LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, deponent

apīscor

apīscor (present infinitive apīscī, perfect active aptus sum)
Classical[aˈpiːs.kɔr]Ecclesiastical[aˈpis.kor]

Meaning

  1. deponentto reach after; to try to seize
  2. deponentto pursue
  3. deponentto attain or acquire
  4. deponentto understand; to grasp; to comprehend

Conjugation conjugation 3 deponent

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.apīscorapīscēbarapīscar———
2nd sg.apīsceris
apīscere		apīscēbāris
apīscēbāre		apīscēris
apīscēre		———
3rd sg.apīsciturapīscēbāturapīscētur———
1st pl.apīscimurapīscēbāmurapīscēmur———
2nd pl.apīsciminīapīscēbāminīapīscēminī———
3rd pl.apīscunturapīscēbanturapīscentur———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.apīscarapīscerer——
2nd sg.apīscāris
apīscāre		apīscerēris
apīscerēre		——
3rd sg.apīscāturapīscerētur——
1st pl.apīscāmurapīscerēmur——
2nd pl.apīscāminīapīscerēminī——
3rd pl.apīscanturapīscerentur——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.apīscere—
pres. 2nd pl.apīsciminī—
fut. 2nd sg.apīscitor—
fut. 3rd sg.apīscitor—
fut. 3rd pl.apīscuntor—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveapīscī—
perfect infinitiveaptum esse—
future infinitiveaptūrum esse—
present participleapīscēns—
perfect participleaptus—
future participleaptūrus
aptūra, aptūrā, aptūrae, aptūram, aptūrārum, aptūrās, aptūre, aptūrī, aptūrīs, aptūrō, aptūrōrum, aptūrōs, aptūrum		apīscendus
apīscundus, apīscenda, apīscendā, apīscendae, apīscendam, apīscendārum, apīscendās, apīscende, apīscendīs, apīscendōrum, apīscendōs
gerundapīscendī, apīscendō, apīscendumsupineaptum, aptū

ăpiscor, aptus, 3, v. dep. apo (class., but more rare than the compd. adipiscor; in the post-Aug. per. most freq. in Tac.), orig.,
I. to reach after something, in order to take, seize, or get possession of it (syn.: peto, sequor, adquiro, attingo); hence, in gen.,
I. To pursue (with effort, zeal, etc.): sine me hominem apisci, Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 3.—And as the result of the pursuit,
II. To take, seize upon: etenim nullo cessabant tempore apisci Ex aliis alios avidi contagia morbi, Lucr. 6, 1235.—
III. To reach, attain to, get, gain, acquire (by effort, trouble, etc.; cf. adipiscor), both lit. and trop.: quod ego objectans vitam bellando aptus sum, Pac. ap. Non. p. 234, 25: hereditatem, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 8: cupere aliquid apisci, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 74, 30; so id. ib. p. 74, 23: aliquem, Sisenn. ap. Non. p. 68, 25: maris apiscendi causā, Cic. Att. 8, 14 fin.: laudem, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5 fin.: aliquid animus praegestit apisci, Cat. 64, 145: spes apiscendi summi honoris, Liv. 4, 3: jus, Tac. A. 6, 3: summa apiscendi libido, id. ib. 4, 1: qui id flaminum apisceretur, id. ib. 4, 16: apiscendae potentiae properi, id. ib. 4, 59: cujus (artis) apiscendae otium habuit, id. ib. 6, 26 al.— Once in Tacitus with gen. like the Gr. τυγχάνειν τινός: dominationis, A. 6, 45.— Poet., to reach something in mind, i. e. to perceive, understand: Nec ratione animi quam quisquam possit apisci, Lucr. 1, 448.!*? Apiscendus, pass., Manil. 3, 145; Tac. A. 3, 31; 13, 20 al.; cf. adipiscor.

Origins

From apiō (“to fasten”) + -scō. Cognate with Sanskrit आ॒प्त (āptá, “to reach; to gain; to take possession of”), आ॒प्नोति॑ (āpnóti, “to obtain; to grasp”), Hittite 𒂊𒅁𒍣 (e-ep-zi, “to take; to seize; to grab”).

In English words that came into English from apīscor

  • attitudeaptitūdō
  • artilleryaptō
  • aptaptus
  • ineptineptus
  • aptitudeaptitudo
  • adeptadeptus
  • attitudinizeaptitūdō
  • aptitudinalaptitūdō
  • aptameraptus
  • attitudinalaptitūdō
  • attitudinarianaptitūdō
  • attitudinousaptitūdō

Quick answers

What does apīscor mean in Latin?
apīscor, a verb, means “to reach after; to try to seize; to pursue”.
What are the principal parts of apīscor?
apīscor, apīscī, aptus sum (third conjugation, deponent).
How do you pronounce apīscor?
In classical Latin, [aˈpiːs.kɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈpis.kor].
Which English words come from apīscor?
English words that go back to Latin apīscor include apt, aptamer, attitude, artillery, inept and aptitude.