verbfirst conjugation, deponent
aucupor
aucupor (present infinitive aucupārī, perfect active aucupātus sum)
Classical[ˈau̯.kʊ.pɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈaːu̯.ku.por]
Meaning
- deponentto go bird-catching or fowling
- deponentto catch or take bees
- deponentto chase, strive for; to be on the lookout, lie in wait or watch for
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | aucupor | aucupābar | aucupābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | aucupāris aucupāre | aucupābāris aucupābāre | aucupāberis aucupābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | aucupātur | aucupābātur | aucupābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | aucupāmur | aucupābāmur | aucupābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | aucupāminī | aucupābāminī | aucupābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | aucupantur | aucupābantur | aucupābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | aucuper | aucupārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | aucupēris aucupēre | aucupārēris aucupārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | aucupētur | aucupārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | aucupēmur | aucupārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | aucupēminī | aucupārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | aucupentur | aucupārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | aucupāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | aucupāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | aucupātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | aucupātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | aucupantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | aucupārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | aucupātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | aucupātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | aucupāns | — |
| perfect participle | aucupātus aucupāta, aucupātā, aucupātae, aucupātam, aucupātārum, aucupātās, aucupāte, aucupātī, aucupātīs, aucupātō, aucupātōrum, aucupātōs | — |
| future participle | aucupātūrus aucupātūra, aucupātūrā, aucupātūrae, aucupātūram, aucupātūrārum, aucupātūrās, aucupātūre, aucupātūrī, aucupātūrīs, aucupātūrō, aucupātūrōrum, aucupātūrōs, aucupātūrum | aucupandus aucupanda, aucupandā, aucupandae, aucupandam, aucupandārum, aucupandās, aucupande, aucupandīs, aucupandōrum, aucupandōs |
gerundaucupandī, aucupandō, aucupandumsupineaucupātum, aucupātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- gratiam alicuius sibi quaerere, sequi, more strongly aucupari
- to court a person's favour; to ingratiate oneself with...
aucŭpor, ātus, 1, v. dep. and
I. act. [auceps], to go bird-catching or fowling.
I. Lit.:
Alio loco ut seras ac colas silvam caeduam, alio ubi aucupare, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 5; Dig. 41, 1, 3.—Also of taking bees: spes aucupandi examina, Col. 3, 8, 8.—II. Trop., to chase, give chase to, strive for, be on the look-out for, lie in wait for; watch for, etc. (a favorite figure in prose and poetry; in Cic. perh. twenty times;
syn.: insidior, sequor): Viden scelestus ut aucupatur? how he gives chase? Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 49: nos longis navibus tranquillitates aucupaturi eramus, Cic. Att. 6, 8, 4: tempus, id. Rosc Am. 8, 22: alicujus imbecillitatem, id. Fl. 37, 92: ut omni ex genere orationem aucuper, et omnis undique flosculos carpam atque delibem, id. Sest. 56, 119; Cic. Verr. 1, 3, 9; id. Or. 2, 7 fin.; 14, 59; 63, 256; 19, 63; id. Fin. 2, 22, 71: L. Cassio omnes ramusculos popularis aurae aucupante, id. Leg. 3, 16, 35; id. Fam. 5, 12, 6 al.: occasionem, Auct. B. Afr. 3 fin.: obtrectatione alienae scientiae famam sibi, Plin. H. N. praef. § 30; 33, 2, 8, § 32: studium populi ac favorem, Flor. 3, 13, 1: reconditas voces, Suet. Aug. 86: absentiam alicujus, Just. 29, 4: somnos, Ov. H. 13, 107.!*? a. Act. form aucŭpo, āre, to watch for, etc.: fructus verborum aures aucupant, Enn. ap. Non. p. 467, 14:
prospectum aucupo, Pac. ib.: in consilio id reges Argivom aucupant, Att. ib.: id ego aucupavi, Titinn. ib.: Paulisper mane: Aucupemus ex insidiis clanculum quam rem gerant, Plaut. As. 5, 2, 31: num quis est, Sermonem nostrum qui aucupet, id. Most. 2, 2, 42; so Sen. Herc. Oet. 483: ex insidiis aucupa, Plaut. Men. 4, 1, 12: qui aucupet me quid agam, id. Mil. 4, 2, 5: Lepide, mecastor, aucupavi, id. Truc. 5, 72.—* b. Pass. form aucupor:
Multa divulgata ac per rumorem vicissim aucupata discuntur, Lact. 5, 22.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
aucupor ātus, ārī, dep.
auceps, to be a birdcatcher, chase, hunt, strive after, catch: tempus: epistulis matris imbecillitatem: utilitatem ad dicendum: rumorem: verba.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin aucupor From auceps (“bird-catcher”) + -ō.
Descendants
- Romanianapuca
- Romanianapucare
- Aromanianapuc
- Aromanianapucari