saepio

Latin

Alternative forms

sēpiō

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂ip- (“to cram, fence”). Cognate with saepis, saepēs.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsae̯.pi.oː/, [ˈs̠äe̯pioː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.pi.o/, [ˈsɛːpio]

Verb

saepiō (present infinitive saepīre, perfect active saepsī, supine saeptum); fourth conjugation

to surround, enclose, fence in
Synonyms: circumveniō, circumeō, circumsistō, circumdō, claudō, obsideō, circumsaepiō
(figuratively) to impede, hinder
Synonyms: impediō, obstō, moror, arceō, refrēnō, cūnctor, contineō, dētineō, retineō, intersaepiō, inclūdō, perimō, obstruō, officiō, reprimō, premō, supprimō, comprimō, sustentō

Antonyms: līberō, eximō, vindicō, servō, absolvō, excipiō, exonerō, ēmittō
to envelop, wrap
Synonym: implicō
to dress up, cover with a dress
Synonyms: velō, indūcō, induō, sūmō

Antonyms: nūdō, spoliō, exuō

Conjugation

Conjugation of saepiō (fourth conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	saepiō	saepīs		saepit	saepīmus	saepītis		saepiunt
	imperfect	saepiēbam	saepiēbās		saepiēbat	saepiēbāmus	saepiēbātis		saepiēbant
	future	saepiam	saepiēs		saepiet	saepiēmus	saepiētis		saepient
	perfect	saepsī	saepsistī		saepsit	saepsimus	saepsistis		saepsēre, saepsērunt
	pluperfect	saepseram	saepserās		saepserat	saepserāmus	saepserātis		saepserant
	future perfect	saepserō	saepseris		saepserit	saepserimus	saepseritis		saepserint
passive	present	saepior	saepīre, saepīris		saepītur	saepīmur	saepīminī		saepiuntur
	imperfect	saepiēbar	saepiēbāre, saepiēbāris		saepiēbātur	saepiēbāmur	saepiēbāminī		saepiēbantur
	future	saepiar	saepiēre, saepiēris		saepiētur	saepiēmur	saepiēminī		saepientur
	perfect	saeptus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	saeptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	saeptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	saepiam	saepiās		saepiat	saepiāmus	saepiātis		saepiant
	imperfect	saepīrem	saepīrēs		saepīret	saepīrēmus	saepīrētis		saepīrent
	perfect	saepserim	saepserīs		saepserit	saepserīmus	saepserītis		saepserint
	pluperfect	saepsissem	saepsissēs		saepsisset	saepsissēmus	saepsissētis		saepsissent
passive	present	saepiar	saepiāre, saepiāris		saepiātur	saepiāmur	saepiāminī		saepiantur
	imperfect	saepīrer	saepīrēre, saepīrēris		saepīrētur	saepīrēmur	saepīrēminī		saepīrentur
	perfect	saeptus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	saeptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	saepī		—	—	saepīte		—
active	future	—	saepītō		saepītō	—	saepītōte		saepiuntō
passive	present	—	saepīre		—	—	saepīminī		—
passive	future	—	saepītor		saepītor	—	—		saepiuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		saepīre		saepīrī		saepiēns		—
future		saeptūrum esse		saeptum īrī		saeptūrus		saepiendus, saepiundus
perfect		saepsisse		saeptum esse		—		saeptus
future perfect		—		saeptum fore		—		—
perfect potential		saeptūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		saepiendī	saepiendō		saepiendum	saepiendō	saeptum		saeptū

Derived terms

References

“saepio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“saepio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
saepio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
saepio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 878