servio

See also Servio

Latin

Etymology

From servus (“slave, servant”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈser.wi.oː/

Verb

present active serviō, present infinitive servīre, perfect active servīvī, supine servītum. (limited passive)

1. I am a slave (to); I serve.
2. I am devoted to, subject to.

Usage notes

Usually used with the dative.

Inflection

The only passive forms found for this verb are third-person singular.

    Fourth Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	serviō	servīs	servit	servīmus	servītis	serviunt
	future	serviam	serviēs	serviet	serviēmus	serviētis	servient
	imperfect	serviēbam	serviēbās	serviēbat	serviēbāmus	serviēbātis	serviēbant
	perfect	servīvī	servīvistī	servīvit	servīvimus	servīvistis	servīvērunt
	future perfect	servīverō	servīveris	servīverit	servīverimus	servīveritis	servīverint
	pluperfect	servīveram	servīverās	servīverat	servīverāmus	servīverātis	servīverant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	serviam	serviās	serviat	serviāmus	serviātis	serviant
	imperfect	servīrem	servīrēs	servīret	servīrēmus	servīrētis	servīrent
	perfect	servīverim	servīverīs	servīverit	servīverīmus	servīverītis	servīverint
	pluperfect	servīvissem	servīvissēs	servīvisset	servīvissēmus	servīvissētis	servīvissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	servī	servītō	servītō	—	—	—
	plural	servīte	servītōte	serviuntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		servīre	servīvisse	servītūrus esse	—	—	—
participles		serviēns (servientis)	—	servītūrus-ra, -rum	—	—	—

Related terms

servīlē servīlis servīliter servitium servītor

servitrītius servitūdō servitūs servulus servus

Descendants

Albanian: shërbej Dutch serveren English: serve French: servir Galician: servir

German servieren Italian: servire Portuguese: servir Romanian: șerbi, servi Spanish: servir

See also

• servō