissem,
sapiissem,
sapuissem
sapīvissēs,
sapiissēs,
sapuissēs
sapīvisset,
sapiisset,
sapuisset
sapīvissēmus,
sapiissēmus,
sapuissēmus
sapīvissētis,
sapiissētis,
sapuissētis
sapīvissent,
sapiissent,
sapuissent
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present sape sapite
future sapitō sapitō sapitōte sapiuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives sapere sapīvisse,
sapiisse,
sapuisse
participles sapiēns
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
sapiendī sapiendō sapiendum sapiendō

Derived termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Vulgar Latin: *sapeo (see there for further descendants)
  • Volapük: sap

ReferencesEdit

  • sapio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sapio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sapio 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)
  • sapio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be a man of sense, judgment: sapere (Off. 2. 14. 48)