coepto

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkoe̯p.toː/, [ˈkoe̯pt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃep.to/, [ˈt͡ʃɛpt̪o]

Etymology 1

coeptus, perfect passive participle of coepī (“to begin”) +‎ -tō

Verb

coeptō (present infinitive coeptāre, perfect active coeptāvī, supine coeptātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) to begin eagerly, undertake, attempt
2. (intransitive) to begin, commence, make a start

Conjugation

   Conjugation of coeptō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	coeptō		coeptās		coeptat		coeptāmus		coeptātis		coeptant
	imperfect	coeptābam		coeptābās		coeptābat		coeptābāmus		coeptābātis		coeptābant
	future	coeptābō		coeptābis		coeptābit		coeptābimus		coeptābitis		coeptābunt
	perfect	coeptāvī		coeptāvistī		coeptāvit		coeptāvimus		coeptāvistis		coeptāvērunt, coeptāvēre
	pluperfect	coeptāveram		coeptāverās		coeptāverat		coeptāverāmus		coeptāverātis		coeptāverant
	future perfect	coeptāverō		coeptāveris		coeptāverit		coeptāverimus		coeptāveritis		coeptāverint
passive	present	coeptor		coeptāris, coeptāre		coeptātur		coeptāmur		coeptāminī		coeptantur
	imperfect	coeptābar		coeptābāris, coeptābāre		coeptābātur		coeptābāmur		coeptābāminī		coeptābantur
	future	coeptābor		coeptāberis, coeptābere		coeptābitur		coeptābimur		coeptābiminī		coeptābuntur
	perfect	coeptātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	coeptātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	coeptātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	coeptem		coeptēs		coeptet		coeptēmus		coeptētis		coeptent
	imperfect	coeptārem		coeptārēs		coeptāret		coeptārēmus		coeptārētis		coeptārent
	perfect	coeptāverim		coeptāverīs		coeptāverit		coeptāverīmus		coeptāverītis		coeptāverint
	pluperfect	coeptāvissem		coeptāvissēs		coeptāvisset		coeptāvissēmus		coeptāvissētis		coeptāvissent
passive	present	coepter		coeptēris, coeptēre		coeptētur		coeptēmur		coeptēminī		coeptentur
	imperfect	coeptārer		coeptārēris, coeptārēre		coeptārētur		coeptārēmur		coeptārēminī		coeptārentur
	perfect	coeptātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	coeptātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		coeptā		—		—		coeptāte		—
	future	—		coeptātō		coeptātō		—		coeptātōte		coeptantō
passive	present	—		coeptāre		—		—		coeptāminī		—
	future	—		coeptātor		coeptātor		—		—		coeptantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		coeptāre			coeptārī			coeptāns			—
future		coeptātūrum esse			coeptātum īrī			coeptātūrus			coeptandus
perfect		coeptāvisse			coeptātum esse			—			coeptātus
future perfect		—			coeptātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		coeptātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		coeptandī		coeptandō		coeptandum		coeptandō		coeptātum		coeptātū

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

coeptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of coeptus

Noun

coeptō

1. dative/ablative singular of coeptum

References

• “coepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “coepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• coepto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) swords must now decide the day: res gladiis geri coepta est