verbfirst conjugation
levō1
levō (present infinitive levāre, perfect active levāvī, supine levātum)
Classical[ˈɫɛ.woː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɛː.vo]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to raise, elevate, lift up
- to make light, lighten
- to relieve, ease, comfort
- to mitigate, alleviate, lessen
Non tamen Egeriae luctus aliena levare damna valent; montisque iacens radicibus imis liquitur in lacrimas, donec pietate dolentis mota soror Phoebi gelidum de corpore fontem
But the woes of others did not have the strength to lift Egeria's griefs; and lying at the lowest roots of a mountain she melted into tears, until, moved by the faithfulness of her suffering, the sister of Phoebus made from her body a cool spring, and weakened her limbs into eternal streams.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 15.547–551
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
leve faciō; lignō longō magnum onus levat.levō -āre — in Mille Verba, Nāvāle
onus dēmōlevō -āre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 21
lifts up
levat — in Seneca, ch. V
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | levō | levābam | levābō | levāvī | levāveram | levāverō levārō |
| 2nd sg. | levās | levābās | levābis | levāvistī levāstī | levāverās levārās | levāveris |
| 3rd sg. | levat | levābat | levābit | levāvit | levāverat levārat | levāverit levārit |
| 1st pl. | levāmus | levābāmus | levābimus | levāvimus | levāverāmus | levāverimus levārimus |
| 2nd pl. | levātis | levābātis | levābitis | levāvistis levāstis | levāverātis levārātis | levāveritis levāritis |
| 3rd pl. | levant | levābant | levābunt | levāvērunt levāvēre, levārunt | levāverant levārant | levāverint levārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | levem | levārem | levāverim levārim | levāvissem levāssem |
| 2nd sg. | levēs | levārēs | levāverīs | levāvissēs levāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | levet | levāret | levāverit levārit | levāvisset lēvāsset |
| 1st pl. | levēmus | levārēmus | levāverīmus levārīmus | levāvissēmus levāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | levētis | levārētis | levāverītis levārītis | levāvissētis levāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | levent | levārent | levāverint levārint | levāvissent levāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | levor | levābar | levābor |
| 2nd sg. | levāris levāre | levābāris levābāre | levāberis levābere |
| 3rd sg. | levātur | levābātur | levābitur |
| 1st pl. | levāmur | levābāmur | levābimur |
| 2nd pl. | levāminī | levābāminī | levābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | levantur | levābantur | levābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lever | levārer |
| 2nd sg. | levēris levēre | levārēris levārēre |
| 3rd sg. | levētur | levārētur |
| 1st pl. | levēmur | levārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | levēminī | levārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | leventur | levārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | levā | levāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | levāte | levāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | levātō | levātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | levātō | levātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | levātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | levantō | levantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | levāre | levārī |
| perfect infinitive | levāvisse levāsse | levātum esse |
| future infinitive | levātūrum esse | levātum īrī |
| present participle | levāns levante, levantem, levantēs, levantī, levantia, levantibus, levantis, levantīs, levantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | levātus levāta, levātā, levātae, levātam, levātārum, levātās, levātī, levātōrum, levātōs |
| future participle | levātūrus levātūra, levātūrā, levātūrae, levātūram, levātūrārum, levātūrās, levātūre, levātūrī, levātūrīs, levātūrō, levātūrōrum, levātūrōs, levātūrum | levandus levanda, levandā, levandae, levandam, levandārum, levandās, levande, levandīs, levandōrum, levandōs |
gerundlevandī, levandō, levandumsupinelevātum, levātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- aliquem aegritudine levare
- to comfort another in his trouble.
- annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fit
- the price of corn is going down.
lĕvo, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of
I. fut. perf. levasso, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 1), v. a. 1. levis, to lift up, raise, elevate (syn.: extollo, erigo).
I. Lit. (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
ter sese attollens cubitoque annixa levavit, Verg. A. 4, 690: se de caespite, to rise, Ov. M. 2, 427: se saxo, id. F. 4, 528: cum se matura levarit progenies (avium), Juv. 14, 83: apis se confestim levat sublimius, Col. 9, 12, 1; Plin. 2, 16, 13, § 69; 36, 16, 24, § 122: per hiemem, quae altius levat Alpes, i. e. by the snow, Flor. 3, 3, 11.—B. Transf.
1. To make lighter, lighten, to relieve, ease: cantantes ut eamus, ego te fasce levabo, Verg. E. 9, 65:
serpentum colla levavit, i. e. alighted from the dragon-car, Ov. M. 8, 798: dentes, to clean the teeth, Mart. 14, 22: vesicam, Spart. Carac. 7: jactatur rerum utilium pars maxima, sed nec damna levant, do not lighten the ship, Juv. 12, 53.—2. To take away, take:
furcā levat ille bicorni sordida terga suis, takes down, Ov. M. 8, 647: alicui manicas atque arcta Vincla, Verg. A. 2, 146: tributum, to raise, levy, Dig. 50, 15, 4, § 2.—II. Trop., to lighten, relieve, console, refresh, support a person or thing with any thing (freq. and class.). —Of a personal object:
non nihil enim me levant tuae litterae hoc tempore, Cic. Att. 11, 8, 1.—Of things as objects: O Tite, si quid te adjuero curamve levasso, Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 1 (Ann. v. 339 Vahl.); so, auxilio viros, Verg. A. 2, 452; 4, 538: curam et angorem animi sermone et consilio, Cic. Att. 1, 18, 1: molestias, id. Fam. 4, 3, 2: fonte sitim, to slake, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 26: arida ora aqua, to refresh, id. R. Am. 230; so, membra gramine, id. F. 6, 328.— Pass.: levantur tamen miserae civitates, quod nullus fit sumptus in nos, Cic. Att. 5, 16, 3.—B. Transf.
