verbfirst conjugation
inceptō
inceptō (present infinitive inceptāre, perfect active inceptāvī, supine inceptātum)
Meaning
- ambitransitiveto begin, undertake
quasque incepistis res quasque inceptabitis
what you have begun and what you will beginc. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitruo 7hi dicebantur in eo tempore μαθηματικοί (mathēmatikoí), ab his scilicet artibus quas iam discere atque meditari inceptaverant
They were called in that time mathematikoi, on account of these arts which they had now begun to learn and practicec. 177 CE, Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 1.9.6 - ambitransitiveintransitiveto start (trouble)
sudabis satis si cum illo inceptas homine: ea eloquentiast.
2001 translation by John Barsby Come on now, you’ll be in a fine sweat if you start anything with a man of his eloquence.161 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Phormio 628–629
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inceptō | inceptābam | inceptābō | inceptāvī | inceptāveram | inceptāverō |
| 2nd sg. | inceptās | inceptābās | inceptābis | inceptāvistī | inceptāverās | inceptāveris |
| 3rd sg. | inceptat | inceptābat | inceptābit | inceptāvit | inceptāverat | inceptāverit |
| 1st pl. | inceptāmus | inceptābāmus | inceptābimus | inceptāvimus | inceptāverāmus | inceptāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | inceptātis | inceptābātis | inceptābitis | inceptāvistis | inceptāverātis | inceptāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | inceptant | inceptābant | inceptābunt | inceptāvērunt inceptāvēre | inceptāverant | inceptāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inceptem | inceptārem | inceptāverim | inceptāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | inceptēs | inceptārēs | inceptāverīs | inceptāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | inceptet | inceptāret | inceptāverit | inceptāvisset |
| 1st pl. | inceptēmus | inceptārēmus | inceptāverīmus | inceptāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | inceptētis | inceptārētis | inceptāverītis | inceptāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | inceptent | inceptārent | inceptāverint | inceptāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | inceptor | inceptābar | inceptābor |
| 2nd sg. | inceptāris inceptāre | inceptābāris inceptābāre | inceptāberis inceptābere |
| 3rd sg. | inceptātur | inceptābātur | inceptābitur |
| 1st pl. | inceptāmur | inceptābāmur | inceptābimur |
| 2nd pl. | inceptāminī | inceptābāminī | inceptābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | inceptantur | inceptābantur | inceptābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | incepter | inceptārer |
| 2nd sg. | inceptēris inceptēre | inceptārēris inceptārēre |
| 3rd sg. | inceptētur | inceptārētur |
| 1st pl. | inceptēmur | inceptārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | inceptēminī | inceptārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | inceptentur | inceptārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | inceptā | inceptāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | inceptāte | inceptāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | inceptātō | inceptātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | inceptātō | inceptātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | inceptātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | inceptantō | inceptantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | inceptāre | inceptārī |
| perfect infinitive | inceptāvisse | inceptātum esse |
| future infinitive | inceptātūrum esse | inceptātum īrī |
| present participle | inceptāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | inceptātus inceptāta, inceptātā, inceptātae, inceptātam, inceptātārum, inceptātās, inceptātī, inceptātōrum, inceptātōs |
| future participle | inceptātūrus inceptātūra, inceptātūrā, inceptātūrae, inceptātūram, inceptātūrārum, inceptātūrās, inceptātūre, inceptātūrī, inceptātūrīs, inceptātūrō, inceptātūrōrum, inceptātūrōs, inceptātūrum | inceptandus inceptanda, inceptandā, inceptandae, inceptandam, inceptandārum, inceptandās, inceptande, inceptandīs, inceptandōrum, inceptandōs |
gerundinceptandī, inceptandō, inceptandumsupineinceptātum, inceptātū
incepto, āre, v. freq. a. id.,
I. to begin, undertake, attempt (ante- and post-class.):
inceptas facinus facere, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 23; so, with inf.: loqui, id. Trin. 4, 3, 23: canere, Gell. 1, 11, 3: quo iter inceptas? Plaut. Truc. 1, 2, 28: quid inceptas? Ter. Eun. 5, 8, 1.— II. Esp., to begin business, cum aliquo, i. e. to quarrel:
si cum illo inceptas homine, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 24.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
inceptō —, —, āre, freq.
incipio, to begin, attempt: fabulam, T.—To begin, get into a quarrel: cum illo homine, T.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latininceptō
substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin incipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus 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 -tō Latin inceptō From incipiō (“to begin, undertake”) + -tō (frequentative verb suffix).
Ibero-Romance
- Portugueseencetarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese encetar
- Spanishencentar
- Galicianencetarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese encetar
Italo-Romance
- Italianincettare
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanencetar