relevo

See also: relevó

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ levō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈre.le.u̯oː/, [ˈrɛɫ̪eu̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.le.vo/, [ˈrɛːlevo]

Verb

relevō (present infinitive relevāre, perfect active relevāvī, supine relevātum); first conjugation

1. to raise, lift up
2. to lighten
3. to relieve
4. to alleviate, mitigate, lessen, diminish, assuage

Conjugation

Conjugation of relevō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	relevō	relevās	relevat	relevāmus	relevātis	relevant
	imperfect	relevābam	relevābās	relevābat	relevābāmus	relevābātis	relevābant
	future	relevābō	relevābis	relevābit	relevābimus	relevābitis	relevābunt
	perfect	relevāvī	relevāvistī	relevāvit	relevāvimus	relevāvistis	relevāvērunt, relevāvēre
	pluperfect	relevāveram	relevāverās	relevāverat	relevāverāmus	relevāverātis	relevāverant
	future perfect	relevāverō	relevāveris	relevāverit	relevāverimus	relevāveritis	relevāverint
passive	present	relevor	relevāris, relevāre	relevātur	relevāmur	relevāminī	relevantur
	imperfect	relevābar	relevābāris, relevābāre	relevābātur	relevābāmur	relevābāminī	relevābantur
	future	relevābor	relevāberis, relevābere	relevābitur	relevābimur	relevābiminī	relevābuntur
	perfect	relevātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	relevātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	relevātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	relevem	relevēs	relevet	relevēmus	relevētis	relevent
	imperfect	relevārem	relevārēs	relevāret	relevārēmus	relevārētis	relevārent
	perfect	relevāverim	relevāverīs	relevāverit	relevāverīmus	relevāverītis	relevāverint
	pluperfect	relevāvissem	relevāvissēs	relevāvisset	relevāvissēmus	relevāvissētis	relevāvissent
passive	present	relever	relevēris, relevēre	relevētur	relevēmur	relevēminī	releventur
	imperfect	relevārer	relevārēris, relevārēre	relevārētur	relevārēmur	relevārēminī	relevārentur
	perfect	relevātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	relevātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	relevā	—	—	relevāte	—
	future	—	relevātō	relevātō	—	relevātōte	relevantō
passive	present	—	relevāre	—	—	relevāminī	—
	future	—	relevātor	relevātor	—	—	relevantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		relevāre	relevāvisse	relevātūrum esse	relevārī	relevātum esse	relevātum īrī
participles		relevāns	—	relevātūrus	—	relevātus	relevandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		relevandī	relevandō	relevandum	relevandō	relevātum	relevātū

Derived terms

• relevāmen
• relevātiō

Descendants

• Catalan: rellevar
• English: relevate, relieve
• French: relever
• Italian: rilevare
• Portuguese: relevar, relvar
• Romanian: releva
• Spanish: relevar, relvar, ralbar

References

• “relevo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “relevo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• relevo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from relevar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈle.vu/ [heˈle.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈle.vu/ [heˈle.vu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈle.vu/ [χeˈle.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈle.vo/ [heˈle.vo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈle.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈle.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈle.bu/ [ʁɨˈle.βu]

Noun

relevo m (plural relevos)

1. relief; relievo (artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background)
2. relief (difference of elevations on a surface)
3. importance; relevance

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlɛ.vu/ [heˈlɛ.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlɛ.vu/ [heˈlɛ.vu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlɛ.vu/ [χeˈlɛ.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈlɛ.vo/ [heˈlɛ.vo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈlɛ.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈlɛ.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨˈlɛ.bu/ [ʁɨˈlɛ.βu]

Verb

relevo

1. first-person singular present indicative of relevar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈlebo/ [reˈle.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ebo
• Syllabification: re‧le‧vo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from relevar.

Noun

relevo m (plural relevos)

1. relief (from duty, watch)
2. (athletics) relay
3. changeover (in a relay race)

Derived terms

• carrera de relevos

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

relevo

1. first-person singular present indicative of relevar

Further reading

• “relevo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28