sileo, silere, silui, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
be silent, not to speak (about); be quiet; not to function;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | sileo | silemus |
| 2 | siles | siletis |
| 3 | silet | silent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | silere |
| active | perfect | siluisse |
| passive | present | sileri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sile | silete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | sileto | siletote |
| 3 | sileto | silento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | silere | silemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | siletor | — |
| 3 | siletor | silentor |
Participles
Present Active Participle
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | — | silentia |
| Acc. | silens | silentia |
| Voc. | — | silentia |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | silendus | — |
| Gen. | silendi | — |
| Dat. | silendo | — |
| Acc. | silendum | — |
| Voc. | silende | — |
| Abl. | silendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | silenda | — |
| Gen. | silendae | — |
| Dat. | silendae | — |
| Acc. | silendam | — |
| Voc. | silenda | — |
| Abl. | silenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | silendum | — |
| Gen. | silendi | — |
| Dat. | silendo | — |
| Acc. | silendum | — |
| Voc. | silendum | — |
| Abl. | silendo | — |
Examples
- M
VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...comitatu, fastiditis noctibus pulsataque facie filium complorat occisum? sileo adhuc illa, per quae parricidii crevit immanitas; occisum filium..." 
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...arripe opem. iamque ultima nobis promere fata nefas. sileo prior.' atque ita facto fine dedit tacitis iterum responsa..."