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verbfirst conjugation

breviō

breviō (present infinitive breviāre, perfect active breviāvī, supine breviātum)
Classical[ˈbrɛ.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrɛː.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. to shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

breve faciō
breviō -āre — in Epistulae, ch. 3

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.breviōbreviābambreviābōbreviāvībreviāverambreviāverō
breviārō
2nd sg.breviāsbreviābāsbreviābisbreviāvistī
breviāstī		breviāverās
breviārās		breviāveris
3rd sg.breviatbreviābatbreviābitbreviāvitbreviāverat
breviārat		breviāverit
breviārit
1st pl.breviāmusbreviābāmusbreviābimusbreviāvimusbreviāverāmusbreviāverimus
breviārimus
2nd pl.breviātisbreviābātisbreviābitisbreviāvistis
breviāstis		breviāverātis
breviārātis		breviāveritis
breviāritis
3rd pl.breviantbreviābantbreviābuntbreviāvērunt
breviāvēre, breviārunt		breviāverant
breviārant		breviāverint
breviārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.breviembreviārembreviāverim
breviārim		breviāvissem
breviāssem
2nd sg.breviēsbreviārēsbreviāverīsbreviāvissēs
breviāssēs
3rd sg.brevietbreviāretbreviāverit
breviārit		breviāvisset
breviāsset
1st pl.breviēmusbreviārēmusbreviāverīmus
breviārīmus		breviāvissēmus
breviāssēmus
2nd pl.breviētisbreviārētisbreviāverītis
breviārītis		breviāvissētis
breviāssētis
3rd pl.brevientbreviārentbreviāverint
breviārint		breviāvissent
breviāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.breviorbreviābarbreviābor
2nd sg.breviāris
breviāre		breviābāris
breviābāre		breviāberis
breviābere
3rd sg.breviāturbreviābāturbreviābitur
1st pl.breviāmurbreviābāmurbreviābimur
2nd pl.breviāminībreviābāminībreviābiminī
3rd pl.brevianturbreviābanturbreviābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.brevierbreviārer
2nd sg.breviēris
breviēre		breviārēris
breviārēre
3rd sg.breviēturbreviārētur
1st pl.breviēmurbreviārēmur
2nd pl.breviēminībreviārēminī
3rd pl.brevienturbreviārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.breviābreviāre
pres. 2nd pl.breviātebreviāminī
fut. 2nd sg.breviātōbreviātor
fut. 3rd sg.breviātōbreviātor
fut. 2nd pl.breviātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.breviantōbreviantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivebreviārebreviārī
perfect infinitivebreviāvisse
breviāsse		breviātum esse
future infinitivebreviātūrum essebreviātum īrī
present participlebreviāns—
perfect participle—breviātus
breviāta, breviātā, breviātae, breviātam, breviātārum, breviātās, breviātī, breviātōrum, breviātōs
future participlebreviātūrus
breviātūra, breviātūrā, breviātūrae, breviātūram, breviātūrārum, breviātūrās, breviātūre, breviātūrī, breviātūrīs, breviātūrō, breviātūrōrum, breviātūrōs, breviātūrum		breviandus
brevianda, breviandā, breviandae, breviandam, breviandārum, breviandās, breviande, breviandīs, breviandōrum, breviandōs
gerundbreviandī, breviandō, breviandumsupinebreviātum, breviātū

brĕvĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. brevis,
I. to shorten, abbreviate, abridge, βραχύνω brevio, Gloss. Vet. (post-Aug.; cf. Burm. Anth. Lat. 1, p. 76; most freq. in Quint.); Manil. 3, 461; 6, 431: breviare quaedam, Quint. 1, 9, 2: aliquid callide, id. 5, 13, 41 Spald. N. cr.: prolixa (in scribendo), Lact. Epit. 8, 6; Sev. Sulp. Hist. Sacr. 1, 1: breviatae horae, Paul. Nol. Carm. Nat. S. Fel. 24, 9, 13: umerorum raro decens allevatio atque contractio est. Breviatur enim cervix, Quint. 11, 3, 83: non breviatis augustatisque gradibus ascenditur, Sid. Ep. 2, 2.—
II. Transf.: Syllabam, to pronounce short, Quint. 12, 10, 57.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Latinbreviō

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 From brevis (“short; brief”) + -ō.

In English words that came into English from breviō

  • abbreviationabbreviātiō
  • abbreviateabbreviātus
  • abridgeabbrevio
  • abbreviatorabbreviātor
  • abbreviatureabbreviātūra
  • breviatebreviātum

Quick answers

What does breviō mean in Latin?
breviō, a verb, means “to shorten, abbreviate, abridge (especially speech or writing)”.
What are the principal parts of breviō?
breviō, breviāre, breviāvī, breviātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce breviō?
In classical Latin, [ˈbrɛ.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbrɛː.vi.o].
Where does breviō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- → Latin breviō.
Which English words come from breviō?
English words that go back to Latin breviō include breviate, abbreviation, abbreviate, abridge, abbreviator and abbreviature.