verbfirst conjugation
abbreviō
abbreviō (present infinitive abbreviāre, perfect active abbreviāvī, supine abbreviātum)
Classical[abˈbrɛ.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[abˈbrɛː.vi.o]
Meaning
- Late Latinto shorten, abbreviate, abridge
Quae per diversos auctores librosque dispersa imperator invicte mediocritatem meam abbreviare iussisti ne vel fastidium nasceretur ex plurimis vel plenitudo fidei deesset in parvis.
These are the maxims and instructions dispersed through the works of different authors, which Your Majesty has ordered me to abridge, since the perusal of the whole would be too tedious, and the authority of only a part unsatisfactory.c. 360 CE – 400 CE, Vegetius, De Re Militari 3 - Late Latinto break off
- Late Latinto weaken
- Late Latinto epitomize
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abbreviō | abbreviābam | abbreviābō | abbreviāvī | abbreviāveram | abbreviāverō abbreviārō |
| 2nd sg. | abbreviās | abbreviābās | abbreviābis | abbreviāvistī abbreviāstī | abbreviāverās abbreviārās | abbreviāveris |
| 3rd sg. | abbreviat | abbreviābat | abbreviābit | abbreviāvit | abbreviāverat abbreviārat | abbreviāverit abbreviārit |
| 1st pl. | abbreviāmus | abbreviābāmus | abbreviābimus | abbreviāvimus | abbreviāverāmus | abbreviāverimus abbreviārimus |
| 2nd pl. | abbreviātis | abbreviābātis | abbreviābitis | abbreviāvistis abbreviāstis | abbreviāverātis abbreviārātis | abbreviāveritis abbreviāritis |
| 3rd pl. | abbreviant | abbreviābant | abbreviābunt | abbreviāvērunt abbreviāvēre, abbreviārunt | abbreviāverant abbreviārant | abbreviāverint abbreviārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abbreviem | abbreviārem | abbreviāverim abbreviārim | abbreviāvissem abbreviāssem |
| 2nd sg. | abbreviēs | abbreviārēs | abbreviāverīs | abbreviāvissēs abbreviāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | abbreviet | abbreviāret | abbreviāverit abbreviārit | abbreviāvisset abbreviāsset |
| 1st pl. | abbreviēmus | abbreviārēmus | abbreviāverīmus abbreviārīmus | abbreviāvissēmus abbreviāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | abbreviētis | abbreviārētis | abbreviāverītis abbreviārītis | abbreviāvissētis abbreviāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | abbrevient | abbreviārent | abbreviāverint abbreviārint | abbreviāvissent abbreviāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abbrevior | abbreviābar | abbreviābor |
| 2nd sg. | abbreviāris abbreviāre | abbreviābāris abbreviābāre | abbreviāberis abbreviābere |
| 3rd sg. | abbreviātur | abbreviābātur | abbreviābitur |
| 1st pl. | abbreviāmur | abbreviābāmur | abbreviābimur |
| 2nd pl. | abbreviāminī | abbreviābāminī | abbreviābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | abbreviantur | abbreviābantur | abbreviābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abbrevier | abbreviārer |
| 2nd sg. | abbreviēris abbreviēre | abbreviārēris abbreviārēre |
| 3rd sg. | abbreviētur | abbreviārētur |
| 1st pl. | abbreviēmur | abbreviārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | abbreviēminī | abbreviārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | abbrevientur | abbreviārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | abbreviā | abbreviāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | abbreviāte | abbreviāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | abbreviātō | abbreviātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | abbreviātō | abbreviātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | abbreviātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | abbreviantō | abbreviantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | abbreviāre | abbreviārī |
| perfect infinitive | abbreviāvisse abbreviāsse | abbreviātum esse |
| future infinitive | abbreviātūrum esse | abbreviātum īrī |
| present participle | abbreviāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | abbreviātus abbreviāta, abbreviātā, abbreviātae, abbreviātam, abbreviātārum, abbreviātās, abbreviātī, abbreviātōrum, abbreviātōs |
| future participle | abbreviātūrus abbreviātūra, abbreviātūrā, abbreviātūrae, abbreviātūram, abbreviātūrārum, abbreviātūrās, abbreviātūre, abbreviātūrī, abbreviātūrīs, abbreviātūrō, abbreviātūrōrum, abbreviātūrōs, abbreviātūrum | abbreviandus abbrevianda, abbreviandā, abbreviandae, abbreviandam, abbreviandārum, abbreviandās, abbreviande, abbreviandīs, abbreviandōrum, abbreviandōs |
gerundabbreviandī, abbreviandō, abbreviandumsupineabbreviātum, abbreviātū
ab-brĕvĭo, āre, v. freq. a. ab or adbrevio,
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinabbreviō
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin breviō Latin abbrevio From ad- + breviō. First attested in the fourth century CE.
Borrowings
- Catalanabreviar
- Frenchabrévier
- Englishabbreviatefrom Middle English abbreviaten
- Italianabbreviare
- Portugueseabreviar
- Romanianabrevia
- Spanishabreviar
- Galicianabreviar
- Istriotabrevià
- Norwegian Bokmålabbreviere
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanabreujar
- Occitanabreujar
- Frenchabrégerfrom Old French abregier
- Englishabridgefrom Old French abregier
Ibero-Romance
- Asturianembrivir
In English words that came into English from abbreviō
- abbreviationabbreviātiō
- abbreviateabbreviātus
- abridgeabbreviō
- abbreviatorabbreviātor
- abbreviatureabbreviātūra