LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation

assentiō

assentiō (present infinitive assentīre, perfect active assēnsī, supine assēnsum)
Classical[asˈsɛn.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[asˈsɛn.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. to assent or approve
  2. to agree with

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

cōnsentiō, ``ita fīat'' dīcō
adsentiō -īre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 8

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.assentiōassentiēbamassentiamassēnsīassēnseramassēnserō
2nd sg.assentīsassentiēbāsassentiēsassēnsistīassēnserāsassēnseris
3rd sg.assentitassentiēbatassentietassēnsitassēnseratassēnserit
1st pl.assentīmusassentiēbāmusassentiēmusassēnsimusassēnserāmusassēnserimus
2nd pl.assentītisassentiēbātisassentiētisassēnsistisassēnserātisassēnseritis
3rd pl.assentiuntassentiēbantassentientassēnsērunt
assēnsēre		assēnserantassēnserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.assentiamassentīremassēnserimassēnsissem
2nd sg.assentiāsassentīrēsassēnserīsassēnsissēs
3rd sg.assentiatassentīretassēnseritassēnsisset
1st pl.assentiāmusassentīrēmusassēnserīmusassēnsissēmus
2nd pl.assentiātisassentīrētisassēnserītisassēnsissētis
3rd pl.assentiantassentīrentassēnserintassēnsissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.assentiorassentiēbarassentiar
2nd sg.assentīris
assentīre		assentiēbāris
assentiēbāre		assentiēris
assentiēre
3rd sg.assentīturassentiēbāturassentiētur
1st pl.assentīmurassentiēbāmurassentiēmur
2nd pl.assentīminīassentiēbāminīassentiēminī
3rd pl.assentiunturassentiēbanturassentientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.assentiarassentīrer
2nd sg.assentiāris
assentiāre		assentīrēris
assentīrēre
3rd sg.assentiāturassentīrētur
1st pl.assentiāmurassentīrēmur
2nd pl.assentiāminīassentīrēminī
3rd pl.assentianturassentīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.assentīassentīre
pres. 2nd pl.assentīteassentīminī
fut. 2nd sg.assentītōassentītor
fut. 3rd sg.assentītōassentītor
fut. 2nd pl.assentītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.assentiuntōassentiuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveassentīreassentīrī
perfect infinitiveassēnsisseassēnsum esse
future infinitiveassēnsūrum esseassēnsum īrī
present participleassentiēns—
perfect participle—assēnsus
future participleassēnsūrusassentiendus
assentiundus, assentienda, assentiendā, assentiendae, assentiendam, assentiendārum, assentiendās, assentiende, assentiendīs, assentiendōrum, assentiendōs
gerundassentiendī, assentiendō, assentiendumsupineassēnsum, assēnsū

assentĭo (ads-), v. assentior.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinassentiō

Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Latin assentiō From ad- + sentiō.

Descendants
  • Catalanassentir
  • Frenchassentir
  • Italianassentire
  • Occitanassentir
  • Portugueseassentir
  • Spanishasentir
  • Galicianasentir

In English words that came into English from assentiō

  • assentassentiō

Quick answers

What does assentiō mean in Latin?
assentiō, a verb, means “to assent or approve; to agree with”.
What are the principal parts of assentiō?
assentiō, assentīre, assēnsī, assēnsum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce assentiō?
In classical Latin, [asˈsɛn.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [asˈsɛn.t͡si.o].
Where does assentiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin assentiō.