verbthird conjugation
surrēpō
surrēpō (present infinitive surrēpere, perfect active surrēpsī, supine surrēptum)
Classical[sʊrˈreː.poː]Ecclesiastical[surˈrɛː.po]
Meaning
- to creep under or along, to come upon unawares
Armavit nonnulla, inermibus etiam aliquod ad salutem munimentum excogitavit: quae nam exiguo corpore clauserat, partim per aerem pennis attolli, partim per terram surrepere iussit; quae vero in amplam molem auxerat, crassitudine sua roboravit; mox ea ut calorem et frigus facile perferrent pilis, setis, pellibusque vestivit; pedes etiam qui corpora sustinerent, ungulis callisque obduravit.
c. 1500, Celio Calcagnini, Epitoma Quod animalium cura data sit Prometheo ac Epimetheo - to slide under
- intransitivetransitiveto insinuate oneself into
terror subrēpit pectora
terror insinuates itself into (men's) heartsc. 83 CE – 96 CE, Silius Italicus, Punica 15.136
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | surrēpō | surrēpēbam | surrēpam | surrēpsī | surrēpseram | surrēpserō |
| 2nd sg. | surrēpis | surrēpēbās | surrēpēs | surrēpsistī | surrēpserās | surrēpseris |
| 3rd sg. | surrēpit | surrēpēbat | surrēpet | surrēpsit | surrēpserat | surrēpserit |
| 1st pl. | surrēpimus | surrēpēbāmus | surrēpēmus | surrēpsimus | surrēpserāmus | surrēpserimus |
| 2nd pl. | surrēpitis | surrēpēbātis | surrēpētis | surrēpsistis | surrēpserātis | surrēpseritis |
| 3rd pl. | surrēpunt | surrēpēbant | surrēpent | surrēpsērunt surrēpsēre | surrēpserant | surrēpserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | surrēpam | surrēperem | surrēpserim | surrēpsissem |
| 2nd sg. | surrēpās | surrēperēs | surrēpserīs | surrēpsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | surrēpat | surrēperet | surrēpserit | surrēpsisset |
| 1st pl. | surrēpāmus | surrēperēmus | surrēpserīmus | surrēpsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | surrēpātis | surrēperētis | surrēpserītis | surrēpsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | surrēpant | surrēperent | surrēpserint | surrēpsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | surrēpor | surrēpēbar | surrēpar |
| 2nd sg. | surrēperis surrēpere | surrēpēbāris surrēpēbāre | surrēpēris surrēpēre |
| 3rd sg. | surrēpitur | surrēpēbātur | surrēpētur |
| 1st pl. | surrēpimur | surrēpēbāmur | surrēpēmur |
| 2nd pl. | surrēpiminī | surrēpēbāminī | surrēpēminī |
| 3rd pl. | surrēpuntur | surrēpēbantur | surrēpentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | surrēpar | surrēperer |
| 2nd sg. | surrēpāris surrēpāre | surrēperēris surrēperēre |
| 3rd sg. | surrēpātur | surrēperētur |
| 1st pl. | surrēpāmur | surrēperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | surrēpāminī | surrēperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | surrēpantur | surrēperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | surrēpe | surrēpere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | surrēpite | surrēpiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | surrēpitō | surrēpitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | surrēpitō | surrēpitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | surrēpitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | surrēpuntō | surrēpuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | surrēpere | surrēpī |
| perfect infinitive | surrēpsisse | surrēptum esse |
| future infinitive | surrēptūrum esse | surrēptum īrī |
| present participle | surrēpēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | surrēptus surrepta, surreptā, surreptae, surreptam, surreptārum, surreptās, surrepte, surreptī, surreptīs, surreptō, surreptōrum, surreptōs |
| future participle | surrēptūrus surrēptūra, surrēptūrā, surrēptūrae, surrēptūram, surrēptūrārum, surrēptūrās, surrēptūre, surrēptūrī, surrēptūrīs, surrēptūrō, surrēptūrōrum, surrēptūrōs, surrēptūrum | surrēpendus surrēpundus, surrēpenda, surrēpendā, surrēpendae, surrēpendam, surrēpendārum, surrēpendās, surrēpende, surrēpendīs, surrēpendōrum, surrēpendōs |
gerundsurrēpendī, surrēpendō, surrēpendumsupinesurrēptum, surrēptū
sur-rēpo (subr-), psi, ptum, 3 (sync. form of
I. perf. surrepsti, Cat. 77, 3), v. n. and a., to creep under, to creep or steal along, creep softly on, steal upon, to come on unawares, insensibly, or by degrees, etc. (not freq. till after the Aug. per.).
I. Lit.: sub tabulas, * Cic. Sest. 59, 126:
clathris facile, Col. 9, 1, 9: urbis moenia, Hor. S. 2, 6, 100: surrepens lacerta, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 70: in aulam, Claud. ap. Ruf. 1, 177.—Poet., of inanim. subjects: mediis surrepit vinea muris, advances slowly, Luc. 2, 506: surrepit crinibus umor, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 251: ars mea cogit, Insita praecoquibus surrepere persica prunis, to grow out, Calp. Ecl. 2, 43.—II. Trop.:
alicui, Cat. 77, 3: vide, quam non subrepam tibi. Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 1, 5: blanda quies furtim surrepit ocellis, Ov. F. 3, 19: surrepsit fratribus horror, Stat. Th. 11, 476: surrepet iners aetasTib. 1, 1, 71: insinuatio surrepat animis, Quint. 4, 1, 42: dissimulata actio, id. 4, 1, 60: oblivio cibi huic, Plin. 8, 22, 34, § 84: paulatimque et Romae subrepsit appellatio, id. 21, 2, 3, § 5: vitia, Sen. Ep. 90, 5: terror pectora, Sil. 15, 136: nullosque Catonis in actus surrepsit voluptas, Luc. 2, 391.—Impers. pass.: ita surrepetur animo judicis, Quint. 4, 5, 20. — Hence, P. a. as subst.: subreptum, i, n., only adverb.: scandentes in subreptum felium modo, stealthily, Plin. 10, 18, 20, § 40.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsurrēpō
Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der. Proto-Italic *rēpō Latin rēpō Latin surrēpō From sub- + rēpō.
In English words that came into English from surrēpō
- surreptitioussurrēptīcius