LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

decapitō

decapitō (present infinitive decapitāre, perfect active decapitāvī, supine decapitātum)
Classical[dɛˈka.pɪ.toː]Ecclesiastical[deˈkaː.pi.to]

Meaning

  1. to behead, to decapitate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.decapitōdecapitābamdecapitābōdecapitāvīdecapitāveramdecapitāverō
2nd sg.decapitāsdecapitābāsdecapitābisdecapitāvistīdecapitāverāsdecapitāveris
3rd sg.decapitatdecapitābatdecapitābitdecapitāvitdecapitāveratdecapitāverit
1st pl.decapitāmusdecapitābāmusdecapitābimusdecapitāvimusdecapitāverāmusdecapitāverimus
2nd pl.decapitātisdecapitābātisdecapitābitisdecapitāvistisdecapitāverātisdecapitāveritis
3rd pl.decapitantdecapitābantdecapitābuntdecapitāvērunt
decapitāvēre
decapitāverantdecapitāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.decapitemdecapitāremdecapitāverimdecapitāvissem
2nd sg.decapitēsdecapitārēsdecapitāverīsdecapitāvissēs
3rd sg.decapitetdecapitāretdecapitāveritdecapitāvisset
1st pl.decapitēmusdecapitārēmusdecapitāverīmusdecapitāvissēmus
2nd pl.decapitētisdecapitārētisdecapitāverītisdecapitāvissētis
3rd pl.decapitentdecapitārentdecapitāverintdecapitāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.decapitordecapitābardecapitābor
2nd sg.decapitāris
decapitāre
decapitābāris
decapitābāre
decapitāberis
decapitābere
3rd sg.decapitāturdecapitābāturdecapitābitur
1st pl.decapitāmurdecapitābāmurdecapitābimur
2nd pl.decapitāminīdecapitābāminīdecapitābiminī
3rd pl.decapitanturdecapitābanturdecapitābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.decapiterdecapitārer
2nd sg.decapitēris
decapitēre
decapitārēris
decapitārēre
3rd sg.decapitēturdecapitārētur
1st pl.decapitēmurdecapitārēmur
2nd pl.decapitēminīdecapitārēminī
3rd pl.decapitenturdecapitārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.decapitādecapitāre
pres. 2nd pl.decapitātedecapitāminī
fut. 2nd sg.decapitātōdecapitātor
fut. 3rd sg.decapitātōdecapitātor
fut. 2nd pl.decapitātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.decapitantōdecapitantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedecapitāredecapitārī
perfect infinitivedecapitāvissedecapitātum esse
future infinitivedecapitātūrum essedecapitātum īrī
present participledecapitāns—
perfect participle—decapitātus
future participledecapitātūrusdecapitandus
gerunddecapitandī, decapitandō, decapitandumsupinedecapitātum, decapitātū

Origins

From de- (“off, away”) + caput (“head”).

Descendants
  • Italiandecapitarefrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Catalandecapitarfrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Spanishdecapitarfrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Frenchdécapiterfrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Englishdecapitatefrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Germandekapitierenfrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Portuguesedecapitarfrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Swedishdekapiterafrom Late Latin dēcapitāre
  • Romagnoldecapitêrfrom Late Latin dēcapitāre

Quick answers

What does decapitō mean in Latin?
decapitō, a verb, means “to behead, to decapitate”.
What are the principal parts of decapitō?
decapitō, decapitāre, decapitāvī, decapitātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce decapitō?
In classical Latin, [dɛˈka.pɪ.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [deˈkaː.pi.to].