reperio

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ pariō, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

Verb

reperiō (present infinitive reperīre, perfect active repperī, supine repertum); fourth conjugation

  1. to find, find out, learn, realise, ascertain, discover, invent
    Synonyms: inveniō, nancīscor, offendō, expiscor
    • c. 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus 4.4.9-10:
      Occasionem repperisti, verbero,
      ubi perconteris me, insidiis hostilibus
      You have found an opportunity, scoundrel, when you question me amid hostile ambush
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 679–680:
      DĀVUS: Parum succēdit quod agō, at faciō sēdulō. / Vel, melius tūtē reperī; mē missum face!
      (Translating idiomatically) DAVUS: [There is] little progress to what I’m doing, but at least I’m doing it diligently. Or, why don’t you come up with [a plan that’s] better [and] less dangerous; [then] send me away!

Conjugation

   Conjugation of reperiō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present reperiō reperīs reperit reperīmus reperītis reperiunt
imperfect reperiēbam reperiēbās reperiēbat reperiēbāmus reperiēbātis reperiēbant
future reperiam reperiēs reperiet reperiēmus reperiētis reperient
perfect repperī,
reperī 		repperistī,
reperistī 		repperit,
reperit 		repperimus,
reperimus 		repperistis,
reperistis 		repperērunt,
repperēre,
reperērunt,
reperēre
pluperfect reppereram,
repereram 		reppererās,
repererās 		reppererat,
repererat 		reppererāmus,
repererāmus 		reppererātis,
repererātis 		reppererant,
repererant
future perfect reppererō,
repererō 		reppereris,
repereris 		reppererit,
repererit 		reppererimus,
repererimus 		reppereritis,
repereritis 		reppererint,
repererint
passive present reperior reperīris,
reperīre 		reperītur reperīmur reperīminī reperiuntur
imperfect reperiēbar reperiēbāris,
reperiēbāre 		reperiēbātur reperiēbāmur reperiēbāminī reperiēbantur
future reperiar reperiēris,
reperiēre 		reperiētur reperiēmur reperiēminī reperientur
perfect repertus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect repertus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect repertus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present reperiam reperiās reperiat reperiāmus reperiātis reperiant
imperfect reperīrem reperīrēs reperīret reperīrēmus reperīrētis reperīrent
perfect reppererim,
repererim 		reppererīs,
repererīs 		reppererit,
repererit 		reppererīmus,
repererīmus 		reppererītis,
repererītis 		reppererint,
repererint
pluperfect repperissem,
reperissem 		repperissēs,
reperissēs 		repperisset,
reperisset 		repperissēmus,
reperissēmus 		repperissētis,
reperissētis 		repperissent,
reperissent
passive present reperiar reperiāris,
reperiāre 		reperiātur reperiāmur reperiāminī reperiantur
imperfect reperīrer reperīrēris,
reperīrēre 		reperīrētur reperīrēmur reperīrēminī reperīrentur
perfect repertus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect repertus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — reperī — — reperīte —
future — reperītō reperītō — reperītōte reperiuntō
passive present — reperīre — — reperīminī —
future — reperītor reperītor — — reperiuntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present reperīre reperīrī,
reperīrier1 		reperiēns —
future repertūrum esse repertum īrī repertūrus reperiendus,
reperiundus
perfect repperisse,
reperisse 		repertum esse — repertus
future perfect — repertum fore — —
perfect potential repertūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
reperiendī reperiendō reperiendum reperiendō repertum repertū

1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: reperire

References

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