Latin
Etymology
From servus (“slave, servant”).
Pronunciation
Verb
serviō (present infinitive servīre, perfect active servīvī or serviī, supine servītum); fourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive
- (with dative) I am a slave to; I serve
- Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Epistula XCII
- Nemo liber est qui corpori servit.
- No one is free who is a slave to his body.
- (with dative) I am devoted to, subject to
Conjugation
The only passive forms found for this verb are third-person singular.
Conjugation of serviō (fourth conjugation, impersonal in passive)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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serviō
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servīs
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servit
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servīmus
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servītis
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serviunt
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imperfect
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serviēbam, servībam
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serviēbās, servībās
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serviēbat, servībat
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serviēbāmus, servībāmus
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serviēbātis, servībātis
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serviēbant, servībant
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future
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serviam, servībō
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serviēs, servībis
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serviet, servībit
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serviēmus, servībimus
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serviētis, servībitis
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servient, servībunt
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perfect
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servīvī, serviī
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servīvistī, servīstī, serviistī
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servīvit, servīt, serviit
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servīvimus, servīmus, serviimus
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servīvistis, servīstis, serviistis
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servīvērunt, servērunt, servīvēre, servēre, serviērunt, serviēre
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pluperfect
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servīveram, servīram, servieram
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servīverās, servīrās, servierās
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servīverat, servīrat, servierat
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servīverāmus, servīrāmus, servierāmus
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servīverātis, servīrātis, servierātis
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servīverant, servīrant, servierant
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future perfect
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servīverō, servīrō, servierō
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servīveris, servīris, servieris
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servīverit, servīrit, servierit
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servīverimus, servīrimus, servierimus
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servīveritis, servīritis, servieritis
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servīverint, servīrint, servierint
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passive
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present
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—
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servītur
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imperfect
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—
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serviēbātur
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future
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serviētur
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perfect
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servītum est
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pluperfect
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servītum erat
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future perfect
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servītum erit
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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serviam
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serviās
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serviat
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serviāmus
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serviātis
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serviant
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imperfect
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servīrem
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servīrēs
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servīret
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servīrēmus
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servīrētis
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servīrent
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perfect
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servīverim, servīrim, servierim
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servīverīs, servīrīs, servierīs
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servīverit, servīrit, servierit
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servīverīmus, servīrīmus, servierīmus
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servīverītis, servīrītis, servierītis
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servīverint, servīrint, servierint
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pluperfect
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servīvissem, servīssem, serviissem
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servīvissēs, servīssēs, serviissēs
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servīvisset, servīsset, serviisset
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servīvissēmus, servīssēmus, serviissēmus
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servīvissētis, servīssētis, serviissētis
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servīvissent, servīssent, serviissent
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passive
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present
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serviātur
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imperfect
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servīrētur
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perfect
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servītum sit
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pluperfect
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—
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servītum esset, servītum foret
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—
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—
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—
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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servī
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—
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servīte
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—
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future
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—
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servītō
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servītō
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—
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servītōte
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serviuntō
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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servīre
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servīvisse, servīsse, serviisse
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servītūrum esse
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servīrī
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servītum esse
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—
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participles
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serviēns
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—
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servītūrus
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—
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servītum
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serviendum, serviundum
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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serviendī
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serviendō
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serviendum
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serviendō
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servītum
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servītū
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Descendants
See also
References
- “servio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “servio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- servio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to accommodate oneself to circumstances: tempori servire, cedere
- to look after, guard a person's interests, welfare: commodis alicuius servire
- to have regard for one's good name: famae servire, consulere
- to be the slave of one's desires: cupiditatibus servire, pārēre
- to be careful of one's dignity: dignitati suae servire, consulere
- (ambiguous) to examine slaves by torture: de servis quaerere (in dominum)