coepio

Latin

Etymology 1

From co- +‎ apiō (literally “to lay hold of something on different sides, to lay hold of”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /koˈe.pi.oː/, [koˈɛpioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /koˈe.pi.o/, [koˈɛːpio]

Verb

coëpiō (present infinitive coëpere); third conjugation iō-variant, no perfect or supine stems

1. (Old Latin, transitive) to begin, commence, initiate (something)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of coëpiō (third conjugation iō-variant)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	coëpiō		coëpis		coëpit		coëpimus		coëpitis		coëpiunt
	imperfect	coëpiēbam		coëpiēbās		coëpiēbat		coëpiēbāmus		coëpiēbātis		coëpiēbant
	future	coëpiam		coëpiēs		coëpiet		coëpiēmus		coëpiētis		coëpient
	perfect	coēpī		coēpistī		coēpit		coēpimus		coēpistis		coēpērunt, coēpēre
	pluperfect	coēperam		coēperās		coēperat		coēperāmus		coēperātis		coēperant
	future perfect	coēperō		coēperis		coēperit		coēperimus		coēperitis		coēperint
passive	present	coëpior		coëperis, coëpere		coëpitur		coëpimur		coëpiminī		coëpiuntur
	imperfect	coëpiēbar		coëpiēbāris, coëpiēbāre		coëpiēbātur		coëpiēbāmur		coëpiēbāminī		coëpiēbantur
	future	coëpiar		coëpiēris, coëpiēre		coëpiētur		coëpiēmur		coëpiēminī		coëpientur
	perfect	coëptus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	coëptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	coëptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	coëpiam		coëpiās		coëpiat		coëpiāmus		coëpiātis		coëpiant
	imperfect	coëperem		coëperēs		coëperet		coëperēmus		coëperētis		coëperent
	perfect	coēperim		coēperīs		coēperit		coēperīmus		coēperītis		coēperint
	pluperfect	coēpissem		coēpissēs		coēpisset		coēpissēmus		coēpissētis		coēpissent
passive	present	coëpiar		coëpiāris, coëpiāre		coëpiātur		coëpiāmur		coëpiāminī		coëpiantur
	imperfect	coëperer		coëperēris, coëperēre		coëperētur		coëperēmur		coëperēminī		coëperentur
	perfect	coëptus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	coëptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		coëpe		—		—		coëpite		—
	future	—		coëpitō		coëpitō		—		coëpitōte		coëpiuntō
passive	present	—		coëpere		—		—		coëpiminī		—
	future	—		coëpitor		coëpitor		—		—		coëpiuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		coëpere			coëpī			coëpiēns			—
future		coëptūrum esse			coëptum īrī			coëptūrus			coëpiendus, coëpiundus
perfect		coēpisse			coëptum esse			—			coëptus
future perfect		—			coëptum fore			—			—
perfect potential		coëptūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		coëpiendī		coëpiendō		coëpiendum		coëpiendō		coëptum		coëptū

Alternative forms

• coapiō

Descendants

• Classical Latin: coepī (defective)
  • Late Latin: coepiō

Etymology 2

Back-formation from defective Classical Latin coepī, from earlier trisyllabic coëpio.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkoe̯.pi.oː/, [ˈkoe̯pioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.pi.o/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːpio]

Verb

coepiō (present infinitive coepere, perfect active coepī, supine coeptum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. (post-classical, ambitransitive) to begin, commence, initiate

   Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, moveō, committō, mōlior, exorior

   Antonyms: dēsistō, subsistō, cessō

Usage notes

In classical times, only the perfect tenses were in use; the present, imperfect and future indicative and the present and imperfect subjunctive, were supplied by incipiō. This is similar to odiō.

Conjugation

   Conjugation of coepiō (third conjugation iō-variant)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	coepiō		coepis		coepit		coepimus		coepitis		coepiunt
	imperfect	coepiēbam		coepiēbās		coepiēbat		coepiēbāmus		coepiēbātis		coepiēbant
	future	coepiam		coepiēs		coepiet		coepiēmus		coepiētis		coepient
	perfect	coepī		coepistī		coepit		coepimus		coepistis		coepērunt, coepēre
	pluperfect	coeperam		coeperās		coeperat		coeperāmus		coeperātis		coeperant
	future perfect	coeperō		coeperis		coeperit		coeperimus		coeperitis		coeperint
passive	present	coepior		coeperis, coepere		coepitur		coepimur		coepiminī		coepiuntur
	imperfect	coepiēbar		coepiēbāris, coepiēbāre		coepiēbātur		coepiēbāmur		coepiēbāminī		coepiēbantur
	future	coepiar		coepiēris, coepiēre		coepiētur		coepiēmur		coepiēminī		coepientur
	perfect	coeptus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	coeptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	coeptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	coepiam		coepiās		coepiat		coepiāmus		coepiātis		coepiant
	imperfect	coeperem		coeperēs		coeperet		coeperēmus		coeperētis		coeperent
	perfect	coeperim		coeperīs		coeperit		coeperīmus		coeperītis		coeperint
	pluperfect	coepissem		coepissēs		coepisset		coepissēmus		coepissētis		coepissent
passive	present	coepiar		coepiāris, coepiāre		coepiātur		coepiāmur		coepiāminī		coepiantur
	imperfect	coeperer		coeperēris, coeperēre		coeperētur		coeperēmur		coeperēminī		coeperentur
	perfect	coeptus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	coeptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		coepe		—		—		coepite		—
	future	—		coepitō		coepitō		—		coepitōte		coepiuntō
passive	present	—		coepere		—		—		coepiminī		—
	future	—		coepitor		coepitor		—		—		coepiuntor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		coepere			coepī			coepiēns			—
future		coeptūrum esse			coeptum īrī			coeptūrus			coepiendus, coepiundus
perfect		coepisse			coeptum esse			—			coeptus
future perfect		—			coeptum fore			—			—
perfect potential		coeptūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		coepiendī		coepiendō		coepiendum		coepiendō		coeptum		coeptū

Related terms

• coepī
• coeptō

References

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