coepto

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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

coeptus, perfect passive participle of coepī (to begin) +‎ -tō

Verb

coeptō (present infinitive coeptāre, perfect active coeptāvī, supine coeptātum); first conjugation

  1. (transitive) to begin eagerly, undertake, attempt
  2. (intransitive) to begin, commence, make a start
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

coeptō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of coeptus

Noun

coeptō

  1. dative/ablative singular of coeptum

References

  • coepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coepto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • coepto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) swords must now decide the day: res gladiis geri coepta est