[ˈsa.pi.oː], [ˈsaː.pi.o]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁p-i-, from *seh₁p-.
- conjugation-3, no-supineto be wise, or sensible, discreet, prudent
- conjugation-3, intransitive, no-supineto have taste, have flavour, be intelligent, show good sense, or know, understand, or have in mind, think.
- conjugation-3, no-supine, transitiveto taste of, taste like, smack of, have a flavour of
- conjugation-3, figuratively, intransitive, no-supineto have good taste; have sense, discernment
“istucc est sapere nōn quod ante pedēs modost / vidēre sed etiam illa quae futūra sunt / prōspicere” — That's what it is to be smart: not just to see what's before your feet, but also to look ahead into those things that will be.
- conjugation-3, figuratively, no-supine, transitiveto know, understand (mostly with general objects)
- Early, Medieval-Latin, conjugation-3, no-supineto know how to do; to be able to do
Formssapiō(canonical) · no passive(canonical) · sapere(infinitive, present) · sapīvī(active, perfect) · sapiī(active, perfect) · sapuī(active, perfect) · sapiō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · sapis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · sapit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · sapimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · sapitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · sapiunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · sapiēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · sapiēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · sapiēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · sapiēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · sapiēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · sapiēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · sapiam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · sapiēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular)
Source: Wiktionary