sileo

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsi.le.oː/

Verb

present active sileō, present infinitive silēre, perfect active siluī. (no passive)

1. I am silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, I am quiet.
2. (transitive) I keep silent over or about.
3. I am inactive; rest, cease.

Inflection

• This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.

    Second Conjugation No Passive

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sileō	silēs	silet	silēmus	silētis	silent
	future	silēbō	silēbis	silēbit	silēbimus	silēbitis	silēbunt
	imperfect	silēbam	silēbās	silēbat	silēbāmus	silēbātis	silēbant
	perfect	siluī	siluistī	siluit	siluimus	siluistis	siluērunt
	future perfect	siluerō	silueris	siluerit	siluerimus	silueritis	siluerint
	pluperfect	silueram	siluerās	siluerat	siluerāmus	siluerātis	siluerant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sileam	sileās	sileat	sileāmus	sileātis	sileant
	imperfect	silērem	silērēs	silēret	silērēmus	silērētis	silērent
	perfect	siluerim	siluerīs	siluerit	siluerīmus	siluerītis	siluerint
	pluperfect	siluissem	siluissēs	siluisset	siluissēmus	siluissētis	siluissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	silē	silētō	silētō	—	—	—
	plural	silēte	silētōte	silentō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		silēre	siluisse	—	—	—	—
participles		silēns (silentis)	—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• silēns
• silenter
• silentium
• silentus

Related terms

• silentiārius
• silentiōsē
• silentiōsus

References

• sileo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879