apoculo

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. If the penultimate vowel was short, perhaps from Ancient Greek ἀποκυλίω (apokulíō, “to roll away, roll back”). If long, then from Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away”) + cūlō, another uncertain hapax from cūlus (“arse”), hence similar in formation to bugger off. Other proposals link it to oculus and even pōculum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.poˈkuː.loː/, [äpɔˈkuːɫ̪oː] or IPA^(key): /aˈpo.ku.loː/, [äˈpɔkʊɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.poˈku.lo/, [äpoˈkuːlo] or IPA^(key): /aˈpo.ku.lo/, [äˈpɔːkulo]
• Note: the length of all the stem vowels is uncertain.

Verb

apocū̆lō (present infinitive apocū̆lāre, perfect active apocū̆lāvī, supine apocū̆lātum); first conjugation

1. (neologism, slang, reflexive) to leave, go away, make oneself scarce, disappear

Conjugation

Conjugation of apocū̆lō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	apocū̆lō	apocū̆lās	apocū̆lat	apocū̆lāmus	apocū̆lātis	apocū̆lant
	imperfect	apocū̆lābam	apocū̆lābās	apocū̆lābat	apocū̆lābāmus	apocū̆lābātis	apocū̆lābant
	future	apocū̆lābō	apocū̆lābis	apocū̆lābit	apocū̆lābimus	apocū̆lābitis	apocū̆lābunt
	perfect	apocū̆lāvī	apocū̆lāvistī	apocū̆lāvit	apocū̆lāvimus	apocū̆lāvistis	apocū̆lāvērunt, apocū̆lāvēre
	pluperfect	apocū̆lāveram	apocū̆lāverās	apocū̆lāverat	apocū̆lāverāmus	apocū̆lāverātis	apocū̆lāverant
	future perfect	apocū̆lāverō	apocū̆lāveris	apocū̆lāverit	apocū̆lāverimus	apocū̆lāveritis	apocū̆lāverint
passive	present	apocū̆lor	apocū̆lāris, apocū̆lāre	apocū̆lātur	apocū̆lāmur	apocū̆lāminī	apocū̆lantur
	imperfect	apocū̆lābar	apocū̆lābāris, apocū̆lābāre	apocū̆lābātur	apocū̆lābāmur	apocū̆lābāminī	apocū̆lābantur
	future	apocū̆lābor	apocū̆lāberis, apocū̆lābere	apocū̆lābitur	apocū̆lābimur	apocū̆lābiminī	apocū̆lābuntur
	perfect	apocū̆lātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	apocū̆lātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	apocū̆lātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	apocū̆lem	apocū̆lēs	apocū̆let	apocū̆lēmus	apocū̆lētis	apocū̆lent
	imperfect	apocū̆lārem	apocū̆lārēs	apocū̆lāret	apocū̆lārēmus	apocū̆lārētis	apocū̆lārent
	perfect	apocū̆lāverim	apocū̆lāverīs	apocū̆lāverit	apocū̆lāverīmus	apocū̆lāverītis	apocū̆lāverint
	pluperfect	apocū̆lāvissem	apocū̆lāvissēs	apocū̆lāvisset	apocū̆lāvissēmus	apocū̆lāvissētis	apocū̆lāvissent
passive	present	apocū̆ler	apocū̆lēris, apocū̆lēre	apocū̆lētur	apocū̆lēmur	apocū̆lēminī	apocū̆lentur
	imperfect	apocū̆lārer	apocū̆lārēris, apocū̆lārēre	apocū̆lārētur	apocū̆lārēmur	apocū̆lārēminī	apocū̆lārentur
	perfect	apocū̆lātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	apocū̆lātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	apocū̆lā	—	—	apocū̆lāte	—
	future	—	apocū̆lātō	apocū̆lātō	—	apocū̆lātōte	apocū̆lantō
passive	present	—	apocū̆lāre	—	—	apocū̆lāminī	—
	future	—	apocū̆lātor	apocū̆lātor	—	—	apocū̆lantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		apocū̆lāre	apocū̆lāvisse	apocū̆lātūrum esse	apocū̆lārī	apocū̆lātum esse	apocū̆lātum īrī
participles		apocū̆lāns	—	apocū̆lātūrus	—	apocū̆lātus	apocū̆landus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		apocū̆landī	apocū̆landō	apocū̆landum	apocū̆landō	apocū̆lātum	apocū̆lātū

References

• “apoculō” on page 162 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
• apoculo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.