adiuvo

See also: adiuvò

Italian

Verb

adiuvo

1. first-person singular present indicative of adiuvare

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Latin

Alternative forms

• adiuerō, adiūverō

Etymology

From ad- (“towards”) +‎ iuvō (“to help”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈad.i̯u.u̯oː/, [ˈäd̪i̯uː̯oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈad.ju.vo/, [ˈäd̪juvo]

Verb

adiuvō (present infinitive adiuvāre, perfect active adiūvī, supine adiūtum); first conjugation

1. I help, assist

   Synonyms: adiūtō, iuvō, foveō, assistō, succurrō, sublevō, prōficiō, prōsum, adsum

   Antonym: officiō

2. I am useful

   Synonyms: prosum, valeō, prōficiō, cōnferō

3. (figuratively) I cheer

Usage notes

In very rare circumstances, the perfect is adiuvāvī and the supine is adiuvātum.

Conjugation

Conjugation of adiuvō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adiuvō	adiuvās	adiuvat	adiuvāmus	adiuvātis	adiuvant
	imperfect	adiuvābam	adiuvābās	adiuvābat	adiuvābāmus	adiuvābātis	adiuvābant
	future	adiuvābō	adiuvābis	adiuvābit	adiuvābimus	adiuvābitis	adiuvābunt
	perfect	adiūvī	adiūvistī	adiūvit	adiūvimus	adiūvistis	adiūvērunt, adiūvēre
	pluperfect	adiūveram	adiūverās	adiūverat	adiūverāmus	adiūverātis	adiūverant
	future perfect	adiūverō	adiūveris	adiūverit	adiūverimus	adiūveritis	adiūverint
	sigmatic future1	adiuverō	adiuveris	adiuverit	adiuverimus	adiuveritis	adiuverint
passive	present	adiuvor	adiuvāris, adiuvāre	adiuvātur	adiuvāmur	adiuvāminī	adiuvantur
	imperfect	adiuvābar	adiuvābāris, adiuvābāre	adiuvābātur	adiuvābāmur	adiuvābāminī	adiuvābantur
	future	adiuvābor	adiuvāberis, adiuvābere	adiuvābitur	adiuvābimur	adiuvābiminī	adiuvābuntur
	perfect	adiūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	adiūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	adiūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	adiuvem	adiuvēs	adiuvet	adiuvēmus	adiuvētis	adiuvent
	imperfect	adiuvārem	adiuvārēs	adiuvāret	adiuvārēmus	adiuvārētis	adiuvārent
	perfect	adiūverim	adiūverīs	adiūverit	adiūverīmus	adiūverītis	adiūverint
	pluperfect	adiūvissem	adiūvissēs	adiūvisset	adiūvissēmus	adiūvissētis	adiūvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	adiuverim	adiuverīs	adiuverīt	adiuverīmus	adiuverītis	adiuverint
passive	present	adiuver	adiuvēris, adiuvēre	adiuvētur	adiuvēmur	adiuvēminī	adiuventur
	imperfect	adiuvārer	adiuvārēris, adiuvārēre	adiuvārētur	adiuvārēmur	adiuvārēminī	adiuvārentur
	perfect	adiūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	adiūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	adiuvā	—	—	adiuvāte	—
	future	—	adiuvātō	adiuvātō	—	adiuvātōte	adiuvantō
passive	present	—	adiuvāre	—	—	adiuvāminī	—
	future	—	adiuvātor	adiuvātor	—	—	adiuvantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		adiuvāre	adiūvisse	adiūtūrum esse	adiuvārī	adiūtum esse	adiūtum īrī
participles		adiuvāns	—	adiūtūrus	—	adiūtus	adiuvandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		adiuvandī	adiuvandō	adiuvandum	adiuvandō	adiūtum	adiūtū

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

Derived terms

• adiūtō

Descendants

• Sicilian: aggiuvari (inherited?)
• → Italian: adiuvare
• → Middle French: adjuver
• → Portuguese: adjuvar
• → English: adjuvate

References

• “adiuvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Enrico Olivett. Dizionario Latino