LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

caperō

caperō (present infinitive caperāre, perfect active caperāvī, supine caperātum)
Classical[ˈka.pɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.pe.ro]

Meaning

  1. transitiveto wrinkle; to wrinkle up
  2. transitiveto furl (sails)
  3. intransitiveto be or become wrinkled

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.caperōcaperābamcaperābōcaperāvīcaperāveramcaperāverō
2nd sg.caperāscaperābāscaperābiscaperāvistīcaperāverāscaperāveris
3rd sg.caperatcaperābatcaperābitcaperāvitcaperāveratcaperāverit
1st pl.caperāmuscaperābāmuscaperābimuscaperāvimuscaperāverāmuscaperāverimus
2nd pl.caperātiscaperābātiscaperābitiscaperāvistiscaperāverātiscaperāveritis
3rd pl.caperantcaperābantcaperābuntcaperāvērunt
caperāvēre
caperāverantcaperāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.caperemcaperāremcaperāverimcaperāvissem
2nd sg.caperēscaperārēscaperāverīscaperāvissēs
3rd sg.caperetcaperāretcaperāveritcaperāvisset
1st pl.caperēmuscaperārēmuscaperāverīmuscaperāvissēmus
2nd pl.caperētiscaperārētiscaperāverītiscaperāvissētis
3rd pl.caperentcaperārentcaperāverintcaperāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.caperorcaperābarcaperābor
2nd sg.caperāris
caperāre
caperābāris
caperābāre
caperāberis
caperābere
3rd sg.caperāturcaperābāturcaperābitur
1st pl.caperāmurcaperābāmurcaperābimur
2nd pl.caperāminīcaperābāminīcaperābiminī
3rd pl.caperanturcaperābanturcaperābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.caperercaperārer
2nd sg.caperēris
caperēre
caperārēris
caperārēre
3rd sg.caperēturcaperārētur
1st pl.caperēmurcaperārēmur
2nd pl.caperēminīcaperārēminī
3rd pl.caperenturcaperārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.caperācaperāre
pres. 2nd pl.caperātecaperāminī
fut. 2nd sg.caperātōcaperātor
fut. 3rd sg.caperātōcaperātor
fut. 2nd pl.caperātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.caperantōcaperantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecaperārecaperārī
perfect infinitivecaperāvissecaperātum esse
future infinitivecaperātūrum essecaperātum īrī
present participlecaperāns—
perfect participle—caperātus
future participlecaperātūruscaperandus
gerundcaperandī, caperandō, caperandumsupinecaperātum, caperātū

căpĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. cf. Sanscr. kamp-, to tremble (ante- and postclass.).
I. Act., to wrinkle, to draw together in wrinkles: rugis frontem contrahere, a frontibus crispis caprorum, Non. p. 8, 31: frons caperata, Pac. ap. Non. p. 204, 30 (Trag. Rel. p. 107 Rib.): caperatum supercilium, App. M. 9, p. 224: vela, furled, id. Flor. n. 23.—
II. Neutr., to be wrinkled, Plaut. Ep. 5, 1, 3 (also in Non. p. 9, 1).

Quick answers

What does caperō mean in Latin?
caperō, a verb, means “to wrinkle; to wrinkle up; to furl (sails)”.
What are the principal parts of caperō?
caperō, caperāre, caperāvī, caperātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce caperō?
In classical Latin, [ˈka.pɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.pe.ro].