verbfirst conjugation
levitō
levitō (present infinitive levitāre, perfect active levitāvī, supine levitātum)
Classical[ˈɫɛ.wɪ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.vi.to]
Meaning
- New Latinintransitiveto have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity; to levitate
Coordinate term: gravitō
[…]aer deſcẽdit a regione ignis.⁊ aſcẽdit a regione terrę ⁊ aquę:ergo aer grauitat ⁊ leuitat in loco eius medio.
1525, Suessanus (Agostino Nifo), De Celo et Mundo (Latin translation of Aristoteles' On the Heavens), page 157:
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | levitō | levitābam | levitābō | levitāvī | levitāveram | levitāverō |
| 2nd sg. | levitās | levitābās | levitābis | levitāvistī | levitāverās | levitāveris |
| 3rd sg. | levitat | levitābat | levitābit | levitāvit | levitāverat | levitāverit |
| 1st pl. | levitāmus | levitābāmus | levitābimus | levitāvimus | levitāverāmus | levitāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | levitātis | levitābātis | levitābitis | levitāvistis | levitāverātis | levitāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | levitant | levitābant | levitābunt | levitāvērunt levitāvēre | levitāverant | levitāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | levitem | levitārem | levitāverim | levitāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | levitēs | levitārēs | levitāverīs | levitāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | levitet | levitāret | levitāverit | levitāvisset |
| 1st pl. | levitēmus | levitārēmus | levitāverīmus | levitāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | levitētis | levitārētis | levitāverītis | levitāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | levitent | levitārent | levitāverint | levitāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | levitor | levitābar | levitābor |
| 2nd sg. | levitāris levitāre | levitābāris levitābāre | levitāberis levitābere |
| 3rd sg. | levitātur | levitābātur | levitābitur |
| 1st pl. | levitāmur | levitābāmur | levitābimur |
| 2nd pl. | levitāminī | levitābāminī | levitābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | levitantur | levitābantur | levitābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | leviter | levitārer |
| 2nd sg. | levitēris levitēre | levitārēris levitārēre |
| 3rd sg. | levitētur | levitārētur |
| 1st pl. | levitēmur | levitārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | levitēminī | levitārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | levitentur | levitārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | levitā | levitāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | levitāte | levitāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | levitātō | levitātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | levitātō | levitātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | levitātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | levitantō | levitantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | levitāre | levitārī |
| perfect infinitive | levitāvisse | levitātum esse |
| future infinitive | levitātūrum esse | levitātum īrī |
| present participle | levitāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | levitātus |
| future participle | levitātūrus | levitandus |
gerundlevitandī, levitandō, levitandumsupinelevitātum, levitātū
Origins
Attested as early as the 1520s in the works of Agostino Nifo (c. 1473 – 1538 or 1545); from levis + -itō, or by metanalysis of levitās.
Descendants
- Catalanlevitar
- Englishlevitate
- Frenchléviter
- Italianlevitare
- Portugueselevitar
- Spanishlevitar