verbfourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stems, impersonal in the passive
subserviō
subserviō (present infinitive subservīre)
Classical[sʊpˈsɛr.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[subˈsɛr.vi.o]
Meaning
- impersonalwith dativeto serve; be subservient to
Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | subserviō | subserviēbam | subserviam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | subservīs | subserviēbās | subserviēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | subservit | subserviēbat | subserviet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | subservīmus | subserviēbāmus | subserviēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | subservītis | subserviēbātis | subserviētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | subserviunt | subserviēbant | subservient | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | subserviam | subservīrem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | subserviās | subservīrēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | subserviat | subservīret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | subserviāmus | subservīrēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | subserviātis | subservīrētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | subserviant | subservīrent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | subservītur | subserviēbātur | subserviētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | subserviātur | subservīrētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | subservī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | subservīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | subservītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | subservītō | subservītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | subservītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | subserviuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | subservīre | subservīrī |
| present participle | subserviēns | — |
| future participle | — | subserviendum subserviundum, subservienda, subserviendā, subserviendae, subserviendam, subserviendārum, subserviendās, subserviende, subserviendīs, subserviendōrum, subserviendōs, subserviendus |
gerundsubserviendī, subserviendō, subserviendum
sub-servĭo, īre, v. n.,
I. to be subject to, to serve (ante-class.).
I. Lit.:
istaec, quae viros subservire Sibi postulant, Plaut. Men. 5, 2, 14; Naev. ap. Front. Ep. 2, 13, p. 62 Nieb. (Com. Rel. p. 22 Rib.).—* Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sub-serviō —, —, īre,
to serve, come to the help of, aid: orationi, T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsubserviō
Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *serwos Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *serweyéti Proto-Italic *serwijeti Proto-Italic *serwijit Proto-Italic *serwiō Latin servio Latin subserviō From sub- + servio.
Descendants
- Englishsubserve