capio

See also Cæpio

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *kapi-, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pi- (compare Breton kavout, English have, heave, Lithuanian kàmpt, Albanian kap, Ancient Greek κάπτω (káptō)).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈka.pi.oː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Verb

present active capiō, present infinitive capere, perfect active cēpī, supine captum.

1. I capture, seize, take.
2. I take on.
3. I take in, understand.

Inflection

Third Conjugation IO-variation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	capiō	capis	capit	capimus	capitis	capiunt
	future	capiam	capiēs	capiet	capiēmus	capiētis	capient
	imperfect	capiēbam	capiēbās	capiēbat	capiēbāmus	capiēbātis	capiēbant
	perfect	cēpī	cēpistī	cēpit	cēpimus	cēpistis	cēpērunt
	future perfect	cēperō	cēperis	cēperit	cēperimus	cēperitis	cēperint
	pluperfect	cēperam	cēperās	cēperat	cēperāmus	cēperātis	cēperant
passive	present	capior	caperis	capitur	capimur	capiminī	capiuntur
	future	capiar	capiēris	capiētur	capiēmur	capiēminī	capientur
	imperfect	capiēbar	capiēbāris	capiēbātur	capiēbāmur	capiēbāminī	capiēbantur
	perfect	Use captus m, capta f, captum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use captus m, capta f, captum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use captus m, capta f, captum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	capiam	capiās	capiat	capiāmus	capiātis	capiant
	imperfect	caperem	caperēs	caperet	caperēmus	caperētis	caperent
	perfect	cēperim	cēperīs	cēperit	cēperīmus	cēperītis	cēperint
	pluperfect	cēpissem	cēpissēs	cēpisset	cēpissēmus	cēpissētis	cēpissent
passive	present	capiar	capiāris	capiātur	capiāmur	capiāminī	capiantur
	imperfect	caperer	caperēris	caperētur	caperēmur	caperēminī	caperentur
	perfect	Use captus m, capta f, captum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use captus m, capta f, captum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	cape	capitō	capitō	capere	capitor	capitor
	plural	capite	capitōte	capiuntō	capiminī	—	capiuntor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		capere	cēpisse	captūrus esse	capī	captus esse	captum īrī
participles		capiēns (capientis)	—	captūrus-ra, -rum	—	captus-a, -um	capiendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• accipiō
• capābilis
• captō
• concipiō
• dēcipiō
• excipiō

• incipiō
• intercipiō
• percipiō
• praecipiō
• recipiō
• suscipiō

Descendants

• Catalan: cabre, capir
• English: capture
• French: capturer
• Galician: caber
• German: kapieren
• Italian: capire, capere

• Occitan: caber
• Old Portuguese: caber
• Portuguese: caber
• Romanian: încăpea
• Spanish: caber

Noun

capiō (genitive capiōnis); f, third declension

1. A taking
2. (law) The right of property acquired by prescription.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	capiō	capiōnēs
genitive	capiōnis	capiōnum
dative	capiōnī	capiōnibus
accusative	capiōnem	capiōnēs
ablative	capiōne	capiōnibus
vocative	capiō	capiōnēs

Synonyms

• (a taking): captus

References

• capio in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879