LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

saciō

saciō (present infinitive sacīre)

Meaning

  1. EarlyMedieval Latinto seize

Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.saciōsaciēbamsaciam———
2nd sg.sacīssaciēbāssaciēs———
3rd sg.sacitsaciēbatsaciet———
1st pl.sacīmussaciēbāmussaciēmus———
2nd pl.sacītissaciēbātissaciētis———
3rd pl.saciuntsaciēbantsacient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.saciamsacīrem——
2nd sg.saciāssacīrēs——
3rd sg.saciatsacīret——
1st pl.saciāmussacīrēmus——
2nd pl.saciātissacīrētis——
3rd pl.saciantsacīrent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.saciorsaciēbarsaciar
2nd sg.sacīris
sacīre
saciēbāris
saciēbāre
saciēris
saciēre
3rd sg.sacītursaciēbātursaciētur
1st pl.sacīmursaciēbāmursaciēmur
2nd pl.sacīminīsaciēbāminīsaciēminī
3rd pl.saciuntursaciēbantursacientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.saciarsacīrer
2nd sg.saciāris
saciāre
sacīrēris
sacīrēre
3rd sg.saciātursacīrētur
1st pl.saciāmursacīrēmur
2nd pl.saciāminīsacīrēminī
3rd pl.saciantursacīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.sacīsacīre
pres. 2nd pl.sacītesacīminī
fut. 2nd sg.sacītōsacītor
fut. 3rd sg.sacītōsacītor
fut. 2nd pl.sacītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.saciuntōsaciuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesacīresacīrī
present participlesaciēns—
future participle—saciendus
saciundus
gerundsaciendī, saciendō, saciendum

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *sakjan (“to sue, bring legal action”), from Proto-Germanic *sakjaną, *sakōną (compare Old English sacian (“to strive, brawl”)), from *sakaną (compare Old Saxon sakan (“to accuse”), Old High German sahhan (“to bicker, quarrel, rebuke”), Old English sacan (“to quarrel, claim by law, accuse”). Attested in the eighth-century Formulae (ad proprium sacire).

Descendants
  • Frenchsaisir
  • Englishseizefrom French saisir
  • Englishseisinfrom French saisir

Quick answers

What does saciō mean in Latin?
saciō, a verb, means “to seize”.
What are the principal parts of saciō?
saciō, sacīre (fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).