Italian

Verb

assevero

1. first-person singular present indicative of asseverare

Latin

Alternative forms

• adsevērō

Etymology

From ad- +‎ sevērus ‎(“severe; serious”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /as.seˈweː.roː/

Verb

assevērō ‎(present infinitive assevērāre, perfect active assevērāvī, supine assevērātum); first conjugation

1. I do any thing with earnestness, pursue earnestly; I am serious.
2. I assert, declare positively, affirm.
3. I make known, prove, demonstrate, show.
4. I make grave or serious.

Inflection

Derived terms

• assevēranter
• assevērātē
• assevērātiō

References

• assevero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “assevero”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.