cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wish/long/be eager for; desire/want, covet; desire as a lover; favor, wish well;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cupio | cupimus |
| 2 | cupis | cupitis |
| 3 | cupit | cupiunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | cupere |
| active | perfect | cupivisse |
| passive | present | cupi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cupe | cupite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cupito | cupitote |
| 3 | cupito | cupunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cupere | cupimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cupitor | — |
| 3 | cupitor | cupuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupitus | cupiti |
| Gen. | cupiti | cupitorum |
| Dat. | cupito | — |
| Acc. | cupitum | cupitos |
| Voc. | cupite | cupiti |
| Abl. | cupito | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupita | cupitae |
| Gen. | cupitae | cupitarum |
| Dat. | cupitae | — |
| Acc. | cupitam | cupitas |
| Voc. | cupita | cupitae |
| Abl. | cupita | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cupitum | cupita |
| Gen. | cupiti | cupitorum |
| Dat. | cupito | — |
| Acc. | cupitum | cupita |
| Voc. | cupitum | cupita |
| Abl. | cupito | — |
Supines
accusative: cupitum; ablative: cupitu
Examples
- T
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...mali est. CAL. Omnibus amicis quod mihi est cupio esse idem. MEG. Eho tu, tua uxor quid agit..." - T
Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...accumbam, amabo, siquidem placeo. STICH. Tun mihi? STEPH. Cupio cum utroque. STICH. Ei mihi, bene dispereo. quid..." - T
Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illi est paedagogus, hunc ego cupio excruciari. CAL. Iam istaec insipientiast, iram in promptu gerere. quanto satius..." - T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illi nequam dare nunc? AGOR. Cupio. MIL. Em me dato. AGOR. Abi dierectus. MIL. Dic mihi vero serio..." - T
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...mihi reperire argentum potes. SAT. Cupio hercle. TOX. Tum tu me sine illam vendere. SAT. Tun illam vendas..." - T
Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...exprobras? PHILOL. Egone id exprobrem, qui mihimet cupio id opprobrarier? nec quicquam argenti locavi iam diu usquam aeque..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Eanest? Scel. Nescio. Pe. Vin scire plane? Sc. Cupio. Pe. Abi intro ad vos domum continuo, vide sitne..." - T
Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...omnis [tum] mihi spes animam efflaverit. DIN. Factum cupio, nam nefacere si velim, non est locus; nunc puero..."