rapto

See also: raptó

Latin

Etymology

From raptus +‎ -ō, from rapiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrap.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrap.to]

Verb

raptō (present infinitive raptāre, perfect active raptāvī, supine raptātum); first conjugation

1. to seize and carry off, abduct
2. to drag along
3. to ravage, plunder

Conjugation

   Conjugation of raptō (first conjugation)

indicative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	raptō		raptās		raptat		raptāmus		raptātis		raptant
	imperfect	raptābam		raptābās		raptābat		raptābāmus		raptābātis		raptābant
	future	raptābō		raptābis		raptābit		raptābimus		raptābitis		raptābunt
	perfect	raptāvī		raptāvistī		raptāvit		raptāvimus		raptāvistis		raptāvērunt, raptāvēre
	pluperfect	raptāveram		raptāverās		raptāverat		raptāverāmus		raptāverātis		raptāverant
	future perfect	raptāverō		raptāveris		raptāverit		raptāverimus		raptāveritis		raptāverint
passive	present	raptor		raptāris, raptāre		raptātur		raptāmur		raptāminī		raptantur
	imperfect	raptābar		raptābāris, raptābāre		raptābātur		raptābāmur		raptābāminī		raptābantur
	future	raptābor		raptāberis, raptābere		raptābitur		raptābimur		raptābiminī		raptābuntur
	perfect	raptātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	raptātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	raptātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	raptem		raptēs		raptet		raptēmus		raptētis		raptent
	imperfect	raptārem		raptārēs		raptāret		raptārēmus		raptārētis		raptārent
	perfect	raptāverim		raptāverīs		raptāverit		raptāverīmus		raptāverītis		raptāverint
	pluperfect	raptāvissem		raptāvissēs		raptāvisset		raptāvissēmus		raptāvissētis		raptāvissent
passive	present	rapter		raptēris, raptēre		raptētur		raptēmur		raptēminī		raptentur
	imperfect	raptārer		raptārēris, raptārēre		raptārētur		raptārēmur		raptārēminī		raptārentur
	perfect	raptātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	raptātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular						plural
		first		second		third		first		second		third
active	present	—		raptā		—		—		raptāte		—
	future	—		raptātō		raptātō		—		raptātōte		raptantō
passive	present	—		raptāre		—		—		raptāminī		—
	future	—		raptātor		raptātor		—		—		raptantor
non-finite forms		infinitive						participle
		active			passive			active			passive
present		raptāre			raptārī, raptārier1			raptāns			—
future		raptātūrum esse			raptātum īrī			raptātūrus			raptandus
perfect		raptāvisse			raptātum esse			—			raptātus
future perfect		—			raptātum fore			—			—
perfect potential		raptātūrum fuisse			—			—			—
verbal nouns		gerund								supine
		genitive		dative		accusative		ablative		accusative		ablative
		raptandī		raptandō		raptandum		raptandō		raptātum		raptātū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Participle

raptō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of raptus

Descendants

• → Catalan: raptar
• → English: rapt
• → Galician: raptar
• → Portuguese: raptar
• → Spanish: raptar

References

• “rapto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “rapto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “rapto”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to live on meat, fish, by plunder: vivere carne, piscibus, rapto (Liv. 7. 25)
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁap.tu/ [ˈhap.tu], /ˈʁa.pi.tu/ [ˈha.pi.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁap.tu/ [ˈhap.tu], /ˈʁa.pi.tu/ [ˈha.pi.tu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁap.tu/ [ˈχap.tu], /ˈʁa.pi.tu/ [ˈχa.pi.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁap.to/ [ˈhap.to]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.ptu/

• Hyphenation: rap‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin raptus.

Noun

rapto m (plural raptos)

1. abduction, kidnap
2. theft

   Synonyms: roubo, rapina

Related terms

• raptar
• rapina

Etymology 2

Verb

rapto

1. first-person singular present indicative of raptar

Further reading

• “rapto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rapto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrabto/ [ˈraβ̞.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -abto
• Syllabification: rap‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin raptus.

Noun

rapto m (plural raptos)

1. abduction; kidnapping

   Synonym: secuestro

Related terms

• rapiña
• raptar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rapto

1. first-person singular present indicative of raptar

Further reading

• “rapto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025