Latin edit

Etymology edit

From archaic indu (in) + apīscor (to pursue, attain).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

indipīscor (present infinitive indipīscī, perfect active indeptus sum); third conjugation, deponent

  1. (transitive) to obtain, attain, reach, seize
  2. (transitive) to commence

Usage notes edit

  • An active form indipīscēt (= indipīscētur) is used once by Plautus.
  • The perfect active participle indeptus is occasionally used with a passive sense.

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of indipīscor (third conjugation, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present indipīscor indipīsceris,
indipīscere
indipīscitur indipīscimur indipīsciminī indipīscuntur
imperfect indipīscēbar indipīscēbāris,
indipīscēbāre
indipīscēbātur indipīscēbāmur indipīscēbāminī indipīscēbantur
future indipīscar indipīscēris,
indipīscēre
indipīscētur indipīscēmur indipīscēminī indipīscentur
perfect indeptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect indeptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect indeptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present indipīscar indipīscāris,
indipīscāre
indipīscātur indipīscāmur indipīscāminī indipīscantur
imperfect indipīscerer indipīscerēris,
indipīscerēre
indipīscerētur indipīscerēmur indipīscerēminī indipīscerentur
perfect indeptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect indeptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present indipīscere indipīsciminī
future indipīscitor indipīscitor indipīscuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives indipīscī indeptum esse indeptūrum esse
participles indipīscēns indeptus indeptūrus indipīscendus,
indipīscundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
indipīscendī indipīscendō indipīscendum indipīscendō indeptum indeptū

References edit

  • indipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • indipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers