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verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

resipīscō

resipīscō (present infinitive resipīscere, perfect active resipuī or resipiī or resipīvī)
Classical[rɛ.sɪˈpiːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[re.s̬iˈpis.ko]

Meaning

  1. to recover one's senses
    vix aliquando te auctore resipivi.At long last, and by your advice, I have come to my senses.68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 4.5.1
  2. to revive

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.resipīscōresipīscēbamresipīscamresipuī
resipiī, resipīvī
resipueram
resipieram, resipīveram
resipuerō
resipierō, resipīverō
2nd sg.resipīscisresipīscēbāsresipīscēsresipuistī
resipiistī, resipīvistī
resipuerās
resipierās, resipīverās
resipueris
resipieris, resipīveris
3rd sg.resipīscitresipīscēbatresipīscetresipuit
resipiit, resipīvit
resipuerat
resipierat, resipīverat
resipuerit
resipierit, resipīverit
1st pl.resipīscimusresipīscēbāmusresipīscēmusresipuimus
resipiimus, resipīvimus
resipuerāmus
resipierāmus, resipīverāmus
resipuerimus
resipierimus, resipīverimus
2nd pl.resipīscitisresipīscēbātisresipīscētisresipuistis
resipiistis, resipīvistis
resipuerātis
resipierātis, resipīverātis
resipueritis
resipieritis, resipīveritis
3rd pl.resipīscuntresipīscēbantresipīscentresipuērunt
resipuēre, resipiērunt, resipiēre, resipīvērunt, resipīvēre
resipuerant
resipierant, resipīverant
resipuerint
resipierint, resipīverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.resipīscamresipīsceremresipuerim
resipierim, resipīverim
resipuissem
resipiissem, resipīvissem
2nd sg.resipīscāsresipīscerēsresipuerīs
resipierīs, resipīverīs
resipuissēs
resipiissēs, resipīvissēs
3rd sg.resipīscatresipīsceretresipuerit
resipierit, resipīverit
resipuisset
resipiisset, resipīvisset, resipīsset
1st pl.resipīscāmusresipīscerēmusresipuerīmus
resipierīmus, resipīverīmus
resipuissēmus
resipiissēmus, resipīvissēmus
2nd pl.resipīscātisresipīscerētisresipuerītis
resipierītis, resipīverītis
resipuissētis
resipiissētis, resipīvissētis
3rd pl.resipīscantresipīscerentresipuerint
resipierint, resipīverint
resipuissent
resipiissent, resipīvissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.resipīsce—
pres. 2nd pl.resipīscite—
fut. 2nd sg.resipīscitō—
fut. 3rd sg.resipīscitō—
fut. 2nd pl.resipīscitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.resipīscuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveresipīscere—
perfect infinitiveresipuisse
resipiisse, resipīvisse
—
present participleresipīscēns—
gerundresipīscendī, resipīscendō, resipīscendum

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

resipiscere (Att. 4. 5. 2)
to recover one's reason, be reasonable again.

rĕsĭpisco, īvi or ĭi (resipui, Cic. Att. 4, 5, 1; Afran. ap. Prisc. 897 P.; or Com. Rel. v. 16 Rib.;
I. resipisti, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 34; resipisset, Cic. Sest. 38, 80; resipiit, Suet. Ner. 42), 3, v. inch. n. [resipio], to recover one's senses, come to one's self again; to revive, recover (class.): afferte aquam ... dum resipiscit ... Jam resipisti? Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 24, and 35; Ter. And. 4, 2, 15; Suet. Tib. 73; id. Ner. 42; Plin. 30, 10, 24, § 84: multo omnium nunc me fortunatissimum Factum puto esse, gnate, quom te intellego Resipisse, are returned to your senses, become reasonable, Ter. Heaut. 4, 8, 3; Afran. l. l.; Cic. Att. 4, 5, 1; id. Sest. 38, 80: ut tunc saltem resipiscerent, Liv. 36, 22; Tac. H. 4, 67 fin.; Suet. Aug. 48: fessi resipiscimus aestu, Prop. 3 (4), 24, 17. Tert. Apol. 17: a diaboli laqueis, escape, Vulg. 2 Tim. 2, 26.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinresipīscō

Proto-Italic *sapjō Latin sapiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin -īscō Latin resipīscō From re- + sapiō + -īscō.

In English words that came into English from resipīscō

  • resipiscenceresipīscentia

Quick answers

What does resipīscō mean in Latin?
resipīscō, a verb, means “to recover one's senses; to revive”.
What are the principal parts of resipīscō?
resipīscō, resipīscere, resipuī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce resipīscō?
In classical Latin, [rɛ.sɪˈpiːs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [re.s̬iˈpis.ko].
Where does resipīscō come from?
Proto-Italic *wre- → Latin resipīscō.