verbfirst conjugation
nuncupō
nuncupō (present infinitive nuncupāre, perfect active nuncupāvī, supine nuncupātum)
Classical[ˈnʊŋ.kʊ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnuŋ.ku.po]
Meaning
- to call by name; to name
- to publicly name or appoint as heir
- to vow publicly
- to announce publicly or officially
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Nominare · Nuncupare · Vocare · Appellare
Nominare and nuncupare mean, to call anybody by his name; nominare, to call him by the name which he already possesses; nuncupare, to give a name to an object that has hitherto been without a name; whereas appellare and vocare mean to designate a person by any name, title, or appellation belonging to him. (v. 105.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuncupō | nuncupābam | nuncupābō | nuncupāvī | nuncupāveram | nuncupāverō nuncupārō |
| 2nd sg. | nuncupās | nuncupābās | nuncupābis | nuncupāvistī nuncupāstī | nuncupāverās nuncupārās | nuncupāveris |
| 3rd sg. | nuncupat | nuncupābat | nuncupābit | nuncupāvit | nuncupāverat nuncupārat | nuncupāverit nuncupārit |
| 1st pl. | nuncupāmus | nuncupābāmus | nuncupābimus | nuncupāvimus | nuncupāverāmus | nuncupāverimus nuncupārimus |
| 2nd pl. | nuncupātis | nuncupābātis | nuncupābitis | nuncupāvistis nuncupāstis | nuncupāverātis nuncupārātis | nuncupāveritis nuncupāritis |
| 3rd pl. | nuncupant | nuncupābant | nuncupābunt | nuncupāvērunt nuncupāvēre, nuncupārunt | nuncupāverant nuncupārant | nuncupāverint nuncupārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuncupem | nuncupārem | nuncupāverim nuncupārim | nuncupāvissem nuncupāssem |
| 2nd sg. | nuncupēs | nuncupārēs | nuncupāverīs | nuncupāvissēs nuncupāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | nuncupet | nuncupāret | nuncupāverit nuncupārit | nuncupāvisset nuncupāsset |
| 1st pl. | nuncupēmus | nuncupārēmus | nuncupāverīmus nuncupārīmus | nuncupāvissēmus nuncupāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | nuncupētis | nuncupārētis | nuncupāverītis nuncupārītis | nuncupāvissētis nuncupāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | nuncupent | nuncupārent | nuncupāverint nuncupārint | nuncupāvissent nuncupāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuncupor | nuncupābar | nuncupābor |
| 2nd sg. | nuncupāris nuncupāre | nuncupābāris nuncupābāre | nuncupāberis nuncupābere |
| 3rd sg. | nuncupātur | nuncupābātur | nuncupābitur |
| 1st pl. | nuncupāmur | nuncupābāmur | nuncupābimur |
| 2nd pl. | nuncupāminī | nuncupābāminī | nuncupābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | nuncupantur | nuncupābantur | nuncupābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nuncuper | nuncupārer |
| 2nd sg. | nuncupēris nuncupēre | nuncupārēris nuncupārēre |
| 3rd sg. | nuncupētur | nuncupārētur |
| 1st pl. | nuncupēmur | nuncupārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | nuncupēminī | nuncupārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | nuncupentur | nuncupārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | nuncupā | nuncupāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | nuncupāte | nuncupāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | nuncupātō | nuncupātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | nuncupātō | nuncupātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | nuncupātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | nuncupantō | nuncupantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nuncupāre | nuncupārī |
| perfect infinitive | nuncupāvisse nuncupāsse | nuncupātum esse |
| future infinitive | nuncupātūrum esse | nuncupātum īrī |
| present participle | nuncupāns nuncupante, nuncupantem, nuncupantēs, nuncupantī, nuncupantia, nuncupantibus, nuncupantis, nuncupantīs, nuncupantium | — |
| perfect participle | — | nuncupātus nuncupāta, nuncupātā, nuncupātae, nuncupātam, nuncupātārum, nuncupātās, nuncupātī, nuncupātōrum, nuncupātōs |
| future participle | nuncupātūrus nuncupātūra, nuncupātūrā, nuncupātūrae, nuncupātūram, nuncupātūrārum, nuncupātūrās, nuncupātūre, nuncupātūrī, nuncupātūrīs, nuncupātūrō, nuncupātūrōrum, nuncupātūrōs, nuncupātūrum | nuncupandus nuncupanda, nuncupandā, nuncupandae, nuncupandam, nuncupandārum, nuncupandās, nuncupande, nuncupandīs, nuncupandōrum, nuncupandōs |
gerundnuncupandī, nuncupandō, nuncupandumsupinenuncupātum, nuncupātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- vota facere, nuncupare, suscipere, concipere
- to make a vow.
