coepto

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkoe̯p.toː/, [ˈkoe̯pt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃep.to/, [ˈt͡ʃɛpt̪o]

Etymology 1

coeptus, perfect passive participle of coepī (“to begin”) +‎ -tō

Verb

coeptō (present infinitive coeptāre, perfect active coeptāvī, supine coeptātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) to begin eagerly, undertake, attempt
2. (intransitive) to begin, commence, make a start

Conjugation

Conjugation of coeptō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	coeptō	coeptās	coeptat	coeptāmus	coeptātis	coeptant
	imperfect	coeptābam	coeptābās	coeptābat	coeptābāmus	coeptābātis	coeptābant
	future	coeptābō	coeptābis	coeptābit	coeptābimus	coeptābitis	coeptābunt
	perfect	coeptāvī	coeptāvistī	coeptāvit	coeptāvimus	coeptāvistis	coeptāvērunt, coeptāvēre
	pluperfect	coeptāveram	coeptāverās	coeptāverat	coeptāverāmus	coeptāverātis	coeptāverant
	future perfect	coeptāverō	coeptāveris	coeptāverit	coeptāverimus	coeptāveritis	coeptāverint
passive	present	coeptor	coeptāris, coeptāre	coeptātur	coeptāmur	coeptāminī	coeptantur
	imperfect	coeptābar	coeptābāris, coeptābāre	coeptābātur	coeptābāmur	coeptābāminī	coeptābantur
	future	coeptābor	coeptāberis, coeptābere	coeptābitur	coeptābimur	coeptābiminī	coeptābuntur
	perfect	coeptātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	coeptātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	coeptātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	coeptem	coeptēs	coeptet	coeptēmus	coeptētis	coeptent
	imperfect	coeptārem	coeptārēs	coeptāret	coeptārēmus	coeptārētis	coeptārent
	perfect	coeptāverim	coeptāverīs	coeptāverit	coeptāverīmus	coeptāverītis	coeptāverint
	pluperfect	coeptāvissem	coeptāvissēs	coeptāvisset	coeptāvissēmus	coeptāvissētis	coeptāvissent
passive	present	coepter	coeptēris, coeptēre	coeptētur	coeptēmur	coeptēminī	coeptentur
	imperfect	coeptārer	coeptārēris, coeptārēre	coeptārētur	coeptārēmur	coeptārēminī	coeptārentur
	perfect	coeptātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	coeptātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	coeptā	—	—	coeptāte	—
	future	—	coeptātō	coeptātō	—	coeptātōte	coeptantō
passive	present	—	coeptāre	—	—	coeptāminī	—
	future	—	coeptātor	coeptātor	—	—	coeptantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		coeptāre	coeptāvisse	coeptātūrum esse	coeptārī	coeptātum esse	coeptātum īrī
participles		coeptāns	—	coeptātūrus	—	coeptātus	coeptandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		coeptandī	coeptandō	coeptandum	coeptandō	coeptātum	coeptātū

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

coeptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of coeptus

Noun

coeptō

1. dative/ablative singular of coeptum

References

• “coepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “coepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• coepto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) swords must now decide the day: res gladiis geri coepta est