saepio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ip- (“to cram, fence”). Cognate with saepis, saepēs.

Pronunciation

Verb

saepiō (present infinitive saepīre, perfect active saepsī, supine saeptum); fourth conjugation

  1. to surround, enclose, fence in
    Synonyms: circumveniō, circumeō, circumsistō, circumdō, claudō, obsideō, circumsaepiō
  2. (figuratively) to impede, hinder
    Synonyms: impediō, obstō, moror, arceō, refrēnō, cūnctor, contineō, dētineō, retineō, intersaepiō, inclūdō, perimō, obstruō, officiō, reprimō, premō, supprimō, comprimō, sustentō
    Antonyms: līberō, eximō, vindicō, servō, absolvō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō
  3. to envelop, wrap
    Synonym: implicō
  4. to dress up, cover with a dress
    Synonyms: velō, indūcō, induō, sūmō
    Antonyms: nūdō, spoliō, exuō

Conjugation
   Conjugation of saepiō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present saepiō saepīs saepit saepīmus saepītis saepiunt
imperfect saepiēbam saepiēbās saepiēbat saepiēbāmus saepiēbātis saepiēbant
future saepiam saepiēs saepiet saepiēmus saepiētis saepient
perfect saepsī saepsistī saepsit saepsimus saepsistis saepsērunt,
saepsēre
pluperfect saepseram saepserās saepserat saepserāmus saepserātis saepserant
future perfect saepserō saepseris saepserit saepserimus saepseritis saepserint
passive present saepior saepīris,
saepīre		 saepītur saepīmur saepīminī saepiuntur
imperfect saepiēbar saepiēbāris,
saepiēbāre		 saepiēbātur saepiēbāmur saepiēbāminī saepiēbantur
future saepiar saepiēris,
saepiēre		 saepiētur saepiēmur saepiēminī saepientur
perfect saeptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect saeptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect saeptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present saepiam saepiās saepiat saepiāmus saepiātis saepiant
imperfect saepīrem saepīrēs saepīret saepīrēmus saepīrētis saepīrent
perfect saepserim saepserīs saepserit saepserīmus saepserītis saepserint
pluperfect saepsissem saepsissēs saepsisset saepsissēmus saepsissētis saepsissent
passive present saepiar saepiāris,
saepiāre		 saepiātur saepiāmur saepiāminī saepiantur
imperfect saepīrer saepīrēris,
saepīrēre		 saepīrētur saepīrēmur saepīrēminī saepīrentur
perfect saeptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect saeptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — saepī — — saepīte —
future — saepītō saepītō — saepītōte saepiuntō
passive present — saepīre — — saepīminī —
future — saepītor saepītor — — saepiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives saepīre saepsisse saeptūrum esse saepīrī saeptum esse saeptum īrī
participles saepiēns — saeptūrus — saeptus saepiendus,
saepiundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
saepiendī saepiendō saepiendum saepiendō saeptum saeptū

Derived terms

References
  • “saepio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “saepio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • saepio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • saepio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 878
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