incepto, inceptare, inceptavi, inceptatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
begin; undertake; attempt;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | incepto | inceptamus |
| 2 | inceptas | inceptatis |
| 3 | inceptat | inceptant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | inceptare |
| active | perfect | inceptavisse |
| passive | present | inceptari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incepta | inceptate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inceptato | inceptatote |
| 3 | inceptato | inceptanto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inceptare | inceptamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | inceptator | — |
| 3 | inceptator | inceptantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptatus | inceptati |
| Gen. | inceptati | inceptatorum |
| Dat. | inceptato | — |
| Acc. | inceptatum | inceptatos |
| Voc. | inceptate | inceptati |
| Abl. | inceptato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptata | inceptatae |
| Gen. | inceptatae | inceptatarum |
| Dat. | inceptatae | — |
| Acc. | inceptatam | inceptatas |
| Voc. | inceptata | inceptatae |
| Abl. | inceptata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptatum | inceptata |
| Gen. | inceptati | inceptatorum |
| Dat. | inceptato | — |
| Acc. | inceptatum | inceptata |
| Voc. | inceptatum | inceptata |
| Abl. | inceptato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptandus | — |
| Gen. | inceptandi | — |
| Dat. | inceptando | — |
| Acc. | inceptandum | — |
| Voc. | inceptande | — |
| Abl. | inceptando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptanda | — |
| Gen. | inceptandae | — |
| Dat. | inceptandae | — |
| Acc. | inceptandam | — |
| Voc. | inceptanda | — |
| Abl. | inceptanda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptandum | — |
| Gen. | inceptandi | — |
| Dat. | inceptando | — |
| Acc. | inceptandum | — |
| Voc. | inceptandum | — |
| Abl. | inceptando | — |
Supines
accusative: inceptatum; ablative: inceptatu
Examples
Liber III
Aulus Gellius
"...esse hominem gignendi summum finem: decem menses non inceptos, sed exactos. Idque Plautum, veterem poetam, dicere videmus..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...Illa solo fixos oculos aversa tenebat, nec magis incepto vultum sermone movetur quam lentae salices lassove papavera collo..."Divus Iulius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...obrutus fluctibus. Ne religione quidem ulla a quoquam incepto absterritus umquam vel retardatus est. Cum immolanti aufugisset hostia..."
Liber Octavus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...altius inque sui sternuntur velleris auro. Quis novus inceptos timor impediit hymenaeos turbavitque toros et sacra calentia rupit..."Liber Tertius
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...motis seu vos via flatibus urget, pergite et inceptos mecum revocate labores, seu pluris tolerare moras rursusque propinquis..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...nigri cum uana in proelia surgunt terrigenae; fugit incepto tremibundus ab aruo agricola insanique domum rediere iuuenci..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...haeret respiciens Ithacum coetuque novissimus exit. ille quoque incepto paulum ex sermone remittit, pauca tamen iungens..."Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...deae[que] quantumst, Syre, cum istoc invento cumque incepto perduint! huiu' modi mihi res semper comminiscere..."