clepo
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Italic *klepō, from Proto-Indo-European *klep-.
Cognates include Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) and Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkle.poː/, [ˈkɫ̪ɛpoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkle.po/, [ˈklɛːpo]
Verb
editclepō (present infinitive clepere, perfect active clepsī, supine cleptum); third conjugation
Usage notes
editClepor means "to walk" as in "to get stolen."
Conjugation
edit1At 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
edit- “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.
Categories:
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *klep-
- Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic
- Latin 2-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin verbs
- Latin third conjugation verbs
- Latin third conjugation verbs with perfect in -s- or -x-
- Latin verbs with sigmatic forms