cupitae
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cupitus, cupita, cupitum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
much desired/longed for;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.) - Entry →cupio, cupere, cupivi, cupitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wish/long/be eager for; desire/want, covet; desire as a lover; favor, wish well;
dat. sg. perf. pass. part.gen. sg. perf. pass. part.nom. pl. perf. pass. part.voc. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →cupita, cupitae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beloved, loved one;
dat. sg.gen. sg.loc. sg.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Mercator
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...placeat maxume, ibi quidem si regnum detur, non cupita est civitas. V.ii EVTYCHVS Divom atque hominum quae spectatrix..."Liber XXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...caput ipsum belli Romam petendi, cuius rei semper cupitae praetermissam occasionem post Cannensem pugnam et alii fremebant..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...paucos dies Cotta mutata veste permaestus, quod pro cupita voluntate plebes abalienata fuerat, hoc modo in contione populi..."Liber XIII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...misitque donum matri, nulla parsimonia, cum praecipua et cupita aliis prior deferret. sed Agrippina non his instrui cultus..."
