verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
ūsūcapiō1
ūsūcapiō (present infinitive ūsūcapere, perfect active ūsūcēpī, supine ūsūcaptum)
Classical[uː.suːˈka.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[u.s̬uˈkaː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to acquire ownership or easement by long use or possession
De Tadiana re mecum Tadius locutus est te ita scripsisse, nihil esse iam, quod laboraretur, quoniam hereditas usu capta esset. Id mirabamur te ignorare, de tutela legitima, in qua dicitur esse puella, nihil usu capi posse.
Translation by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh As to the business of Tadius. He tells me that you have written him word that there was no need of farther trouble, since the property is secured by prescription. I am surprised that you do not know that in the case of a statutory wardship of an unmarried girl prescription cannot be pleaded.68 BCE – 44 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Atticum 1.5.6
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ūsūcapiō | ūsūcapiēbam | ūsūcapiam | ūsūcēpī | ūsūcēperam | ūsūcēperō |
| 2nd sg. | ūsūcapis | ūsūcapiēbās | ūsūcapiēs | ūsūcēpistī | ūsūcēperās | ūsūcēperis |
| 3rd sg. | ūsūcapit | ūsūcapiēbat | ūsūcapiet | ūsūcēpit | ūsūcēperat | ūsūcēperit |
| 1st pl. | ūsūcapimus | ūsūcapiēbāmus | ūsūcapiēmus | ūsūcēpimus | ūsūcēperāmus | ūsūcēperimus |
| 2nd pl. | ūsūcapitis | ūsūcapiēbātis | ūsūcapiētis | ūsūcēpistis | ūsūcēperātis | ūsūcēperitis |
| 3rd pl. | ūsūcapiunt | ūsūcapiēbant | ūsūcapient | ūsūcēpērunt ūsūcēpēre | ūsūcēperant | ūsūcēperint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ūsūcapiam | ūsūcaperem | ūsūcēperim | ūsūcēpissem |
| 2nd sg. | ūsūcapiās | ūsūcaperēs | ūsūcēperīs | ūsūcēpissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ūsūcapiat | ūsūcaperet | ūsūcēperit | ūsūcēpisset |
| 1st pl. | ūsūcapiāmus | ūsūcaperēmus | ūsūcēperīmus | ūsūcēpissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ūsūcapiātis | ūsūcaperētis | ūsūcēperītis | ūsūcēpissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ūsūcapiant | ūsūcaperent | ūsūcēperint | ūsūcēpissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ūsūcapior | ūsūcapiēbar | ūsūcapiar |
| 2nd sg. | ūsūcaperis ūsūcapere | ūsūcapiēbāris ūsūcapiēbāre | ūsūcapiēris ūsūcapiēre |
| 3rd sg. | ūsūcapitur | ūsūcapiēbātur | ūsūcapiētur |
| 1st pl. | ūsūcapimur | ūsūcapiēbāmur | ūsūcapiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ūsūcapiminī | ūsūcapiēbāminī | ūsūcapiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ūsūcapiuntur | ūsūcapiēbantur | ūsūcapientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ūsūcapiar | ūsūcaperer |
| 2nd sg. | ūsūcapiāris ūsūcapiāre | ūsūcaperēris ūsūcaperēre |
| 3rd sg. | ūsūcapiātur | ūsūcaperētur |
| 1st pl. | ūsūcapiāmur | ūsūcaperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ūsūcapiāminī | ūsūcaperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ūsūcapiantur | ūsūcaperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ūsūcape | ūsūcapere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ūsūcapite | ūsūcapiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ūsūcapitō | ūsūcapitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ūsūcapitō | ūsūcapitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ūsūcapitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ūsūcapiuntō | ūsūcapiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ūsūcapere | ūsūcapī |
| perfect infinitive | ūsūcēpisse | ūsūcaptum esse |
| future infinitive | ūsūcaptūrum esse | ūsūcaptum īrī |
| present participle | ūsūcapiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ūsūcaptus ūsūcapta, ūsūcaptā, ūsūcaptae, ūsūcaptam, ūsūcaptārum, ūsūcaptās, ūsūcapte, ūsūcaptī, ūsūcaptīs, ūsūcaptō, ūsūcaptōrum, ūsūcaptōs |
| future participle | ūsūcaptūrus ūsūcaptūra, ūsūcaptūrā, ūsūcaptūrae, ūsūcaptūram, ūsūcaptūrārum, ūsūcaptūrās, ūsūcaptūre, ūsūcaptūrī, ūsūcaptūrīs, ūsūcaptūrō, ūsūcaptūrōrum, ūsūcaptūrōs, ūsūcaptūrum | ūsūcapiendus ūsūcapiundus, ūsūcapienda, ūsūcapiendā, ūsūcapiendae, ūsūcapiendam, ūsūcapiendārum, ūsūcapiendās, ūsūcapiende, ūsūcapiendīs, ūsūcapiendōrum, ūsūcapiendōs |
gerundūsūcapiendī, ūsūcapiendō, ūsūcapiendumsupineūsūcaptum, ūsūcaptū
ūsū-căpĭo (in recent edd. usually separate, ūsū căpĭo), cēpi, captum, 3, v. a. id.; jurid. t. t.,
I. to acquire ownership of a thing by long use, to acquire by prescription or usucaption:
quoniam hereditas usu capta esset, Cic. Att. 1, 5, 6: scio jam biennium transisse, omniaque me usucepisse, Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 10: nullam penes se culpam esse, quod Hannibal jam velut usu cepisset Italiam, Liv. 22, 44, 6: subsiciva, ut usu capta, concessit, Suet. Dom. 9 fin.: filius pro donato non capiet usu, Dig. 41, 7, 1: propius est, ut usu eas capere non possis, ib. 41, 3, 29.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ūsū-capiō or ūsū capiō cēpī, captus, ere. —In law,
to acquire ownership by use, acquire by prescription: quoniam hereditas usu capta esset: quod iam velut usu cepisset Italiam, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃eyt-der.?
- Proto-Italic*oitōr
- Latinūsūcapiō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin ūsus substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin ūsūcapiō From ūsus (“use”) + capiō (“take; take on”).
Descendants
- Englishusucapion
- Frenchusucapion
- Italianusucapione
- Portugueseusucapião
- Spanishusucapión
- Sicilianusucapiuni
In English words that came into English from ūsūcapiō
- usucapionūsūcapiō
- usucaptionūsūcapiō