observo

observo

See also: observó

Catalan

Verb

observo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of observar

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Italic *op
Latin ob
Latin ob-
Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.?
Proto-Italic *serwos
Latin servus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin servō
Latin observō

    From ob- + servō (“watch, keep safe”).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    observō (present infinitive observāre, perfect active observāvī, supine observātum); first conjugation

    1. to observe, watch, pay attention to
      Synonyms: cōnspiciō, servō, spectō, cōnspicor, intueor, custōdiō, animadvertō
    2. to guard, keep watch over
      Synonym: custōdiō
    3. to heed, regard, respect
    4. to notice, perceive
      Synonym: percipiō

    Conjugation

       Conjugation of observō (first conjugation)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present observō observās observat observāmus observātis observant
    imperfect observābam observābās observābat observābāmus observābātis observābant
    future observābō observābis observābit observābimus observābitis observābunt
    perfect observāvī observāvistī observāvit observāvimus observāvistis observāvērunt,
    observāvēre
    pluperfect observāveram observāverās observāverat observāverāmus observāverātis observāverant
    future perfect observāverō observāveris observāverit observāverimus observāveritis observāverint
    passive present observor observāris,
    observāre     		observātur observāmur observāminī observantur
    imperfect observābar observābāris,
    observābāre     		observābātur observābāmur observābāminī observābantur
    future observābor observāberis,
    observābere     		observābitur observābimur observābiminī observābuntur
    perfect observātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect observātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect observātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present observem observēs observet observēmus observētis observent
    imperfect observārem observārēs observāret observārēmus observārētis observārent
    perfect observāverim observāverīs observāverit observāverīmus observāverītis observāverint
    pluperfect observāvissem observāvissēs observāvisset observāvissēmus observāvissētis observāvissent
    passive present observer observēris,
    observēre     		observētur observēmur observēminī observentur
    imperfect observārer observārēris,
    observārēre     		observārētur observārēmur observārēminī observārentur
    perfect observātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect observātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — observā — — observāte —
    future — observātō observātō — observātōte observantō
    passive present — observāre — — observāminī —
    future — observātor observātor — — observantor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present observāre observārī observāns —
    future observātūrum esse observātum īrī observātūrus observandus
    perfect observāvisse observātum esse — observātus
    future perfect — observātum fore — —
    perfect potential observātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    observandī observandō observandum observandō observātum observātū

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: observar
    • English: observe
    • French: observer
    • Friulian: osservâ
    • Galician: observar
    • Italian: osservare
    • Ladin: usserver
    • Piedmontese: osservé
    • Portuguese: observar
    • Romanian: observa
    • Sicilian: assirbari
    • Spanish: observar
    • Venetan: oservar

    References

    • “observo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “observo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “observo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to pay respect to, be courteous to a person: aliquem colere et observare (Att. 2. 19)

    Portuguese

    Verb

    observo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of observar

    Spanish

    Verb

    observo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of observar
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