LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

inceptus

inceptus m (genitive inceptūs)
Classical[ɪŋˈkɛp.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛp.tus]

Meaning

  1. abstractmasculinethe action of beginning, starting
  2. concretemasculinea beginning, start
    […]; inde tibi tuaeque rei publicae quod [e documentis] imitere capias, inde foedum inceptu foedum exitu quod vites.From these that would honor yourself and the state you may select, others avoid that be base in their inception, shameful in their outcome.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita Praefatio

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinceptusinceptūs
genitiveinceptūsinceptuum
dativeinceptuīinceptibus
accusativeinceptuminceptūs
ablativeinceptūinceptibus
vocativeinceptusinceptūs

inceptus, a, um, Part., from incipio.
inceptus, ūs, m. incipio,
I. a beginning, undertaking (rare): foedum inceptu, foedum exitu, Liv. praef. 10: magno in omnia inceptu veneram, Sen. Ep. 108, 15: eriles, Val. Fl. 6, 124.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latininceptus

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 *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin inceptus From incipiō + -tus (forming action nouns).

In English words that came into English from inceptus

  • inceptioninceptiō
  • inceptinceptus

Quick answers

What does inceptus mean in Latin?
inceptus, a noun, means “the action of beginning, starting; a beginning, start”.
What is the genitive of inceptus?
The genitive singular is inceptūs. inceptus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce inceptus?
In classical Latin, [ɪŋˈkɛp.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛp.tus].
Where does inceptus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin inceptus.