incepto

Latin

Etymology 1

Frequentative of incipiō (“begin, undertake”).

Verb

inceptō (present infinitive inceptāre, perfect active inceptāvī, supine inceptātum); first conjugation

1. to begin, undertake
2. to begin business, that is, to haggle

Conjugation

Conjugation of inceptō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	inceptō	inceptās	inceptat	inceptāmus	inceptātis	inceptant
	imperfect	inceptābam	inceptābās	inceptābat	inceptābāmus	inceptābātis	inceptābant
	future	inceptābō	inceptābis	inceptābit	inceptābimus	inceptābitis	inceptābunt
	perfect	inceptāvī	inceptāvistī	inceptāvit	inceptāvimus	inceptāvistis	inceptāvērunt, inceptāvēre
	pluperfect	inceptāveram	inceptāverās	inceptāverat	inceptāverāmus	inceptāverātis	inceptāverant
	future perfect	inceptāverō	inceptāveris	inceptāverit	inceptāverimus	inceptāveritis	inceptāverint
passive	present	inceptor	inceptāris, inceptāre	inceptātur	inceptāmur	inceptāminī	inceptantur
	imperfect	inceptābar	inceptābāris, inceptābāre	inceptābātur	inceptābāmur	inceptābāminī	inceptābantur
	future	inceptābor	inceptāberis, inceptābere	inceptābitur	inceptābimur	inceptābiminī	inceptābuntur
	perfect	inceptātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	inceptātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	inceptātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	inceptem	inceptēs	inceptet	inceptēmus	inceptētis	inceptent
	imperfect	inceptārem	inceptārēs	inceptāret	inceptārēmus	inceptārētis	inceptārent
	perfect	inceptāverim	inceptāverīs	inceptāverit	inceptāverīmus	inceptāverītis	inceptāverint
	pluperfect	inceptāvissem	inceptāvissēs	inceptāvisset	inceptāvissēmus	inceptāvissētis	inceptāvissent
passive	present	incepter	inceptēris, inceptēre	inceptētur	inceptēmur	inceptēminī	inceptentur
	imperfect	inceptārer	inceptārēris, inceptārēre	inceptārētur	inceptārēmur	inceptārēminī	inceptārentur
	perfect	inceptātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	inceptātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	inceptā	—	—	inceptāte	—
	future	—	inceptātō	inceptātō	—	inceptātōte	inceptantō
passive	present	—	inceptāre	—	—	inceptāminī	—
	future	—	inceptātor	inceptātor	—	—	inceptantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		inceptāre	inceptāvisse	inceptātūrum esse	inceptārī	inceptātum esse	inceptātum īrī
participles		inceptāns	—	inceptātūrus	—	inceptātus	inceptandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		inceptandī	inceptandō	inceptandum	inceptandō	inceptātum	inceptātū

Descendants

• Catalan: encetar
• Italian: incettare
• Old Galician-Portuguese: encetar
  • Galician: encetar
  • Portuguese: encetar
• Spanish: encentar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

inceptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of inceptus

References

• “incepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “incepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• incepto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to persevere in one's resolve: in incepto or conatu perstare
    
  • (ambiguous) to give up one's project: incepto or conatu desistere