verbfourth conjugation
īnserviō
īnserviō (present infinitive īnservīre, perfect active īnservīvī or īnserviī, supine īnservītum)
Classical[ĩːˈsɛr.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[inˈsɛr.vi.o]
Meaning
- to be serviceable
- to defer to
- to serve, to attend to, to be devoted to, to look after
si illum inservibis solum dum tibi est nunc haec aetatula, in senecta male querere.
if you serve only him while you have this youth of yours now, you'll be complaining bitterly in your old age.c. 200 BCE, Plautus, Mostellaria 216–217feroci pervigil inservibat equo
1934 translation by J. D. Duff He was awake now and attending to a mettlesome steedc. 83 CE – 96 CE, Silius Italicus, Punica 340–341
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnserviō | īnserviēbam īnservībam | īnserviam īnservībō | īnservīvī īnserviī | īnservīveram īnservieram | īnservīverō īnservierō |
| 2nd sg. | īnservīs | īnserviēbās īnservībās | īnserviēs īnservībis | īnservīvistī īnserviistī | īnservīverās īnservierās | īnservīveris īnservieris |
| 3rd sg. | īnservit | īnserviēbat īnservībat | īnserviet īnservībit | īnservīvit īnserviit | īnservīverat īnservierat | īnservīverit īnservierit |
| 1st pl. | īnservīmus | īnserviēbāmus īnservībāmus | īnserviēmus īnservībimus | īnservīvimus īnserviimus | īnservīverāmus īnservierāmus | īnservīverimus īnservierimus |
| 2nd pl. | īnservītis | īnserviēbātis īnservībātis | īnserviētis īnservībitis | īnservīvistis īnserviistis | īnservīverātis īnservierātis | īnservīveritis īnservieritis |
| 3rd pl. | īnserviunt | īnserviēbant īnservībant | īnservient īnservībunt | īnservīvērunt īnservīvēre, īnserviērunt, īnserviēre | īnservīverant īnservierant | īnservīverint īnservierint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnserviam | īnservīrem | īnservīverim īnservierim | īnservīvissem īnserviissem |
| 2nd sg. | īnserviās | īnservīrēs | īnservīverīs īnservierīs | īnservīvissēs īnserviissēs |
| 3rd sg. | īnserviat | īnservīret | īnservīverit īnservierit | īnservīvisset īnserviisset |
| 1st pl. | īnserviāmus | īnservīrēmus | īnservīverīmus īnservierīmus | īnservīvissēmus īnserviissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | īnserviātis | īnservīrētis | īnservīverītis īnservierītis | īnservīvissētis īnserviissētis |
| 3rd pl. | īnserviant | īnservīrent | īnservīverint īnservierint | īnservīvissent īnserviissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnservior | īnserviēbar īnservībar | īnserviar īnservībor |
| 2nd sg. | īnservīris īnservīre | īnserviēbāris īnserviēbāre, īnservībāris, īnservībāre | īnserviēris īnserviēre, īnservīberis, īnservībere |
| 3rd sg. | īnservītur | īnserviēbātur īnservībātur | īnserviētur īnservībitur |
| 1st pl. | īnservīmur | īnserviēbāmur īnservībāmur | īnserviēmur īnservībimur |
| 2nd pl. | īnservīminī | īnserviēbāminī īnservībāminī | īnserviēminī īnservībiminī |
| 3rd pl. | īnserviuntur | īnserviēbantur īnservībantur | īnservientur īnservībuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnserviar | īnservīrer |
| 2nd sg. | īnserviāris īnserviāre | īnservīrēris īnservīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | īnserviātur | īnservīrētur |
| 1st pl. | īnserviāmur | īnservīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | īnserviāminī | īnservīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | īnserviantur | īnservīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | īnservī | īnservīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | īnservīte | īnservīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | īnservītō | īnservītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | īnservītō | īnservītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | īnservītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | īnserviuntō | īnserviuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | īnservīre | īnservīrī |
| perfect infinitive | īnservīvisse īnserviisse | īnservītum esse |
| future infinitive | īnservītūrum esse | īnservītum īrī |
| present participle | īnserviēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | īnservītus īnservīta, īnservītā, īnservītae, īnservītam, īnservītārum, īnservītās, īnservītī, īnservītōrum, īnservītōs |
| future participle | īnservītūrus īnservītūra, īnservītūrā, īnservītūrae, īnservītūram, īnservītūrārum, īnservītūrās, īnservītūre, īnservītūrī, īnservītūrīs, īnservītūrō, īnservītūrōrum, īnservītūrōs, īnservītūrum | īnserviendus īnserviundus, īnservienda, īnserviendā, īnserviendae, īnserviendam, īnserviendārum, īnserviendās, īnserviende, īnserviendīs, īnserviendōrum, īnserviendōs |
gerundīnserviendī, īnserviendō, īnserviendumsupineīnservītum, īnservītū
in-servĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 (archaic forms, inservibas, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 59:
I.
inservibat, Sil. 7, 341), v. n. and (rarely) a., to be serviceable, to be devoted or attached to, to be submissive to, to serve (syn.: deservio, ministro); with dat., rarely with acc. (class.). (a). With dat.:
filium meum amico suo video inservire, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 9: a quo plurimum sperant, ei potissimum inserviunt, Cic. Off. 1, 15, 49: plebi, cui ad eam diem summa ope inservitum erat, who had been treated with the utmost deference, Liv. 2, 21, 6: legibus definitionis, Gell. 1, 25, 10.—Of inanim. and abstr. things, to be devoted to, to attend to, take care of: suis commodis, Cic. Fin. 2, 35, 117: temporibus, Nep. Alcib. 1: honoribus, Cic. Off. 2, 1, 4: artibus, id. de Or. 1, 4, 13: vocibus, id. Or. 20, 68: famae, Tac. A. 13, 8.—(b). With acc.:
si illum inservibis solum, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 59; id. Poen. 4, 2, 105; cf.: nihil est a me inservitum temporis causa, Cic. Fam. 6, 12, 2.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īn-serviō —, ītus, ēre,
to be serviceable, be devoted, be submissive, serve: filium amico Video inservire, T.: plebi, cui inservitum erat, the utmost deference had been shown, L.: suis commodis, attend: temporibus callidissime, accommodate himself, N.: honoribus: nihil est a me inservitum temporis causā, yielded: reges inservientes, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinīnserviō
Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *serwos Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti Proto-Italic *serwijeti Proto-Italic *serwijit Proto-Italic *serwiō Latin serviō Latin īnserviō From in- + serviō.