nuncŭpo, āvi, ātum, 1 (nuncupassit for nuncupaverit;
I. v. in the foll.), v. a. nomencapio, to call by name, to call, name (mostly ante-class. and post-Aug.;
esp. in jurid. lang.: quem cultrix nomine nostro nuncupat, Ov. F. 1, 246; cf. Cic. de Or. 3, 38, 153; Quint. 8, 3, 27 Spald. N. cr.; cf.: designo, declaro, dico): nuncupare nominare valere apparet in legibus, ubi nuncupatae pecuniae sunt scriptae; item in choro, in quo est: Aenea! Quis est qui meum nomen nuncupat? Item in Medio: Quis tu es mulier, quae me insueto nuncupāsti nomine? Varr. L. L. 6, § 60 Müll.: CVM NEXVM FACIET MANCIPIVMQVE VTI LINGVA NVNCVPASSIT ITA IVS ESTO, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.; cf. Cic. Off. 3, 16, 65; cf. also id. de Or. 1, 57, 245: nuncupata pecunia est nominata, certa (nomine certa?), nominibus propriis pronuntiata, Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.: tum illud, quod erat a deo donatum, nomine ipsius dei nuncupabant, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60; cf. id. ib. 2, 28, 71: res utiles deorum vocabulis, id. ib. 1, 15, 38; Plin. 4, 12, 27, § 91: Pompeii M. titulos omnes triumphosque hoc in loco nuncupari, id. 7, 26, 27, § 95: aliquam reginam, Just. 24, 2, 9: aliquem Caesarem, Aur. Vict. Caes. 23, 2: Indigetem, Ov. M. 14, 608.—Poet.: alicujus fidem, to invoke, Pac. ap. Non. 90, 11 (Trag. Rel. p. 78, v 141 Rib.).—II. In partic.
A. Nuncupare heredem, to name publicly before witnesses as one's heir:
heredes palam, ita ut exaudiri possint nuncupandi sunt, Dig. 28, 1, 21: voce nuncupatus heres, Just. 12, 15 fin.; Dig. 37, 11, 8: nuncupatum testamentum, a testament drawn up in the presence of witnesses, in which the testator names his heirs, Plin. Ep. 8, 18, 5.— B. In gen., to constitute or appoint as one's heir, Suet. Claud. 4; id. Calig. 38:
nec quia offendit alius, nuncuparis, sed quia ipse meruisti, Plin. Pan. 43.—C. To announce publicly, proclaim formally:
consultatum pro rostris an in senatu an in castris adoptio nuncuparetur, Tac. H. 1, 17.— D. To pronounce vows publicly, to offer vows, to vow: vota nuncupata dicuntur, quae consules, praetores cum in provinciam proficiscuntur faciunt: ea in tabulas praesentibus multis referuntur. At Santra L. II. de verborum antiquitate satis multis nuncupata colligit non directo nominata significare, sed promissa et quasi testificata, circumscripta, recepta, quod etiam in votis nuncupandis esse convenientius, Paul. ex Fest. p. 173 Müll.; Cic. Phil. 3, 4, 11; Liv. 21, 63:
cum consul more majorum secundum vota in Capitolio nuncupata, cum lictoribus paludatus profectus ab urbe esset, id. 41, 10: solvere vota nuncupata pro incolumitate exercitus, Val. Max. 1, 1 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nūncupō āvī, ātus, āre
nomen+CAP-, to call by name, call, name : alqd nomine dei: alquem Indigetem, O. —Of vows, to take publicly, offer, utter, vow : vota ea, quae numquam solveret: profectus ad vota nuncupanda, L.— To proclaim formally : adoptionem, Ta.
Origins
From nōmen (“name”) and capiō (“seize, catch”). De Vaan says the original compound must have been a nominal of the form *nōmiceps, with the meaning 'taking a name, declaring', from which was derived a verb of the first conjugation. This would have undergone syncope, passing through steps like the following: *nōmicupāre > *nōncupāre > *noncupāre > nuncupāre.
Descendants
- Englishnuncupate
In English words that came into English from nuncupō
- nuncupatenuncupātus
- nuncupativenuncupātīvus