LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation

antecapiō

antecapiō (present infinitive antecapere, perfect active antecēpī, supine anteceptum)
Classical[an.tɛˈka.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[an.teˈkaː.pi.o]

Meaning

  1. to seize or take possession of beforehand, to pre-occupy
  2. conceived a priori
  3. to anticipate (in thought)
  4. to take anticipatory action (against something), to forestall

Conjugation

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.antecapiōantecapiēbamantecapiamantecēpīantecēperamantecēperō
2nd sg.antecapisantecapiēbāsantecapiēsantecēpistīantecēperāsantecēperis
3rd sg.antecapitantecapiēbatantecapietantecēpitantecēperatantecēperit
1st pl.antecapimusantecapiēbāmusantecapiēmusantecēpimusantecēperāmusantecēperimus
2nd pl.antecapitisantecapiēbātisantecapiētisantecēpistisantecēperātisantecēperitis
3rd pl.antecapiuntantecapiēbantantecapientantecēpērunt
antecēpēre
antecēperantantecēperint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.antecapiamantecaperemantecēperimantecēpissem
2nd sg.antecapiāsantecaperēsantecēperīsantecēpissēs
3rd sg.antecapiatantecaperetantecēperitantecēpisset
1st pl.antecapiāmusantecaperēmusantecēperīmusantecēpissēmus
2nd pl.antecapiātisantecaperētisantecēperītisantecēpissētis
3rd pl.antecapiantantecaperentantecēperintantecēpissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.antecapiorantecapiēbarantecapiar
2nd sg.antecaperis
antecapere
antecapiēbāris
antecapiēbāre
antecapiēris
antecapiēre
3rd sg.antecapiturantecapiēbāturantecapiētur
1st pl.antecapimurantecapiēbāmurantecapiēmur
2nd pl.antecapiminīantecapiēbāminīantecapiēminī
3rd pl.antecapiunturantecapiēbanturantecapientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.antecapiarantecaperer
2nd sg.antecapiāris
antecapiāre
antecaperēris
antecaperēre
3rd sg.antecapiāturantecaperētur
1st pl.antecapiāmurantecaperēmur
2nd pl.antecapiāminīantecaperēminī
3rd pl.antecapianturantecaperentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.antecapeantecapere
pres. 2nd pl.antecapiteantecapiminī
fut. 2nd sg.antecapitōantecapitor
fut. 3rd sg.antecapitōantecapitor
fut. 2nd pl.antecapitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.antecapiuntōantecapiuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveantecapereantecapī
perfect infinitiveantecēpisseanteceptum esse
future infinitiveanteceptūrum esseanteceptum īrī
present participleantecapiēns—
perfect participle—anteceptus
antecapta, antecaptā, antecaptae, antecaptam, antecaptārum, antecaptās, antecapte, antecaptī, antecaptīs, antecaptō, antecaptōrum, antecaptōs, antecaptum, antecaptus, antecepta, anteceptā, anteceptae, anteceptam, anteceptārum, anteceptās, antecepte, anteceptī, anteceptīs, anteceptō, anteceptōrum, anteceptōs
future participleanteceptūrus
anteceptūra, anteceptūrā, anteceptūrae, anteceptūram, anteceptūrārum, anteceptūrās, anteceptūre, anteceptūrī, anteceptūrīs, anteceptūrō, anteceptūrōrum, anteceptūrōs, anteceptūrum
antecapiendus
antecapiundus, antecapienda, antecapiendā, antecapiendae, antecapiendam, antecapiendārum, antecapiendās, antecapiende, antecapiendīs, antecapiendōrum, antecapiendōs
gerundantecapiendī, antecapiendō, antecapiendumsupineanteceptum, anteceptū

antĕ-căpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3, v. a.,
I. to obtain before, to receive before.
I. In gen.: quam appellat πρόληψιν Epicurus, anteceptam animo rei quandam informationem, an inborn, innate idea, Cic. N. D. 1, 16, 43 B. and K. (cf. anticipatio, I.).—
II. Esp.
A. To take possession of beforehand, to preoccupy: multa antecapere, quae bello usui forent, Sall. C. 32, 3 Dietsch: pontem anteceperat, Tac. H. 4, 66 Halm.—
B. To anticipate: noctem antecapere, Sall. C. 55, 1: ea omnia luxu antecapere, id. ib. 13, 4.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Proto-Italic*anti
  5. Latinantecapiō

Latin ante- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin antecapiō From ante- (“beforehand”, “in advance”) + capiō (“to capture”, “to take”).

Quick answers

What does antecapiō mean in Latin?
antecapiō, a verb, means “to seize or take possession of beforehand, to pre-occupy; conceived a priori; to anticipate (in thought)”.
What are the principal parts of antecapiō?
antecapiō, antecapere, antecēpī (third (-iō variant) conjugation).
How do you pronounce antecapiō?
In classical Latin, [an.tɛˈka.pi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [an.teˈkaː.pi.o].
Where does antecapiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti → Proto-Italic *anti → Latin antecapiō.