verbfirst conjugation
culpō
culpō (present infinitive culpāre, perfect active culpāvī, supine culpātum)
Classical[ˈkʊɫ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkul.po]
Meaning
- to blame
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Arguere · Incusare · Culpare · Criminari · Insimulare · Deferre · Accusare
Arguere (from ἀργός) is the most general expression for any imputation of supposed or actual guilt, whether in a court of justice or not, as to tax or charge with; incusare, and the less frequent term culpare, denote only a complaint made out of a court of justice; criminari, an accusation with hostile or evil intention, in a calumnious spirit; insimulare, in an undeserved or slanderous manner, through suspicion; deferre, to impeach before a judge; accusare, to impeach in a criminal court. Cic. Lig. 4, 10. Arguis fatentem. Non est satis. Accusas eum. (ii. 163.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | culpō | culpābam | culpābō | culpāvī | culpāveram | culpāverō culpārō |
| 2nd sg. | culpās | culpābās | culpābis | culpāvistī culpāstī | culpāverās culpārās | culpāveris |
| 3rd sg. | culpat | culpābat | culpābit | culpāvit | culpāverat culpārat | culpāverit culpārit |
| 1st pl. | culpāmus | culpābāmus | culpābimus | culpāvimus | culpāverāmus | culpāverimus culpārimus |
| 2nd pl. | culpātis | culpābātis | culpābitis | culpāvistis culpāstis | culpāverātis culpārātis | culpāveritis culpāritis |
| 3rd pl. | culpant | culpābant | culpābunt | culpāvērunt culpāvēre, culpārunt | culpāverant culpārant | culpāverint culpārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | culpem | culpārem | culpāverim culpārim | culpāvissem culpāssem |
| 2nd sg. | culpēs | culpārēs | culpāverīs | culpāvissēs culpāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | culpet | culpāret | culpāverit culpārit | culpāvisset culpāsset |
| 1st pl. | culpēmus | culpārēmus | culpāverīmus culpārīmus | culpāvissēmus culpāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | culpētis | culpārētis | culpāverītis culpārītis | culpāvissētis culpāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | culpent | culpārent | culpāverint culpārint | culpāvissent culpāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | culpor | culpābar | culpābor |
| 2nd sg. | culpāris culpāre | culpābāris culpābāre | culpāberis culpābere |
| 3rd sg. | culpātur | culpābātur | culpābitur |
| 1st pl. | culpāmur | culpābāmur | culpābimur |
| 2nd pl. | culpāminī | culpābāminī | culpābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | culpantur | culpābantur | culpābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | culper | culpārer |
| 2nd sg. | culpēris culpēre | culpārēris culpārēre |
| 3rd sg. | culpētur | culpārētur |
| 1st pl. | culpēmur | culpārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | culpēminī | culpārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | culpentur | culpārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | culpā | culpāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | culpāte | culpāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | culpātō | culpātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | culpātō | culpātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | culpātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | culpantō | culpantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | culpāre | culpārī |
| perfect infinitive | culpāvisse culpāsse | culpātum esse |
| future infinitive | culpātūrum esse | culpātum īrī |
| present participle | culpāns culpante, culpantem, culpantēs, culpantī, culpantia, culpantibus, culpantis, culpantīs, culpantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | culpātus culpāta, culpātā, culpātae, culpātam, culpātārum, culpātās, culpātī, culpātōrum, culpātōs |
| future participle | culpātūrus culpātūra, culpātūrā, culpātūrae, culpātūram, culpātūrārum, culpātūrās, culpātūre, culpātūrī, culpātūrīs, culpātūrō, culpātūrōrum, culpātūrōs, culpātūrum | culpandus |
gerundculpandī, culpandō, culpandumsupineculpātum, culpātū
culpo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. culpa.
I. To reproach or blame a person or thing as wrong or faulty, to censure, reprove, disapprove, condemn (syn.: reprehendo, vitupero; opp. laudo, probo, etc.; rare; mostly post-Aug.; never in the Cic. per.).
a. With personal objects:
quos modo culpavi, Ov. M. 10, 581: illum, Quint. 8, 4, 23: alium, id. 4, 2, 26: Neronem, Suet. Vit. Pers. —Pass.: laudatur (prodigus) ab his, culpatur ab illis, Hor. S. 1, 2, 11; 1, 4, 25; id. C. 4, 5, 20; Quint. 3, 6, 60: cum ob id culparetur, Suet. Caes. 72: sola est, in quā merito culpetur, pecuniae cupiditas, id. Vesp. 16 init.: num culpandus est qui coepit? Plin. Ep. 7, 17, 4; 9, 19, 8.—b. With things as objects:
hoc (opp. laudare), Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 13: quod, Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 96: faciem deae, Ov. M. 11, 322: versus duros (with reprehendere inertes), Hor. A. P. 446: statuas, Mart. 9, 60, 12: modum praemii poenaeve, Quint. 2, 4, 38: factum ipsum, Plin. Ep. 1, 8, 15: plura culpanda sunt quam laudanda, id. ib. 5, 8, 13.—c. Absol.:
culpetne probetne, Ov. M. 3, 256; 9, 524; Hor. S. 1, 4, 82.— Hence, subst.: culpanda, ōrum, n., things deserving censure: et probandorum et culpandorum ex iis confirmatio eosdem gradus habet, Quint. 5, 11, 7.—II. Culpare aliquid, to declare something as a crime, to impute a fault to, to complain of, find fault with:
arbore nunc aquas Culpante, etc., Hor. C. 3, 1, 31; cf.: agrorum infecunditatem, Col. 1, prooem. § 1: culpantur frustra calami, Hor. S. 2, 3, 7.—Hence, culpā-tus, a, um, P. a. B. Corrupted, spoiled:
vinum, Macr. S. 7, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
culpō āvī, ātus, āre
culpa, to reproach, blame, censure, reprove, disapprove, condemn: quos culpavi, O.: culpatur ab illis, H.: faciem deae, O.: versūs duros, H.: culpetne probetne, O.: defendere (amicum) alio culpante, H. — To throw blame upon, find fault with, complain of: arbore nunc aquas Culpante, H.: culpantur calami, H.
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 culpō From culpa + -ō.
Descendants
- Catalanculpar
- Portugueseculparfrom Old Galician-Portuguese culpar
- Spanishculpar
- Galicianculparfrom Old Galician-Portuguese culpar