concupisco

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word concupisco. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word concupisco, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say concupisco in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word concupisco you have here. The definition of the word concupisco will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofconcupisco, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Verb

concupisco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of concupire

Latin

Etymology

From concupiō +‎ -scō.

Pronunciation

Verb

concupīscō (present infinitive concupīscere, perfect active concupīvī or concupiī, supine concupītum); third conjugation

  1. to desire, covet
    Synonym: dēsīderō
  2. to long for

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • concupisco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • concupisco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • concupisco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to aspire to dignity, high honours: honores concupiscere (opp. aspernari)
    • to aspire to a despotism: tyrannidem concupiscere