saepe

Latin

Alternative forms

• sēpe (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

An old accusative singular neuter form of the adjective saepis (“that happens often”, “frequent”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsae̯.pɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsɛː.pe]

Adverb

saepe (comparative saepius, superlative saepissimē)

1. often, frequently
   • Saepe amīcōs bonōs invītō:

     I often invite good friends.

2. (figurative) again

Synonyms

• frequenter, persaepe

Derived terms

• persaepe
• saepenumerō

Descendants

• → English: saep.

Noun

saepe

1. ablative singular of saepēs

References

• “saepe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “saepe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “saepe”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • important results are often produced by trivial causes: ex parvis saepe magnarum rerum momenta pendent
    
  • he has made several mistakes: saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus est