clepo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *klepō, from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“steal”). Cognates include Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) and Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan).

Pronunciation

Verb

clepō (present infinitive clepere, perfect active clepsī, supine cleptum); third conjugation (archaic)

  1. to steal
    Synonyms: fūror, rapiō
  2. to listen secretly, overhear
  3. (reflexive) to hide oneself, steal away
    Synonyms: occultō, occulō, cēlō, abscondō, abdō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of clepō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present clepō clepis clepit clepimus clepitis clepunt
imperfect clepēbam clepēbās clepēbat clepēbāmus clepēbātis clepēbant
future clepam clepēs clepet clepēmus clepētis clepent
perfect clepsī clepsistī clepsit clepsimus clepsistis clepsērunt,
clepsēre
pluperfect clepseram clepserās clepserat clepserāmus clepserātis clepserant
future perfect clepserō clepseris clepserit clepserimus clepseritis clepserint
sigmatic future1 clepsō clepsis clepsit clepsimus clepsitis clepsint
passive present clepor cleperis,
clepere 		clepitur clepimur clepiminī clepuntur
imperfect clepēbar clepēbāris,
clepēbāre 		clepēbātur clepēbāmur clepēbāminī clepēbantur
future clepar clepēris,
clepēre 		clepētur clepēmur clepēminī clepentur
perfect cleptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect cleptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect cleptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present clepam clepās clepat clepāmus clepātis clepant
imperfect cleperem cleperēs cleperet cleperēmus cleperētis cleperent
perfect clepserim clepserīs clepserit clepserīmus clepserītis clepserint
pluperfect clepsissem clepsissēs clepsisset clepsissēmus clepsissētis clepsissent
sigmatic aorist1 clepsim clepsīs clepsīt clepsīmus clepsītis clepsint
passive present clepar clepāris,
clepāre 		clepātur clepāmur clepāminī clepantur
imperfect cleperer cleperēris,
cleperēre 		cleperētur cleperēmur cleperēminī cleperentur
perfect cleptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect cleptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — clepe — — clepite —
future — clepitō clepitō — clepitōte clepuntō
passive present — clepere — — clepiminī —
future — clepitor clepitor — — clepuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present clepere clepī clepēns —
future cleptūrum esse cleptum īrī cleptūrus clependus,
clepundus
perfect clepsisse cleptum esse — cleptus
future perfect — cleptum fore — —
perfect potential cleptūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
clependī clependō clependum clependō cleptum cleptū

1At least one use of the Old Latin "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").

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • “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.
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