verbthird conjugation, impersonal, no supine stem
nīvit
nīvit (present infinitive nīvere, perfect active nīvit)
Classical[ˈniː.wɪt]Ecclesiastical[ˈniː.vit]
Meaning
- Old Latinimpersonalto snow
Nivit sagittis, plumbo et saxis grandinat.
Translation by E.H. Warmington It snows spears, lead and stones it hails.220 BCE – c. 130 BCE, Marcus Pacuvius, Paulus 3
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nīvit | nīvēbat | nīvet | nīvit | nīverat | nīverit |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nīvat | nīveret | nīverit | nīvisset |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| fut. 3rd sg. | nīvitō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nīvere | — |
| perfect infinitive | nīvisse | — |
| present participle | nīvēns | — |
gerundnīvendī, nīvendō, nīvendum
nĭvit, ĕre,
I. v. impers. [nix], it snows; poet. transf. of a great quantity of missile weapons: sagittis, plumbo et saxis grandinat, nivit, Pac. ap. Non. 507, 27 (Trag. Rel. v. 4 Rib.).
Origins
From Proto-Italic *sneiwō, itself from Proto-Indo-European *snéygʷʰeti, the thematic root present of *sneygʷʰ-.