observo

See also: observó

Catalan

Verb

observo

first-person singular present indicative of observar

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɔpˈsɛr.woː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [obˈsɛr.vo]

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of observō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		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
subjunctive		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
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	observā		—	—	observāte		—
active	future	—	observātō		observātō	—	observātōte		observantō
passive	present	—	observāre		—	—	observāminī		—
passive	future	—	observātor		observātor	—	—		observantor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		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

first-person singular present indicative of observar

Spanish

Verb

observo

first-person singular present indicative of observar