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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *klepō, from Proto-Indo-European *klep-.
Cognates include Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) and Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan).
Pronunciation
Verb
clepō (present infinitive clepere, perfect active clepsī, supine cleptum); third conjugation
- to steal
- to listen secretly
Usage notes
Clepor means "to walk" as in "to get stolen."
Conjugation
1At least one use of the archaic "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").
References
- “clepo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “clepo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- clepo in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- clepo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.