cupitus

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Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of cupiō.

Participle

cupītus (feminine cupīta, neuter cupītum); first/second-declension participle

  1. desired

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative cupītus cupīta cupītum cupītī cupītae cupīta
Genitive cupītī cupītae cupītī cupītōrum cupītārum cupītōrum
Dative cupītō cupītō cupītīs
Accusative cupītum cupītam cupītum cupītōs cupītās cupīta
Ablative cupītō cupītā cupītō cupītīs
Vocative cupīte cupīta cupītum cupītī cupītae cupīta

References

  • cupitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cupitus 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)
  • cupitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • cupitus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016