LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

caprifīcō

caprifīcō (present infinitive caprifīcāre, perfect active caprifīcāvī, supine caprifīcātum)

Meaning

  1. to ripen figs by the stinging of the gall-insect

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.caprifīcōcaprifīcābamcaprifīcābōcaprifīcāvīcaprifīcāveramcaprifīcāverō
2nd sg.caprifīcāscaprifīcābāscaprifīcābiscaprifīcāvistīcaprifīcāverāscaprifīcāveris
3rd sg.caprifīcatcaprifīcābatcaprifīcābitcaprifīcāvitcaprifīcāveratcaprifīcāverit
1st pl.caprifīcāmuscaprifīcābāmuscaprifīcābimuscaprifīcāvimuscaprifīcāverāmuscaprifīcāverimus
2nd pl.caprifīcātiscaprifīcābātiscaprifīcābitiscaprifīcāvistiscaprifīcāverātiscaprifīcāveritis
3rd pl.caprifīcantcaprifīcābantcaprifīcābuntcaprifīcāvērunt
caprifīcāvēre
caprifīcāverantcaprifīcāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.caprifīcemcaprifīcāremcaprifīcāverimcaprifīcāvissem
2nd sg.caprifīcēscaprifīcārēscaprifīcāverīscaprifīcāvissēs
3rd sg.caprifīcetcaprifīcāretcaprifīcāveritcaprifīcāvisset
1st pl.caprifīcēmuscaprifīcārēmuscaprifīcāverīmuscaprifīcāvissēmus
2nd pl.caprifīcētiscaprifīcārētiscaprifīcāverītiscaprifīcāvissētis
3rd pl.caprifīcentcaprifīcārentcaprifīcāverintcaprifīcāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.caprifīcorcaprifīcābarcaprifīcābor
2nd sg.caprifīcāris
caprifīcāre
caprifīcābāris
caprifīcābāre
caprifīcāberis
caprifīcābere
3rd sg.caprifīcāturcaprifīcābāturcaprifīcābitur
1st pl.caprifīcāmurcaprifīcābāmurcaprifīcābimur
2nd pl.caprifīcāminīcaprifīcābāminīcaprifīcābiminī
3rd pl.caprifīcanturcaprifīcābanturcaprifīcābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.caprifīcercaprifīcārer
2nd sg.caprifīcēris
caprifīcēre
caprifīcārēris
caprifīcārēre
3rd sg.caprifīcēturcaprifīcārētur
1st pl.caprifīcēmurcaprifīcārēmur
2nd pl.caprifīcēminīcaprifīcārēminī
3rd pl.caprifīcenturcaprifīcārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.caprifīcācaprifīcāre
pres. 2nd pl.caprifīcātecaprifīcāminī
fut. 2nd sg.caprifīcātōcaprifīcātor
fut. 3rd sg.caprifīcātōcaprifīcātor
fut. 2nd pl.caprifīcātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.caprifīcantōcaprifīcantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecaprifīcārecaprifīcārī
perfect infinitivecaprifīcāvissecaprifīcātum esse
future infinitivecaprifīcātūrum essecaprifīcātum īrī
present participlecaprifīcāns—
perfect participle—caprifīcātus
future participlecaprifīcātūruscaprifīcandus
gerundcaprifīcandī, caprifīcandō, caprifīcandumsupinecaprifīcātum, caprifīcātū

căprĭfīco, āre, v. a. caprificus,
I. to ripen figs by the stinging of the gall-insect, Plin. 16, 27, 50, § 114; Pall. Mart. 10, 28.

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 caprifīcō From caprifīcus + -ō.

Descendants
  • Frenchcaprifier
  • Spanishcabrahigar

Quick answers

What does caprifīcō mean in Latin?
caprifīcō, a verb, means “to ripen figs by the stinging of the gall-insect”.
What are the principal parts of caprifīcō?
caprifīcō, caprifīcāre, caprifīcāvī, caprifīcātum (first conjugation).