[ˈau̯.di.oː], [ˈaːu̯.di.o]
OrigoFrom Proto-Italic *awizdjō, a compound of Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis (“clearly, manifestly”) (from the root *h₂ew- (“to see, perceive”)) and *dʰh₁-ye/o- (“to render”).
Cognates include Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai, “to perceive”) (also originally "to render manifest"), whence English aesthetic, and ἀΐω (aḯō, “to perceive, hear”), Hittite 𒌋𒀪𒄭 (u-uḫ-ḫi, “I see”), Proto-Germanic *awiz (“obvious”) and Sanskrit आविस् (āvís, “openly, manifestly, evidently”).
- conjugation-4to hear, listen to
“CRĪTŌ: Eadem haec, Chremē, / multī aliī in Andrō tum audī[vē]re.” — CRITO: These same [things], Chremes, many others in Andros heard at that time.
“Tālibus ōrantem dictīs ārāsque tenentem / audiit omnipotēns, ….” — [King Iarbas,] praying with such words as he had spoken, and [as he was] grasping the holy altars [in supplication], the Almighty [Father] heard him, ….
- conjugation-4to attend, pay attention to
“Audīsne mē?” — Are you listening to me?
- conjugation-4to accept, agree with, obey
- conjugation-4to perceive or understand, learn (by hearing)
Formaeaudiō(canonical) · audīre(infinitive, present) · audīvī(active, perfect) · audiī(active, perfect) · audītum(supine) · audiō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · audīs(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · audit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · audīmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · audītis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · audiunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · audiēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · audiēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · audiēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · audiēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · audiēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · audiēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · audiam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · audiēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · audiet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)