sapio

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try, to research”). Compare Ancient Greek σοφός, Italian sapere, French savoir, Spanish saber, Old English sefa (“mind, spirit, mood”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsa.pi.oː/

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Verb

present active sapiō, present infinitive sapere, perfect active sapīvī. (no passive)

1. I taste of, smack of, have a flavor of.
2. I have good taste or discernment.
3. (figuratively) I am wise or sensible, discern.

Inflection

    Third Conjugation IO-variation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sapiō	sapis	sapit	sapimus	sapitis	sapiunt
	future	sapiam	sapiēs	sapiet	sapiēmus	sapiētis	sapient
	imperfect	sapiēbam	sapiēbās	sapiēbat	sapiēbāmus	sapiēbātis	sapiēbant
	perfect	sapīvī	sapīvistī	sapīvit	sapīvimus	sapīvistis	sapīvērunt
	future perfect	sapīverō	sapīveris	sapīverit	sapīverimus	sapīveritis	sapīverint
	pluperfect	sapīveram	sapīverās	sapīverat	sapīverāmus	sapīverātis	sapīverant
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	sapīverīs	sapīverit	sapīverīmus	sapīverītis	sapīverint
	pluperfect	sapīvissem	sapīvissēs	sapīvisset	sapīvissēmus	sapīvissētis	sapīvissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	sape	sapitō	sapitō	—	—	—
	plural	sapite	sapitōte	sapiuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		sapere	sapīvisse	—	—	—	—
participles		sapiēns (sapientis)	—	—	—	—	—

Related terms

• sapiēns
• sapienter
• sapientia
• sapientipotēns
• sapor

Descendants

Catalan: saber Corsican: sapè Dalmatian: sapar English: to savour, to savor French: savoir, savourer Friulian: savê Galician: saber Ido: savar Italian: sapere

Occitan: saber, saupre Old French: savoir, saveir, savorer, sapurer Portuguese: saber Romansch: savair, saver, saveir Sardinian: sapere, sapiri Sicilian: sapiri Spanish: saber Venetian: saver Volapük: sap