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
Trinummus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...mali est. CAL. Omnibus amicis quod mihi est cupio esse idem. MEG. Eho tu, tua uxor quid agit..."Stichus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...accumbam, amabo, siquidem placeo. STICH. Tun mihi? STEPH. Cupio cum utroque. STICH. Ei mihi, bene dispereo. quid..."Pseudolus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illi est paedagogus, hunc ego cupio excruciari. CAL. Iam istaec insipientiast, iram in promptu gerere. quanto satius..."Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...illi nequam dare nunc? AGOR. Cupio. MIL. Em me dato. AGOR. Abi dierectus. MIL. Dic mihi vero serio..."Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...mihi reperire argentum potes. SAT. Cupio hercle. TOX. Tum tu me sine illam vendere. SAT. Tun illam vendas..."Mostellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...exprobras? PHILOL. Egone id exprobrem, qui mihimet cupio id opprobrarier? nec quicquam argenti locavi iam diu usquam aeque..."Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Eanest? Scel. Nescio. Pe. Vin scire plane? Sc. Cupio. Pe. Abi intro ad vos domum continuo, vide sitne..."Truculentus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...omnis [tum] mihi spes animam efflaverit. DIN. Factum cupio, nam nefacere si velim, non est locus; nunc puero..."