cupitis
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cupitus, cupita, cupitum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
much desired/longed for;
abl. pl. (all)dat. pl. (all) - 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;
abl. pl. perf. pass. part.dat. pl. perf. pass. part.pl. pres. act. ind. 2nd - Entry →cupita, cupitae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beloved, loved one;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →cupitus, cupiti:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
beloved, loved one;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl. - Entry →cupitum, cupiti:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
one's desire, that which one desires;
abl. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...quae uos propter adulescentiam minus uidetis, magis inpense cupitis, consulitis parum, haec reprehendere et corrigere quem, obsecundare..."Phoenissae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...Recondere ensem? qualibet gaude mora; Id gerere bellum cupitis, in quo est optimum Vinci: uereris fratris infesti dolos..."Liber III
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Quirites, Caesonem simul civem et legem quam cupitis habere non posse? Quamquam quid ego legem loquor? Libertati obstat..."FRAGMENTA HISTORIARUM
Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
"...coniectus. Multitudini ostendens, quam colere plurimum, ut mox cupitis ministram haberet, decreverat. Exercitum dimisit, ut primum Alpis digressus..."Liber IV
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...plena Caesarum domus, iuvenis filius, nepotes adulti moram cupitis adferebant; et quia vi tot simul corripere intutum dolus..."
