LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

cupīscō

cupīscō (present infinitive cupīscere)
Classical[kʊˈpiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[kuˈpis.ko]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinto wish, desire

Conjugation conjugation 3 perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cupīscōcupīscēbamcupīscam———
2nd sg.cupīsciscupīscēbāscupīscēs———
3rd sg.cupīscitcupīscēbatcupīscet———
1st pl.cupīscimuscupīscēbāmuscupīscēmus———
2nd pl.cupīscitiscupīscēbātiscupīscētis———
3rd pl.cupīscuntcupīscēbantcupīscent———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cupīscamcupīscerem——
2nd sg.cupīscāscupīscerēs——
3rd sg.cupīscatcupīsceret——
1st pl.cupīscāmuscupīscerēmus——
2nd pl.cupīscātiscupīscerētis——
3rd pl.cupīscantcupīscerent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.cupīscorcupīscēbarcupīscar
2nd sg.cupīsceris
cupīscere
cupīscēbāris
cupīscēbāre
cupīscēris
cupīscēre
3rd sg.cupīsciturcupīscēbāturcupīscētur
1st pl.cupīscimurcupīscēbāmurcupīscēmur
2nd pl.cupīsciminīcupīscēbāminīcupīscēminī
3rd pl.cupīscunturcupīscēbanturcupīscentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.cupīscarcupīscerer
2nd sg.cupīscāris
cupīscāre
cupīscerēris
cupīscerēre
3rd sg.cupīscāturcupīscerētur
1st pl.cupīscāmurcupīscerēmur
2nd pl.cupīscāminīcupīscerēminī
3rd pl.cupīscanturcupīscerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cupīscecupīscere
pres. 2nd pl.cupīscitecupīsciminī
fut. 2nd sg.cupīscitōcupīscitor
fut. 3rd sg.cupīscitōcupīscitor
fut. 2nd pl.cupīscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cupīscuntōcupīscuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecupīscerecupīscī
present participlecupīscēns—
future participle—cupīscendus
cupīscundus
gerundcupīscendī, cupīscendō, cupīscendum

cŭpisco, ĕre, 3,
I. v. inch. [cupio], to wish, desire (late Lat.): Deum videre, Aug. de Music. 4, 4; cf. Prisc. p. 824 P.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kwep-
  2. Latincupīscō

Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupjō Latin cupiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin cupīscō From cupiō + -scō.

Quick answers

What does cupīscō mean in Latin?
cupīscō, a verb, means “to wish, desire”.
What are the principal parts of cupīscō?
cupīscō, cupīscere (third conjugation, no perfect or supine stems).
How do you pronounce cupīscō?
In classical Latin, [kʊˈpiːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kuˈpis.ko].
Where does cupīscō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *kwep- → Latin cupīscō.