LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

receptō

receptō (present infinitive receptāre, perfect active receptāvī, supine receptātum)
Classical[rɛˈkɛp.toː]Ecclesiastical[reˈt͡ʃɛp.to]

Meaning

  1. to recover

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.receptōreceptābamreceptābōreceptāvīreceptāveramreceptāverō
2nd sg.receptāsreceptābāsreceptābisreceptāvistīreceptāverāsreceptāveris
3rd sg.receptatreceptābatreceptābitreceptāvitreceptāveratreceptāverit
1st pl.receptāmusreceptābāmusreceptābimusreceptāvimusreceptāverāmusreceptāverimus
2nd pl.receptātisreceptābātisreceptābitisreceptāvistisreceptāverātisreceptāveritis
3rd pl.receptantreceptābantreceptābuntreceptāvērunt
receptāvēre
receptāverantreceptāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.receptemreceptāremreceptāverimreceptāvissem
2nd sg.receptēsreceptārēsreceptāverīsreceptāvissēs
3rd sg.receptetreceptāretreceptāveritreceptāvisset
1st pl.receptēmusreceptārēmusreceptāverīmusreceptāvissēmus
2nd pl.receptētisreceptārētisreceptāverītisreceptāvissētis
3rd pl.receptentreceptārentreceptāverintreceptāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.receptorreceptābarreceptābor
2nd sg.receptāris
receptāre
receptābāris
receptābāre
receptāberis
receptābere
3rd sg.receptāturreceptābāturreceptābitur
1st pl.receptāmurreceptābāmurreceptābimur
2nd pl.receptāminīreceptābāminīreceptābiminī
3rd pl.receptanturreceptābanturreceptābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.recepterreceptārer
2nd sg.receptēris
receptēre
receptārēris
receptārēre
3rd sg.receptēturreceptārētur
1st pl.receptēmurreceptārēmur
2nd pl.receptēminīreceptārēminī
3rd pl.receptenturreceptārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.receptāreceptāre
pres. 2nd pl.receptātereceptāminī
fut. 2nd sg.receptātōreceptātor
fut. 3rd sg.receptātōreceptātor
fut. 2nd pl.receptātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.receptantōreceptantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivereceptārereceptārī
perfect infinitivereceptāvissereceptātum esse
future infinitivereceptātūrum essereceptātum īrī
present participlereceptāns—
perfect participle—receptātus
future participlereceptātūrusreceptandus
gerundreceptandī, receptandō, receptandumsupinereceptātum, receptātū

rĕcepto, āvi, 1, v. freq. a. recipio,
I. to take again, receive back; to recover, retake (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose; not in Cic. or Cæs.): quae cava corpore caeruleo cortina receptat, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 48 Müll. (Ann. v. 9 Vahl.); cf. Lucr. 2, 1001: placido natura receptat Cuncta sinu, Luc. 7, 810: corpus omnes Paulatim redit in sensus animamque receptat, and takes or receives back again, Lucr. 3, 505.—To receive habitually or often, admit, harbor, protect, etc.: meum receptas filium ad te Pamphilum, i. e. you receive my son's visits, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 17: mercatores, to receive, admit, Liv. 5, 8; Tac. A. 3, 60: hastam receptat Ossibus haerentem, tugs back the spear, Verg. A. 10, 383.—With se, to betake one's self anywhere, to withdraw, retire, recede: quo in tectum te receptes, Ter. Heaut. 5, 2, 15: Saturni sese quo stella receptet, Verg. G. 1, 336: mare, quā multā litus se valle receptat, Pers. 6, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinreceptō

substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin recipiō 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 receptō From recipiō + -tō (frequentative suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishresetfrom Old French recetter
  • Italianricettare
  • Portuguesereceptar
  • Spanishreceptar
  • Middle Frenchreceterfrom Old French recetter
  • Middle Frenchrecepterfrom Old French recetter
  • Early Modern Englishresetfrom Old French recetter
  • Scotsresetfrom Old French recetter

In English words that came into English from receptō

  • receptaclereceptāculum
  • resetterreceptātor
  • receptaculumreceptaculum

Quick answers

What does receptō mean in Latin?
receptō, a verb, means “to recover”.
What are the principal parts of receptō?
receptō, receptāre, receptāvī, receptātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce receptō?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈkɛp.toː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈt͡ʃɛp.to].
Where does receptō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin receptō.
Which English words come from receptō?
English words that go back to Latin receptō include receptacle, resetter and receptaculum.