observo

See also: observó

Catalan

Verb

observo

1. first-person singular present indicative of observar

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /obˈser.u̯oː/, [ɔpˈs̠ɛru̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /obˈser.vo/, [obˈsɛrvo]

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		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		observāre	observāvisse	observātūrum esse	observārī	observātum esse	observātum īrī
participles		observāns	—	observātūrus	—	observātus	observandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		observandī	observandō	observandum	observandō	observātum	observātū

Derived terms

• observābilis
• observāns
• observanter
• observantia
• observātē
• observātiō
• observātor
• observātrīx
• observātus
• observītō

 

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