reservo

See also: reservó

Catalan

Verb

reservo

first-person singular present indicative of reservar

Latin

Etymology

From re- (“again, back”) +‎ servō (“save; preserve”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /reˈser.u̯oː/, [rɛˈs̠ɛru̯oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈser.vo/, [reˈs̬ɛrvo]

Verb

reservō (present infinitive reservāre, perfect active reservāvī, supine reservātum); first conjugation

to reserve, retain, save; to keep or hold back or in reserve
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.368:
  “Nam quid dissimulō, aut quae mē ad maiōra reservō?”
  “For why do I hide [my feelings], or for what greater [outrage] am I holding back?”
  (In other words, Dido drops any pretense of reserve: She will speak her mind and vent her anger.)
to spare
Synonym: parco

Conjugation

Conjugation of reservō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	reservō	reservās	reservat	reservāmus	reservātis	reservant
	imperfect	reservābam	reservābās	reservābat	reservābāmus	reservābātis	reservābant
	future	reservābō	reservābis	reservābit	reservābimus	reservābitis	reservābunt
	perfect	reservāvī	reservāvistī, reservāstī¹	reservāvit, reservāt¹	reservāvimus, reservāmus¹	reservāvistis, reservāstis¹	reservāvērunt, reservāvēre, reservārunt¹
	pluperfect	reservāveram, reservāram¹	reservāverās, reservārās¹	reservāverat, reservārat¹	reservāverāmus, reservārāmus¹	reservāverātis, reservārātis¹	reservāverant, reservārant¹
	future perfect	reservāverō, reservārō¹	reservāveris, reservāris¹	reservāverit, reservārit¹	reservāverimus, reservārimus¹	reservāveritis, reservāritis¹	reservāverint, reservārint¹
passive	present	reservor	reservāris, reservāre	reservātur	reservāmur	reservāminī	reservantur
	imperfect	reservābar	reservābāris, reservābāre	reservābātur	reservābāmur	reservābāminī	reservābantur
	future	reservābor	reservāberis, reservābere	reservābitur	reservābimur	reservābiminī	reservābuntur
	perfect	reservātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	reservātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	reservātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	reservem	reservēs	reservet	reservēmus	reservētis	reservent
	imperfect	reservārem	reservārēs	reservāret	reservārēmus	reservārētis	reservārent
	perfect	reservāverim, reservārim¹	reservāverīs, reservārīs¹	reservāverit, reservārit¹	reservāverīmus, reservārīmus¹	reservāverītis, reservārītis¹	reservāverint, reservārint¹
	pluperfect	reservāvissem, reservāssem¹	reservāvissēs, reservāssēs¹	reservāvisset, reservāsset¹	reservāvissēmus, reservāssēmus¹	reservāvissētis, reservāssētis¹	reservāvissent, reservāssent¹
passive	present	reserver	reservēris, reservēre	reservētur	reservēmur	reservēminī	reserventur
	imperfect	reservārer	reservārēris, reservārēre	reservārētur	reservārēmur	reservārēminī	reservārentur
	perfect	reservātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	reservātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	reservā	—	—	reservāte	—
active	future	—	reservātō	reservātō	—	reservātōte	reservantō
passive	present	—	reservāre	—	—	reservāminī	—
passive	future	—	reservātor	reservātor	—	—	reservantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		reservāre	reservāvisse, reservāsse¹	reservātūrum esse	reservārī	reservātum esse	reservātum īrī
participles		reservāns	—	reservātūrus	—	reservātus	reservandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		reservandī	reservandō	reservandum	reservandō	reservātum	reservātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants

Catalan: reservar
English: reserve
French: réserver
Galician: reservar
Italian: riservare
Portuguese: reservar
Romanian: rezerva
Sicilian: risirbari
Spanish: reservar

References

“reservo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Enrco Olivetti. Dizionario Latino
“reservo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
reservo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to leave the question open; to refuse to commit oneself: integrum (causam integram) sibi reservare

Portuguese

Verb

reservo

first-person singular present indicative of reservar

Spanish

Verb

reservo

first-person singular present indicative of reservar