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opto

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See also: optò, optó, opto-, and OPTO

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opto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of optar

Italian

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opto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of optare

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *opetāō, the frequentative of *opeō, whose original form is only attested in the forms of the descendant Umbrian 𐌖𐌐𐌄𐌕𐌖 (upetu) and with a probable earlier form *opejō. See Proto-Italic page for further etymology.

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optō (present infinitive optāre, perfect active optāvī, supine optātum); first conjugation

  1. to choose, select, prefer, opt
    Synonyms: adoptō, dēstinō, dēligō, ēligō, dēsūmō, sēpōnō, legō, sūmō, capiō, creō
  2. to wish for, hope for, long for, desire
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.76–77:
      Aeolus haec contrā: “Tuus, Ō rēgīna, quid optēs
      explōrāre labor; mihi iussa capessere fās est.”
      Aeolus [spoke] these [words] in reply: “Your task, O Queen [Juno], [is] to consider what you desire; for me it is right to carry out [divine] commands.”

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1At least one use of the Old Latin "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").
2At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

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Descendants

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  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: ottare (archaic)
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: outar
    • Old Spanish: otar

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Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: op‧to

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opto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of optar

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opto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of optar