saepe
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
An old accusative singular neuter form of the adjective saepis (“that happens often”, “frequent”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsae̯.pe/, [ˈs̠äe̯pɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.pe/, [ˈsɛːpe]
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Adverb
saepe (comparative saepius, superlative saepissimē)
- often, frequently
- Saepe amicos bonos invito.
- I often invite good friends.
- Saepe amicos bonos invito.
- (figurative) again
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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
- important results are often produced by trivial causes: ex parvis saepe magnarum rerum momenta pendent