saepe

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

An old accusative singular neuter form of the adjective saepis (that happens often”, “frequent).

Pronunciation

Adverb

saepe (comparative saepius, superlative saepissimē)

  1. often, frequently
    Saepe amicos bonos invito.
    I often invite good friends.
  2. (figurative) again

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: saep.

References

  • saepe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • saepe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • saepe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • important results are often produced by trivial causes: ex parvis saepe magnarum rerum momenta pendent
    • he has made several mistakes: saepe (crebro, multa) peccavit, erravit, lapsus est