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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
- (transitive) to begin eagerly, undertake, attempt
- (intransitive) to begin, commence, make a start
Conjugation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
coeptō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of coeptus
Noun
coeptō
- 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