1. To lighten, lessen, alleviate, mitigate (cf.:
laxo, libero): meam egestatem, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 62: alicui paupertatem, id. Ep. 4, 1, 33: morbum, id. Mil. 4, 6, 57: inopiam multum, Caes. B. C. 3, 48, 1: salutari arte fessos Corporis artus, Hor. C. S. 63: morbi vim levaturus, Curt. 3, 6, 2: levavitque apertis horreis pretia frugum, reduced, Tac. A. 2, 59: vario viam sermone, Verg. A. 8, 309: injurias, Caes. B. C. 1, 9: suspicionem, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 136: ut sumptus levaretur, Plin. Ep. 10, 43 (52), 2: calamitatem innocentium, Cic. Rosc. Am. 3, 7: his levabat omnem vulnerum metum nobilitas mortis, id. Tusc. 2, 24, 59: qui paupertatem levet propinqui, Juv. 14, 236.—2. To lessen, diminish, weaken, impair: cave lassitudo poplitum cursum levet, Att. ap. Non. 336, 29:
laudem alicujus, id. ib. 31: inconstantiā levatur auctoritas, Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 69: multa fidem promissa levant, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10.—3. To relieve, release, discharge, free from any thing.
(a). With abl.:
leva me hoc onere, Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 3: aliquem miseriis, id. ib. 3, 8: me molestia, id. ib. 16, 9, 2: aliquem metu, Liv. 2, 22: animos religione, id. 21, 62; cf.: qui hac opinione non modo verbis, sed etiam opere levandi sunt, Cic. Lael. 20, 72: ut homines populares supplicio aut exsilio levarentur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 6, § 13: se aere alieno, id. Att. 6, 2, 4: se infamiā, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 61, § 141: se vitā, Varr. ap. Non. 336, 33.—* (b). With gen.:
ut me omnium jam laborum levas, Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 27.—Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
levō āvī (old fut perf. levāssō, Enn. ap. C.), ātus, āre
1 levis, to lift up, raise, elevate : sese, V.: Se de caespite, rise , O.: levat aura cycnum, H.: cubito levatus, O.— To make lighter, lighten, relieve, ease : iumenta sarcinis levari iubet, S.: te fasce, V.: serpentum colla levavit, i. e. relieved (of his weight), O.: Fronde nemus, strip , V.: sed nec Damna levant, lighten the ship , Iu.— To take away, take : furcā levat ille bicorni Sordida terga suis, takes down , O.: viro manicas levari iubet, V.— Fig., to lighten, relieve, console, refresh, support : me levant tuae litterae: luctum solacio: Auxilio viros, V.: curam animi sermone: fonte sitim, slake , O.— To lighten, lessen, alleviate, mitigate : sumptum sibi, T.: inopiam, Cs.: salutari arte fessos Corporis artūs, H.: poenam honore, O.: vario viam sermone, V.: calamitatem innocentium: volnerum metum: paupertatem propinqui, Iu.— To lessen, diminish, weaken, impair : inconstantiā levatur auctoritas: Multa fidem promissa levant, H.— To relieve, release, discharge, free : quod hibernis (civitas) levetur, Cs.: me hoc onere: Volsci levati metu, L.: qui hac opinione opera levandi sunt: pectora sollicitudinibus, H.: curā levata, O. — To avert : omen, V.: ictum dextrā, H.
lēvō āvī, ātus, āre
2 lēvis, to make smooth, polish : levato ferro Spicula, V.—Fig., to polish, smoothe : nimis aspera sano cultu, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁lengʷʰ-
- Latinlevō
Proto-Indo-European *h₁léngʰusder. ▲ Proto-Italic *breɣʷisinflu.? Proto-Italic *leɣʷis Latin levis 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 levō From levis (“light, not heavy”) + -ō.
Northern Gallo-Romance
- Frenchleverfrom Old French lever
- Englishlevyfrom Old French lever
- Englishleveefrom Old French lever
- Englishlevantfrom Old French lever
- Englishleverfrom Old French lever
- Franco-Provençallevâ
- Champenoisluvèfrom Old French lever
- Champenoisluvierfrom Old French lever
- Lorrainlvèfrom Old French lever
- Normanleuverfrom Old French lever
Balkan Romance
- Romanianlua
- Romanianluare
- Aromanianljeau
- Aromanianljau
Southern Gallo-Romance
- Occitanlevar
- Catalanllevarfrom Old Catalan levar
- Auvergnatleibáfrom Occitan levar
- Gasconlhevarfrom Occitan levar
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueselevarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese levar
- Spanishllevarfrom Old Spanish levar
- Aragoneselevarfrom Old Navarro-Aragonese leuar
- Asturianllevarfrom Old Leonese leuar
- Mirandeselhiebarfrom Old Leonese leuar
- Extremaduranlevalfrom Old Leonese leuar
- Falalevalfrom Old Galician-Portuguese levar
- Galicianlevarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese levar
Italo-Romance
- Italianlevare
- Corsicanlevà
- Corsicanlivà
- Neapolitanlevare, lovare
- Sassareselibà
- Sicilianlivari
Dalmatian
- unknownlevur
Padanian
- Friulianlevâ
- Friulianjevâ
- Ligurianlevâ
- Piedmonteselëvé
- Venetanłevar
Rhaeto-Romance
- Ladinlevé
Insular Romance
- Campidaneseleài
- Logudoreseleare
- Nuoreselebare