adipiscor
Latin
Etymology
From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + apīscor (“reach after something, pursue; reach”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.diˈpiːs.kor/, [äd̪ɪˈpiːs̠kɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.diˈpis.kor/, [äd̪iˈpiskor]
Verb
adipīscor (present infinitive adipīscī, perfect active adeptus sum); third conjugation, deponent
- I arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with.
- Synonyms: possideō, potior, obsideō, apprehendō, cōnsequor, exōrō, impetrō, mereō
- I get, obtain, acquire, get possession of, achieve.
- Synonyms: acquīrō, cōnsequor, parō, pariō, impetrō, mereō, sūmō, emō, potior, inveniō, comparō, apīscor, obtineō, occupō, conciliō, nancīscōr, colligō, alliciō
- Antonym: āmittō
Usage notes
- Since this verb is deponent, its past participle adeptus usually has an active sense ("having obtained"). But along with a few others (e.g. comitātus from comitor, complexus from complector) it can sometimes have a passive sense too ("obtained"), as in adeptā libertāte found in Sallustius.
- adipiscing (not a real Latin word) is a lorem ipsum.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of adipīscor (third conjugation, deponent) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | adipīscor | adipīsceris, adipīscere | adipīscitur | adipīscimur | adipīsciminī | adipīscuntur |
| imperfect | adipīscēbar | adipīscēbāris, adipīscēbāre | adipīscēbātur | adipīscēbāmur | adipīscēbāminī | adipīscēbantur | |
| future | adipīscar | adipīscēris, adipīscēre | adipīscētur | adipīscēmur | adipīscēminī | adipīscentur | |
| perfect | adeptus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | adeptus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | adeptus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | adipīscar | adipīscāris, adipīscāre | adipīscātur | adipīscāmur | adipīscāminī | adipīscantur |
| imperfect | adipīscerer | adipīscerēris, adipīscerēre | adipīscerētur | adipīscerēmur | adipīscerēminī | adipīscerentur | |
| perfect | adeptus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | adeptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | adipīscere | — | — | adipīsciminī | — |
| future | — | adipīscitor | adipīscitor | — | — | adipīscuntor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | adipīscī | adeptum esse | adeptūrum esse | — | — | — | |
| participles | adipīscēns | adeptus | adeptūrus | — | — | adipīscendus, adipīscundus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| adipīscendī | adipīscendō | adipīscendum | adipīscendō | adeptum | adeptū | ||
References
- “adipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “adipiscor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- adipiscor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to win golden opinions from every one: maximam ab omnibus laudem adipisci
- to win (undying) fame: gloriam (immortalem) consequi, adipisci
- to attain eternal renown: immortalitatem consequi, adipisci, sibi parere
- to reach the highest grade of office: amplissimos honorum gradus assequi, adipisci
- to obtain the sovereignty, kingly office: regnum adipisci
- to obtain justice: ius suum adipisci (Liv. 1. 32. 10)
- to gain a victory, win a battle: victoriam adipisci, parere
- to win golden opinions from every one: maximam ab omnibus laudem adipisci