verbthird conjugation
dēcerpō
dēcerpō (present infinitive dēcerpere, perfect active dēcerpsī, supine dēcerptum)
Classical[deːˈkɛr.poː]Ecclesiastical[deˈt͡ʃɛr.po]
Meaning
- to pluck, pull; tear, snip or break off
prōtinus haerentem dēcerpsī pollice flōrem
Immediately, I plucked with [my] thumb the clinging flower.8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 5.255 - to cull
- to gather or crop
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
manū carpō, legōdēcerpō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 4, 21
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcerpō | dēcerpēbam | dēcerpam | dēcerpsī | dēcerpseram | dēcerpserō |
| 2nd sg. | dēcerpis | dēcerpēbās | dēcerpēs | dēcerpsistī | dēcerpserās | dēcerpseris |
| 3rd sg. | dēcerpit | dēcerpēbat | dēcerpet | dēcerpsit | dēcerpserat | dēcerpserit |
| 1st pl. | dēcerpimus | dēcerpēbāmus | dēcerpēmus | dēcerpsimus | dēcerpserāmus | dēcerpserimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēcerpitis | dēcerpēbātis | dēcerpētis | dēcerpsistis | dēcerpserātis | dēcerpseritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēcerpunt | dēcerpēbant | dēcerpent | dēcerpsērunt dēcerpsēre | dēcerpserant | dēcerpserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcerpam | dēcerperem | dēcerpserim | dēcerpsissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēcerpās | dēcerperēs | dēcerpserīs | dēcerpsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēcerpat | dēcerperet | dēcerpserit | dēcerpsisset |
| 1st pl. | dēcerpāmus | dēcerperēmus | dēcerpserīmus | dēcerpsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēcerpātis | dēcerperētis | dēcerpserītis | dēcerpsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēcerpant | dēcerperent | dēcerpserint | dēcerpsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcerpor | dēcerpēbar | dēcerpar |
| 2nd sg. | dēcerperis dēcerpere | dēcerpēbāris dēcerpēbāre | dēcerpēris dēcerpēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēcerpitur | dēcerpēbātur | dēcerpētur |
| 1st pl. | dēcerpimur | dēcerpēbāmur | dēcerpēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēcerpiminī | dēcerpēbāminī | dēcerpēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēcerpuntur | dēcerpēbantur | dēcerpentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēcerpar | dēcerperer |
| 2nd sg. | dēcerpāris dēcerpāre | dēcerperēris dēcerperēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēcerpātur | dēcerperētur |
| 1st pl. | dēcerpāmur | dēcerperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēcerpāminī | dēcerperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēcerpantur | dēcerperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēcerpe | dēcerpere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēcerpite | dēcerpiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēcerpitō | dēcerpitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēcerpitō | dēcerpitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēcerpitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēcerpuntō | dēcerpuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēcerpere | dēcerpī |
| perfect infinitive | dēcerpsisse | dēcerptum esse |
| future infinitive | dēcerptūrum esse | dēcerptum īrī |
| present participle | dēcerpēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēcerptus dēcerpta, dēcerptā, dēcerptae, dēcerptam, dēcerptārum, dēcerptās, dēcerpte, dēcerptī, dēcerptīs, dēcerptō, dēcerptōrum, dēcerptōs |
| future participle | dēcerptūrus dēcerptūra, dēcerptūrā, dēcerptūrae, dēcerptūram, dēcerptūrārum, dēcerptūrās, dēcerptūre, dēcerptūrī, dēcerptūrīs, dēcerptūrō, dēcerptūrōrum, dēcerptūrōs, dēcerptūrum | dēcerpendus dēcerpundus, dēcerpenda, dēcerpendā, dēcerpendae, dēcerpendam, dēcerpendārum, dēcerpendās, dēcerpende, dēcerpendīs, dēcerpendōrum, dēcerpendōs |
gerunddēcerpendī, dēcerpendō, dēcerpendumsupinedēcerptum, dēcerptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ex infinita exemplorum copia unum (pauca) sumere, decerpere (eligere)
- to choose one from a large number of instances.
dē-cerpo, psi, ptum, 3, v. a. carpo,
I. to pluck off, to tear, pull, or break off, to crop, gather (class.; most freq. in the poets.—Constr., usually aliquid ex aliqua re; less freq. aliquid de aliqua re).
I. Lit.:
acina de uvis decerpito, Cato R. R. 112, 3: novos flores, Lucr. 1, 927; 4, 3; cf.: undique decerptam fronti praeponere olivam, Hor. Od. 1, 7, 7: arbore pomum, Ov. M. 5, 536; cf. id. Pont. 3, 5, 19; and auricomos fetus arbore, Verg. A. 6, 141: praetenuia fila ex abietibus, Plin. 16, 31, 56, § 128; lilia tenero ungui, Prop. 1, 20, 39; cf.: pollice florem, Ov. F. 5, 255; and aurea poma manu mea, id. M. 10, 649; Val. Max. 2, 8, 5: herbas, Ov. M. 1, 645: ficum, Juv. 14, 253 et saep.—Absol.: floret (thymum) circa solstitia, cum et apes decerpunt, Plin. 21, 10, 31, § 56; Catull. 64, 316.—II. Trop.:
quae (omnia) nisi cotidie decerpantur arescunt, Quint. 12, 10, 79: humanus animus decerptus ex mente divina, Cic. Tusc. 5, 13, 38; cf. Quint. 4, 1, 23: ne quid jocus de gravitate decerperet, Cic. de Or. 2, 56, 229: quarum (materiarum) nunc facillima decerpunt, Quint. 10, 5, 21.—Poet.: oscula mordenti semper decerpere rostro, Catull. 68, 127 (cf.: carpo, no. II. 1); for which, ora puellae, Verg. Cop. 33 Sillig.—Hence, B. Transf.
1. (Acc. to carpo, no. II. 1.) To enjoy:
ex re fructus, Hor. S. 1, 2, 79: primas noctes tecum epulis, Pers. 5, 43: murmura vocis, Stat. Th. 6, 165: decus primae pugnae, Sil. 4, 138; cf.: nihil sibi ex ista laude centurio decerpit, Cic. Marc. 2, 7: mulieres, Vulg. Baruch, 6, 27.—2. (Acc. to carpo, no. II. 1.) To destroy:
quae (invidia) spes tantas decerpat, Quint. 6 prooem. § 6; cf.: illibatam virginitatem, Sen. Contr. 1, 2 med.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dēcerpō psī, ptus, ere
de + carpo, to pluck off, tear away, break off, pluck, crop, gather : pollice florem, O.: poma manu, O.: ficum, Iu.: Undique decerpta oliva, H.: fetūs arbore, V.: oscula rostro, snatch , Ct.—Fig., to pluck off, take away : animus decerptus ex mente divinā, drawn : ne quid iocus de gravitate decerperet, detract.—To enjoy : ex re fructūs, H.: nihil sibi ex istā laude centurio decerpit.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēcerpō
Latin dē- Latin carpō Latin dēcerpō From dē- + carpō (“to pluck, pick, harvest”).