capesso

Latin

Etymology

From capiō (“I seize, take”) +‎ -essō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kaˈpes.soː/, [kaˈpɛs.soː]

Verb

capessō (present infinitive capessere, perfect active capessīvī, supine capessitum); third conjugation

  1. I seize, snatch
  2. I pursue with zeal

Inflection
   Conjugation of capesso (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present capessō capessis capessit capessimus capessitis capessunt
imperfect capessēbam capessēbās capessēbat capessēbāmus capessēbātis capessēbant
future capessam capessēs capesset capessēmus capessētis capessent
perfect capessīvī capessīvistī capessīvit capessīvimus capessīvistis capessīvērunt, capessīvēre
pluperfect capessīveram capessīverās capessīverat capessīverāmus capessīverātis capessīverant
future perfect capessīverō capessīveris capessīverit capessīverimus capessīveritis capessīverint
passive present capessor capesseris, capessere capessitur capessimur capessiminī capessuntur
imperfect capessēbar capessēbāris, capessēbāre capessēbātur capessēbāmur capessēbāminī capessēbantur
future capessar capessēris, capessēre capessētur capessēmur capessēminī capessentur
perfect capessitus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect capessitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect capessitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present capessam capessās capessat capessāmus capessātis capessant
imperfect capesserem capesserēs capesseret capesserēmus capesserētis capesserent
perfect capessīverim capessīverīs capessīverit capessīverimus capessīveritis capessīverint
pluperfect capessīvissem capessīvissēs capessīvisset capessīvissēmus capessīvissētis capessīvissent
passive present capessar capessāris, capessāre capessātur capessāmur capessāminī capessantur
imperfect capesserer capesserēris, capesserēre capesserētur capesserēmur capesserēminī capesserentur
perfect capessitus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect capessitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — capesse — — capessite —
future — capessitō capessitō — capessitōte capessuntō
passive present — capessere — — capessiminī —
future — capessitor capessitor — — capessuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives capessere capessīvisse capessitūrus esse capessī capessitus esse capessitum īrī
participles capessēns — capessitūrus — capessitus capessendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
capessere capessendī capessendō capessendum capessitum capessitū

References
  • capesso in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • capesso in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • capesso in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to devote oneself to politics, a political career: rem publicam capessere (Off. 1. 21. 71)
    • to take service in the army: militiam (only in the sing.) capessere
    • to take to flight: fugam capessere, capere
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