levito

See also: levitó and levitò

Catalan

Verb

levito

1. first-person singular present indicative of levitar

Esperanto

Noun

levito (accusative singular leviton, plural levitoj, accusative plural levitojn)

1. singular past nominal passive participle of levi

Italian

Verb

levito

1. first-person singular present indicative of levitare

Latin

Etymology

First attested in the 1670's; modeled on gravitō; by surface analysis, levis +‎ -itō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫɛ.wɪ.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlɛː.vi.to]

Verb

levitō (present infinitive levitāre, perfect active levitāvī, supine levitātum); first conjugation

1. (New Latin, intransitive) to have one's motion directed upward, as opposed to the downward motion induced by gravity; to levitate

   Coordinate term: gravitō

   • 1670, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, “Liber I. XIV, Nautica Aetherea. Ars navigandi supra Aërem. Nota VIII, De corporum Caeleſtium gravitate. Numerus MLCCVIII”, in Mathesis biceps, page 758:

     Quod, ſi dicāntur Lunae partes in Regione Lunae neque gravitare, neq; levitare, at ſupra ipſam regionem gravitare, infra levitare; […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1671, Jodocus Perret and Franz Volmar, “Dissertatio III. De Elementis. CCLXXI”, in Placita Philosophica, page 222:

     Licèt tamen contendamus, Terram, & Aquam gravitare; Ignémque cum Aëre levitare, ſive illa principium motûs deorſum, haec verò principium motûs ſurſum actu exercere

     It needs be affirmed the earth and water to gravitate, whereas fire and air levitate, this is to say, the former move downward, the latter upward.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of levitō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	levitō		levitās		levitat		levitāmus		levitātis		levitant
	imperfect	levitābam		levitābās		levitābat		levitābāmus		levitābātis		levitābant
	future	levitābō		levitābis		levitābit		levitābimus		levitābitis		levitābunt
	perfect	levitāvī		levitāvistī		levitāvit		levitāvimus		levitāvistis		levitāvērunt, levitāvēre
	pluperfect	levitāveram		levitāverās		levitāverat		levitāverāmus		levitāverātis		levitāverant
	future perfect	levitāverō		levitāveris		levitāverit		levitāverimus		levitāveritis		levitāverint
passive	present	levitor		levitāris, levitāre		levitātur		levitāmur		levitāminī		levitantur
	imperfect	levitābar		levitābāris, levitābāre		levitābātur		levitābāmur		levitābāminī		levitābantur
	future	levitābor		levitāberis, levitābere		levitābitur		levitābimur		levitābiminī		levitābuntur
	perfect	levitātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	levitātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	levitātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	levitem		levitēs		levitet		levitēmus		levitētis		levitent
	imperfect	levitārem		levitārēs		levitāret		levitārēmus		levitārētis		levitārent
	perfect	levitāverim		levitāverīs		levitāverit		levitāverīmus		levitāverītis		levitāverint
	pluperfect	levitāvissem		levitāvissēs		levitāvisset		levitāvissēmus		levitāvissētis		levitāvissent
passive	present	leviter		levitēris, levitēre		levitētur		levitēmur		levitēminī		levitentur
	imperfect	levitārer		levitārēris, levitārēre		levitārētur		levitārēmur		levitārēminī		levitārentur
	perfect	levitātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	levitātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		levitā		—		—		levitāte		—
	future	—		levitātō		levitātō		—		levitātōte		levitantō
passive	present	—		levitāre		—		—		levitāminī		—
	future	—		levitātor		levitātor		—		—		levitantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		levitāre			levitārī			levitāns			—
future		levitātūrum esse			levitātum īrī			levitātūrus			levitandus
perfect		levitāvisse			levitātum esse			—			levitātus
future perfect		—			levitātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		levitātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		levitandī		levitandō		levitandum		levitandō		levitātum		levitātū

Descendants

• Catalan: levitar
• English: levitate
• French: léviter
• Italian: levitare
• Portuguese: levitar
• Spanish: levitar

Portuguese

Verb

levito

1. first-person singular present indicative of levitar

Spanish

Verb

levito

1. first-person singular present indicative of levitar