subservio

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Latin

Etymology

From sub- +‎ servio.

Pronunciation

Verb

subserviō (present infinitive subservīre); fourth conjugation, no perfect or supine stem, impersonal in the passive

  1. (with dative) to serve; be subservient to

Conjugation

   Conjugation of subserviō (fourth conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem, impersonal in passive)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present subserviō subservīs subservit subservīmus subservītis subserviunt
imperfect subserviēbam subserviēbās subserviēbat subserviēbāmus subserviēbātis subserviēbant
future subserviam subserviēs subserviet subserviēmus subserviētis subservient
passive present subservītur
imperfect subserviēbātur
future subserviētur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present subserviam subserviās subserviat subserviāmus subserviātis subserviant
imperfect subservīrem subservīrēs subservīret subservīrēmus subservīrētis subservīrent
passive present subserviātur
imperfect subservīrētur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present subservī subservīte
future subservītō subservītō subservītōte subserviuntō
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives subservīre subservīrī
participles subserviēns subserviendum,
subserviundum
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
subserviendī subserviendō subserviendum subserviendō

References

  • subservio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • subservio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • subservio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.