saepe

Latin

Alternative forms

• sēpe (Medieval Latin)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsae̯.pe/, [ˈs̠äe̯pɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.pe/, [ˈsɛːpe]

Adverb

saepe (comparative saepius, superlative saepissimē)

1. often, frequently
   • Saepe amīcōs bonōs invītō :

     I often invite good friends.

2. (figurative) again

Synonyms

• frequenter, persaepe

Derived terms

• persaepe
• saepenumerō

Descendants

• English: saep.

Noun

saepe

1. ablative singular of saepēs.

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