LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems

sāgiō

sāgiō (present infinitive sāgīre)
Classical[ˈsaː.ɡi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.d͡ʒi.o]

Meaning

  1. to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses
  2. to perceive acutely with the intellect
  3. to know or to use magic

Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.sāgiōsāgiēbamsāgiam———
2nd sg.sāgīssāgiēbāssāgiēs———
3rd sg.sāgitsāgiēbatsāgiet———
1st pl.sāgīmussāgiēbāmussāgiēmus———
2nd pl.sāgītissāgiēbātissāgiētis———
3rd pl.sāgiuntsāgiēbantsāgient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.sāgiamsāgīrem——
2nd sg.sāgiāssāgīrēs——
3rd sg.sāgiatsāgīret——
1st pl.sāgiāmussāgīrēmus——
2nd pl.sāgiātissāgīrētis——
3rd pl.sāgiantsāgīrent——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.sāgī—
pres. 2nd pl.sāgīte—
fut. 2nd sg.sāgītō—
fut. 3rd sg.sāgītō—
fut. 2nd pl.sāgītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.sāgiuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesāgīre—
present participlesāgiēns—
gerundsāgiendī, sāgiendō, sāgiendum

sāgĭo, īre, v. n. root sagh-, to be sharp; Sanscr. saghnomi, kill; Gr. σάγαρις, battle-axe; cf.: sagus, sagax, sagitta,
I. to perceive quickly or keenly by the senses; trop., to perceive acutely with the intellect: sagire sentire acute est: ex quo sagae anus, quia multa scire volunt; et sagaces dicti canes. Is igitur, qui ante sagit quam oblata res est, dicitur praesagire, id est futura ante sentire, Cic. Div. 1, 31, 65.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₂g-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séh₂gyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sāgiō
  4. Latinsāgiō

Quick answers

What does sāgiō mean in Latin?
sāgiō, a verb, means “to perceive quickly or keenly with the senses; to perceive acutely with the intellect; to know or to use magic”.
What are the principal parts of sāgiō?
sāgiō, sāgīre (fourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce sāgiō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsaː.ɡi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsaː.d͡ʒi.o].
Where does sāgiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- → Proto-Indo-European *séh₂gyeti → Proto-Italic *sāgiō → Latin sāgiō.