LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

discupiō

discupiō (present infinitive discupere)
Classical[dɪsˈkʊ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[disˈkuː.pi.o]

Meaning

  1. to desire, long for (especially as a lover)
  2. to covet

Conjugation perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.discupiōdiscupiēbamdiscupiam———
2nd sg.discupisdiscupiēbāsdiscupiēs———
3rd sg.discupitdiscupiēbatdiscupiet———
1st pl.discupimusdiscupiēbāmusdiscupiēmus———
2nd pl.discupitisdiscupiēbātisdiscupiētis———
3rd pl.discupiuntdiscupiēbantdiscupient———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.discupiamdiscuperem——
2nd sg.discupiāsdiscuperēs——
3rd sg.discupiatdiscuperet——
1st pl.discupiāmusdiscuperēmus——
2nd pl.discupiātisdiscuperētis——
3rd pl.discupiantdiscuperent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.discupiordiscupiēbardiscupiar
2nd sg.discuperis
discupere
discupiēbāris
discupiēbāre
discupiēris
discupiēre
3rd sg.discupiturdiscupiēbāturdiscupiētur
1st pl.discupimurdiscupiēbāmurdiscupiēmur
2nd pl.discupiminīdiscupiēbāminīdiscupiēminī
3rd pl.discupiunturdiscupiēbanturdiscupientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.discupiardiscuperer
2nd sg.discupiāris
discupiāre
discuperēris
discuperēre
3rd sg.discupiāturdiscuperētur
1st pl.discupiāmurdiscuperēmur
2nd pl.discupiāminīdiscuperēminī
3rd pl.discupianturdiscuperentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.discupediscupere
pres. 2nd pl.discupitediscupiminī
fut. 2nd sg.discupitōdiscupitor
fut. 3rd sg.discupitōdiscupitor
fut. 2nd pl.discupitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.discupiuntōdiscupiuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivediscuperediscupī
present participlediscupiēns—
future participle—discupiendus
discupiundus, discupienda, discupiendā, discupiendae, discupiendam, discupiendārum, discupiendās, discupiende, discupiendīs, discupiendōrum, discupiendōs
gerunddiscupiendī, discupiendō, discupiendum

dis-cŭpĭo, ĕre, v. n. (in famil. lang. for vehementer cupio),
I. to desire greatly, to long for: discupio dicere, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 87: te videre, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15, 2: se vendere, Cat. 106, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupjō Latin cupiō Latin discupiō From dis- + cupiō.

Quick answers

What does discupiō mean in Latin?
discupiō, a verb, means “to desire, long for (especially as a lover); to covet”.
How do you pronounce discupiō?
In classical Latin, [dɪsˈkʊ.pi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [disˈkuː.pi.o].