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occipio

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ob- +‎ capiō.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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occipiō (present infinitive occipere, perfect active occēpī, supine occeptum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. to begin, start, commence
    Synonyms: incohō, exōrdior, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, committō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, exorior, moveō, mōlior
    Antonyms: dēsistō, subsistō, cessō

Conjugation

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1At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

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References

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