Latin edit

Etymology edit

From turpis.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

turpō (present infinitive turpāre, perfect active turpāvī, supine turpātum); first conjugation

  1. to make ugly; disfigure, deform, mar; defile, pollute
  2. (figuratively) to dishonor, disgrace

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of turpō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present turpō turpās turpat turpāmus turpātis turpant
imperfect turpābam turpābās turpābat turpābāmus turpābātis turpābant
future turpābō turpābis turpābit turpābimus turpābitis turpābunt
perfect turpāvī turpāvistī turpāvit turpāvimus turpāvistis turpāvērunt,
turpāvēre
pluperfect turpāveram turpāverās turpāverat turpāverāmus turpāverātis turpāverant
future perfect turpāverō turpāveris turpāverit turpāverimus turpāveritis turpāverint
sigmatic future1 turpāssō turpāssis turpāssit turpāssimus turpāssitis turpāssint
passive present turpor turpāris,
turpāre
turpātur turpāmur turpāminī turpantur
imperfect turpābar turpābāris,
turpābāre
turpābātur turpābāmur turpābāminī turpābantur
future turpābor turpāberis,
turpābere
turpābitur turpābimur turpābiminī turpābuntur
perfect turpātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect turpātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect turpātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present turpem turpēs turpet turpēmus turpētis turpent
imperfect turpārem turpārēs turpāret turpārēmus turpārētis turpārent
perfect turpāverim turpāverīs turpāverit turpāverīmus turpāverītis turpāverint
pluperfect turpāvissem turpāvissēs turpāvisset turpāvissēmus turpāvissētis turpāvissent
sigmatic aorist1 turpāssim turpāssīs turpāssīt turpāssīmus turpāssītis turpāssint
passive present turper turpēris,
turpēre
turpētur turpēmur turpēminī turpentur
imperfect turpārer turpārēris,
turpārēre
turpārētur turpārēmur turpārēminī turpārentur
perfect turpātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect turpātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present turpā turpāte
future turpātō turpātō turpātōte turpantō
passive present turpāre turpāminī
future turpātor turpātor turpantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives turpāre turpāvisse turpātūrum esse turpārī turpātum esse turpātum īrī
participles turpāns turpātūrus turpātus turpandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
turpandī turpandō turpandum turpandō turpātum turpātū

1At 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

  • turpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • turpo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • turpo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.