incipio, incipere, incepi, inceptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
begin; start, undertake;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | incipio | incipimus |
| 2 | incipis | incipitis |
| 3 | incipit | incipiunt |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | incipere |
| active | perfect | incepisse |
| passive | present | incipi |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incipe | incipite |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incipito | incipitote |
| 3 | incipito | incipunto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incipere | incipimini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | incipitor | — |
| 3 | incipitor | incipuntor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptus | incepti |
| Gen. | incepti | inceptorum |
| Dat. | incepto | — |
| Acc. | inceptum | inceptos |
| Voc. | incepte | incepti |
| Abl. | incepto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | incepta | inceptae |
| Gen. | inceptae | inceptarum |
| Dat. | inceptae | — |
| Acc. | inceptam | inceptas |
| Voc. | incepta | inceptae |
| Abl. | incepta | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | inceptum | incepta |
| Gen. | incepti | inceptorum |
| Dat. | incepto | — |
| Acc. | inceptum | incepta |
| Voc. | inceptum | incepta |
| Abl. | incepto | — |
Supines
accusative: inceptum; ablative: inceptu
Examples
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...mutatur, sicuti fit in verbis "insilio" et "incipio", atque ita vim consonantis capit, et idcirco ea syllaba productius..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...semperque tenebo. Cur igitur taceo, Postume? Tu loqueris. Incipio quotiens alicui tua dona referre, protinus exclamat: "Dixerat ipse..."Liber XIX
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...quid ab aliis respondeatur audi, antequam ego incipio secedere et in alia parte considere. 'Isto modo' inquiunt..."Libri XVII-XVIII
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from EPISTULAE MORALES AD LUCILIUM
"...commendat. Nam cumsciam spiritum illius in meo verti, incipio, ut illi consulam, mihi consulere. Et cum me fortiorem..."XIV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...ferre non possum. non desino, sed esse aliud incipio, nec emendor in amore, sed transferor. illa vero sunt..."IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...ardor, non sentio, non intuentur oculi. tunc omnia incipio scire, cum gesta sunt. quid? tu me lacertorum viriumque..."Liber IX
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...peregre manere gratiam quam in urbe collegerint delector. Incipio enim satis absolutum existimare, de quo tanta diversitate regionum..."