[ˈsɪ.ɫe.oː], [ˈsiː.le.o]
OrigoFrom Proto-Indo-European *seyl- (“still, windless, quiet, slow”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *silāną (“to be still”), Old English sālnes (“silence”), Old Norse sil (“slow flowing water”).
- conjugation-2, no-supineto be silent, noiseless, quiet, make no sound; speak not, to be quiet
“Silendo libertatem servo.” — By being silent, I protect liberty.
- conjugation-2, no-supine, transitiveto keep silent over or about
- conjugation-2, no-supineto be inactive; rest, cease
Formaesileō(canonical) · third person-only in the passive(canonical) · silēre(infinitive, present) · siluī(active, perfect) · sileō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · silēs(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · silet(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · silēmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · silētis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · silent(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · silēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · silēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · silēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · silēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · silēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · silēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · silēbō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · silēbis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · silēbit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · silēbimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural)
Fons: Vicitionarium