sopio

Latin

Etymology

From sopor (“a deep sleep”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsoː.pi.oː/

Verb

present active sōpiō, present infinitive sōpīre, perfect active sōpīvī, supine sōpītum.

1. I deprive of feeling.
2. I lull to sleep, put to sleep.
3. (figuratively) I kill.
4. (figuratively) I quiet, still, settle.

Inflection

Fourth Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sōpiō	sōpīs	sōpit	sōpīmus	sōpītis	sōpiunt
	future	sōpiam	sōpiēs	sōpiet	sōpiēmus	sōpiētis	sōpient
	imperfect	sōpiēbam	sōpiēbās	sōpiēbat	sōpiēbāmus	sōpiēbātis	sōpiēbant
	perfect	sōpīvī	sōpīvistī	sōpīvit	sōpīvimus	sōpīvistis	sōpīvērunt
	future perfect	sōpīverō	sōpīveris	sōpīverit	sōpīverimus	sōpīveritis	sōpīverint
	pluperfect	sōpīveram	sōpīverās	sōpīverat	sōpīverāmus	sōpīverātis	sōpīverant
passive	present	sōpior	sōpīris	sōpītur	sōpīmur	sōpīminī	sōpiuntur
	future	sōpiar	sōpiēris	sōpiētur	sōpiēmur	sōpiēminī	sōpientur
	imperfect	sōpiēbar	sōpiēbāris	sōpiēbātur	sōpiēbāmur	sōpiēbāminī	sōpiēbantur
	perfect	Use sōpītus m, sōpīta f, sōpītum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use sōpītus m, sōpīta f, sōpītum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use sōpītus m, sōpīta f, sōpītum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	sōpiam	sōpiās	sōpiat	sōpiāmus	sōpiātis	sōpiant
	imperfect	sōpīrem	sōpīrēs	sōpīret	sōpīrēmus	sōpīrētis	sōpīrent
	perfect	sōpīverim	sōpīverīs	sōpīverit	sōpīverīmus	sōpīverītis	sōpīverint
	pluperfect	sōpīvissem	sōpīvissēs	sōpīvisset	sōpīvissēmus	sōpīvissētis	sōpīvissent
passive	present	sōpiar	sōpiāris	sōpiātur	sōpiāmur	sōpiāminī	sōpiantur
	imperfect	sōpīrer	sōpīrēris	sōpīrētur	sōpīrēmur	sōpīrēminī	sōpīrentur
	perfect	Use sōpītus m, sōpīta f, sōpītum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use sōpītus m, sōpīta f, sōpītum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	sōpī	sōpītō	sōpītō	sōpīre	sōpītor	sōpītor
	plural	sōpīte	sōpītōte	sōpiuntō	sōpīminī	—	sōpiuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		sōpīre	sōpīvisse	sōpītūrus esse	sōpīrī	sōpītus esse	sōpītum īrī
participles		sōpiēns (sōpientis)	—	sōpītūrus-ra, -rum	—	sōpītus-a, -um	sōpiendus-nda, -ndum

Related terms

sopor sopōrātiō sopōrātus

sopōrō sopōrus

Noun

sōpiō (genitive sōpiōnis); m, third declension

1. A drawing of a man with a prominent penis
   • Frontem tabernae sopionibus scribam - Catullus 37
   • I will draw pictures of penises on the front of the tavern
   • Ut merdas edatis, qui scripseras sopionis - Anonymous graffito in Pompeii
   • You who has drawn pictures of penises, eat shit!

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	sōpiō	sōpiōnēs
genitive	sōpiōnis	sōpiōnum
dative	sōpiōnī	sōpiōnibus
accusative	sōpiōnem	sōpiōnēs
ablative	sōpiōne	sōpiōnibus
vocative	sōpiō	sōpiōnēs

References

• sopio in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• S. A. Handford & Mary Herberg (2003), Latin-English : English-Latin Dictionary (Berlin: Langenscheidt)