occupo

See also: occupò

Italian

Verb

occupo

1. first-person singular present indicative of occupare

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Latin

Etymology

From ob- +‎ capiō (“capture, seize”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.ku.poː/, [ˈɔk.kʊ.poː]

Verb

occupō (present infinitive occupāre, perfect active occupāvī, supine occupātum); first conjugation

1. I occupy, fill, take up
2. I seize, invade, take possession of
3. I anticipate, make the first move
4. I employ, make use of

Inflection

Conjugation of occupo (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	occupō	occupās	occupat	occupāmus	occupātis	occupant
	imperfect	occupābam	occupābās	occupābat	occupābāmus	occupābātis	occupābant
	future	occupābō	occupābis	occupābit	occupābimus	occupābitis	occupābunt
	perfect	occupāvī	occupāvistī, occupāsti1	occupāvit	occupāvimus	occupāvistis, occupāstis1	occupāvērunt, occupāvēre
	pluperfect	occupāveram	occupāverās	occupāverat	occupāverāmus	occupāverātis	occupāverant
	future perfect	occupāverō	occupāveris	occupāverit	occupāverimus	occupāveritis	occupāverint
passive	present	occupor	occupāris, occupāre	occupātur	occupāmur	occupāminī	occupantur
	imperfect	occupābar	occupābāris, occupābāre	occupābātur	occupābāmur	occupābāminī	occupābantur
	future	occupābor	occupāberis, occupābere	occupābitur	occupābimur	occupābiminī	occupābuntur
	perfect	occupātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	occupātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	occupātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	occupem	occupēs	occupet	occupēmus	occupētis	occupent
	imperfect	occupārem	occupārēs	occupāret	occupārēmus	occupārētis	occupārent
	perfect	occupāverim	occupāverīs	occupāverit	occupāverimus	occupāveritis	occupāverint
	pluperfect	occupāvissem, occupāssem1	occupāvissēs, occupāsses1	occupāvisset, occupāsset1	occupāvissēmus, occupāssemus1	occupāvissētis, occupāssetis1	occupāvissent, occupāssent1
passive	present	occuper	occupēris, occupēre	occupētur	occupēmur	occupēminī	occupentur
	imperfect	occupārer	occupārēris, occupārēre	occupārētur	occupārēmur	occupārēminī	occupārentur
	perfect	occupātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	occupātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	occupā	—	—	occupāte	—
	future	—	occupātō	occupātō	—	occupātōte	occupantō
passive	present	—	occupāre	—	—	occupāminī	—
	future	—	occupātor	occupātor	—	—	occupantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		occupāre	occupāvisse, occupāsse1	occupātūrus esse	occupārī	occupātus esse	occupātum īrī
participles		occupāns	—	occupātūrus	—	occupātus	occupandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		nominative	genitive	dative/ablative	accusative	accusative	ablative
		occupāre	occupandī	occupandō	occupandum	occupātum	occupātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• exoccupō
• praeoccupō
• occupātiō
• occupātōrius
• occupātus
• superoccupō

Descendants

• Aromanian: apuc, apucari (possibly)
• Catalan: ocupar
• English: occupy, occupate

• French: occuper
• Italian: occupare
• Norman: otchuper (Jersey)

• Portuguese: ocupar
• Romanian: apuca, apucare (possibly), ocupa
• Spanish: ocupar

References

• occupo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• occupo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• occupo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • fear comes upon some one: timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)
    
  • superstition has taken possession of their souls: superstitio mentes occupavit (Verr. 4. 51. 113)
    
  • to put out money at interest: pecuniam fenore occupare (Flacc. 21. 54)
    
  • to take upon oneself absolute power: imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupare
    
  • to occupy a position (with troops): capere, occupare locum
    
  • to occupy the high ground: occupare loca superiora
    
  • (ambiguous) to be engaged upon a matter: occupatum esse in aliqua re