allevio

See also: alleviò

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈlɛ.vjo/
Rhymes: -ɛvjo
Hyphenation: al‧lè‧vio

Verb

allevio

first-person singular present indicative of alleviare

Anagrams

alivole, allievo, alveoli

Latin

Alternative forms

adleviō

Etymology

From ad- +‎ levis (“light”) +‎ -iō (causative verb-forming suffix). Found in Late Latin. Compare the prefixless counterpart leviō.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /alˈle.u̯i.oː/, [älˈlʲeu̯ioː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /alˈle.vi.o/, [älˈlɛːvio]

Verb

alleviō (present infinitive alleviāre, perfect active alleviāvī, supine alleviātum); first conjugation

to make light, lighten
Synonyms: levigō, levō

Antonyms: dūrō, obdūrō
(figuratively) to relieve, alleviate
Synonyms: domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, mītigō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, plācō, restinguō, compōnō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, molliō, coerceō

Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō

Conjugation

Conjugation of alleviō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	alleviō	alleviās	alleviat	alleviāmus	alleviātis	alleviant
	imperfect	alleviābam	alleviābās	alleviābat	alleviābāmus	alleviābātis	alleviābant
	future	alleviābō	alleviābis	alleviābit	alleviābimus	alleviābitis	alleviābunt
	perfect	alleviāvī	alleviāvistī	alleviāvit	alleviāvimus	alleviāvistis	alleviāvērunt, alleviāvēre
	pluperfect	alleviāveram	alleviāverās	alleviāverat	alleviāverāmus	alleviāverātis	alleviāverant
	future perfect	alleviāverō	alleviāveris	alleviāverit	alleviāverimus	alleviāveritis	alleviāverint
passive	present	allevior	alleviāris, alleviāre	alleviātur	alleviāmur	alleviāminī	alleviantur
	imperfect	alleviābar	alleviābāris, alleviābāre	alleviābātur	alleviābāmur	alleviābāminī	alleviābantur
	future	alleviābor	alleviāberis, alleviābere	alleviābitur	alleviābimur	alleviābiminī	alleviābuntur
	perfect	alleviātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	alleviātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	alleviātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	alleviem	alleviēs	alleviet	alleviēmus	alleviētis	allevient
	imperfect	alleviārem	alleviārēs	alleviāret	alleviārēmus	alleviārētis	alleviārent
	perfect	alleviāverim	alleviāverīs	alleviāverit	alleviāverīmus	alleviāverītis	alleviāverint
	pluperfect	alleviāvissem	alleviāvissēs	alleviāvisset	alleviāvissēmus	alleviāvissētis	alleviāvissent
passive	present	allevier	alleviēris, alleviēre	alleviētur	alleviēmur	alleviēminī	allevientur
	imperfect	alleviārer	alleviārēris, alleviārēre	alleviārētur	alleviārēmur	alleviārēminī	alleviārentur
	perfect	alleviātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	alleviātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	alleviā	—	—	alleviāte	—
active	future	—	alleviātō	alleviātō	—	alleviātōte	alleviantō
passive	present	—	alleviāre	—	—	alleviāminī	—
passive	future	—	alleviātor	alleviātor	—	—	alleviantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		alleviāre	alleviāvisse	alleviātūrum esse	alleviārī	alleviātum esse	alleviātum īrī
participles		alleviāns	—	alleviātūrus	—	alleviātus	alleviandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		alleviandī	alleviandō	alleviandum	alleviandō	alleviātum	alleviātū

Derived terms

alleviātus

Descendants

Inherited

Italo-Romance:
- Tuscan: allebbiare (Pisan)
  - → Sardinian: allebiare
Northern Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: alegier
  - French: alléger
  - → English: alegge (obsolete)
  - → Italian: alleggiare
  - → Portuguese: alijar
  - → Spanish: alijar
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: alleujar
- Occitan: aleujar
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Galician-Portuguese:
  - Galician: aliviar, aluviar
  - Portuguese: aliviar
- Old Spanish: alliviar, aliviar
  - Spanish: aliviar
Borrowings
- → English: alleviate
- → Italian: alleviare

References

“allevio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
allevio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
allevio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “alleviare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 331

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