Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 472.cupiō on page 472
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cupere to desire
cupere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to desire.
Definitions for cupere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to desire, wish, long for
English derivatives:
Cupid cupidity concupiscence covet covetous Kewpie doll
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To wish for, desire, want. (b) ~io omnia quae uis, etc. (as a polite greeting or formula of acquiescence). (c) ~io (absol., in answer to a question, etc.) I desire it, I will, 'yes, certainly', 'please do'. (d) (of things) to want, need.
- 2
To desire as a lover, long for.
- 3
(w. dat.) To be well disposed to, wish well to, favour; (phr.) alicuius causa ~ere, to have a person's interests at heart (see CAVSA).
Sentences with cupere
Latin to English
Multīs gentibus victīs, tōtum mundum tenēre cupīvistī.Compare When many peoples had been conquered, you (sg.) desired to possess the whole world.
Quidam magistrī discipulōs tantā cum arte docēbant ut ipsī discipulī quidem discere cuperent.Compare Some teachers used to teach their pupils so skillfully (with such great skill) that even the pupils themselves wanted to learn.
Ille autem, qui cupio Clodius, sum legatio aliquis.Compare But what Clodius desires is some embassy.
Tum vinco cupio, tum dux tu vinco.Compare We both wish to conquer, and especially to conquer under your command.
Dies et nox, tamquam avis ille, mare prospecto, evolo cupio.Compare All day and night, like that bird, I look forth on the sea, and desire to fly away.
Conjugation table for cupere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| cupiō cupis cupit cupimus cupitis cupiunt | cupiēbam cupiēbās cupiēbat cupiēbāmus cupiēbātis cupiēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cupīvī cupīvistī cupīvit cupīvimus cupīvistis cupīvērunt / cupīvēre | cupīveram cupīverās cupīverat cupīverāmus cupīverātis cupīverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cupiam cupiēs cupiet cupiēmus cupiētis cupient | cupīverō cupīveris cupīverit cupīverimus cupīveritis cupīverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| cupiam cupiās cupiat cupiāmus cupiātis cupiant | cuperem cuperēs cuperet cuperēmus cuperētis cuperent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cupīverim cupīveris cupīverit cupīverimus cupīveritis cupīverint | cupīvissem cupīvissēs cupīvisset cupīvissēmus cupīvissētis cupīvissent |
Infinitive present cupere Infinitive perfect cupīvisse Infinitive future cupītūrum esse | Imperative present cupe cupite Imperative future cupitō cupitō cupitōte cupiuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| cupior cuperis cupitur cupimur cupiminī cupiuntur | cupiēbar cupiēbāris / cupiēbāre cupiēbātur cupiēbāmur cupiēbāminī cupiēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| cupītus sum cupītus es cupītus est cupītī sumus cupītī estis cupītī sunt | cupītus eram cupītus erās cupītus erat cupītī erāmus cupītī erātis cupītī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| cupiar cupiēris / cupiēre cupiētur cupiēmur cupiēminī cupientur | cupītus erō cupītus eris cupītus erit cupītī erimus cupītī eritis cupītī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| cupiar cupiāris / cupiāre cupiātur cupiāmur cupiāminī cupiantur | cuperer cuperēris / cuperēre cuperētur cuperēmur cuperēminī cuperentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| cupītus sim cupītus sīs cupītus sit cupītī sīmus cupītī sītis cupītī sint | cupītus essem cupītus essēs cupītus esset cupītī essēmus cupītī essētis cupītī essent |
Infinitive present cupī Infinitive perfect cupītum esse Infinitive future cupītum īrī | Imperative present cupere cupiminī Imperative future cupitor cupitor - cupiuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | cupiēns | cupientēs |
| Gen. | cupientis | cupientium |
| Dat. | cupientī | cupientibus |
| Acc. | cupientem | cupientēs |
| Abl. | cupiente | cupientibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | cupītūrus | cupītūrī |
| Gen. | cupītūrī | cupītūrōrum |
| Dat. | cupītūrō | cupītūrīs |
| Acc. | cupītūrum | cupītūrōs |
| Abl. | cupītūrō | cupītūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | cupītus | cupītī |
| Gen. | cupītī | cupītōrum |
| Dat. | cupītō | cupītīs |
| Acc. | cupītum | cupītōs |
| Abl. | cupītō | cupītīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | cupiendus | cupiendī |
| Gen. | cupiendī | cupiendōrum |
| Dat. | cupiendō | cupiendīs |
| Acc. | cupiendum | cupiendōs |
| Abl. | cupiendō | cupiendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | cupere | cupītum |
| Gen. | cupiendī | cupītū |
| Dat. | cupiendō | |
| Acc. | cupiendum | |
| Abl. | cupiendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 112.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 472.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "cupiō, cupere, cupīvī, cupītum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/cupio-cupere-cupivi-cupitum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 112.to desire, wish, long for on page 112
