saliō

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.li.oː/, [ˈs̠älʲioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.li.o/, [ˈsäːlio]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic *saljō, from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to spring”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἅλλομαι (hállomai) and Sanskrit सरति (sárati).

Verb

saliō (present infinitive salīre, perfect active saluī, supine saltum); fourth conjugation

1. (intransitive) to leap, jump, bound [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: trānsiliō, prōsiliō, assiliō, exsiliō, īnsultō, exsultō

2. (intransitive) to spring forth, flow down
3. (transitive, of male animals) to mount for copulation

Usage notes

The passive forms of this verb are very rare, pertaining only to the transitive sense of "mounting":

• 2 CE, Ovid, The Art of Love II.485:

  Laeta salitur ovis: tauro quoque laeta iuvenca est

• The delighted sheep is mounted: the heifer too is happy with a bull