incipio: all forms
incipio means “begin”. Below is its full conjugation in Latin.
Present active
Present active | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | incipio | incipiam | |
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| 2nd singular | incipis | incipias | incipe · incip |
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| 3rd singular | incipit | incipiat | |
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| 1st plural | incipimus | incipiamus | |
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| 2nd plural | incipitis | incipiatis | incipite |
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| 3rd plural | incipiunt | incipiant | |
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Present passive
Present passive | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | incipior | incipiar | |
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| 2nd singular | inciperis | incipiare · incipiaris | incipere |
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| 3rd singular | incipitur | incipiatur | |
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| 1st plural | incipimur | incipiamur | |
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| 2nd plural | incipimini | incipiamini | incipimini |
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| 3rd plural | incipiuntur | incipiantur | |
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Imperfect active
Imperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | incipiebam | inciperem |
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| 2nd singular | incipiebas | inciperes |
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| 3rd singular | incipiebat | inciperet |
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| 1st plural | incipiebamus | inciperemus |
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| 2nd plural | incipiebatis | inciperetis |
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| 3rd plural | incipiebant | inciperent |
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Imperfect passive
Imperfect passive | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | incipiebar | inciperer |
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| 2nd singular | incipiebare · incipiebaris | inciperere · incipereris |
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| 3rd singular | incipiebatur | inciperetur |
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| 1st plural | incipiebamur | inciperemur |
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| 2nd plural | incipiebamini | inciperemini |
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| 3rd plural | incipiebantur | inciperentur |
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Future active
Future active | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | incipiam | |
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| 2nd singular | incipies | incipito |
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| 3rd singular | incipiet | incipito |
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| 1st plural | incipiemus | |
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| 2nd plural | incipietis | incipitote |
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| 3rd plural | incipient | incipunto |
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Future passive
Future passive | Indicative | Imperative |
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| 1st singular | incipiar | |
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| 2nd singular | incipiere · incipieris | incipitor |
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| 3rd singular | incipietur | incipitor |
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| 1st plural | incipiemur | |
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| 2nd plural | incipiemini | |
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| 3rd plural | incipientur | incipuntor |
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Perfect active
Perfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | incepi | inceperim |
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| 2nd singular | incepisti | inceperis |
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| 3rd singular | incepit | inceperit |
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| 1st plural | incepimus | inceperimus |
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| 2nd plural | incepistis | inceperitis |
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| 3rd plural | inceperunt · incepere | inceperint |
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Pluperfect active
Pluperfect active | Indicative | Subjunctive |
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| 1st singular | inceperam | incepissem |
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| 2nd singular | inceperas | incepisses |
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| 3rd singular | inceperat | incepisset |
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| 1st plural | inceperamus | incepissemus |
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| 2nd plural | inceperatis | incepissetis |
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| 3rd plural | inceperant | incepissent |
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Future perfect active
Future perfect active | Indicative |
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| 1st singular | incepero |
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| 2nd singular | inceperis |
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| 3rd singular | inceperit |
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| 1st plural | inceperimus |
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| 2nd plural | inceperitis |
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| 3rd plural | inceperint |
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Infinitives
Infinitives | Active | Passive |
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| Present | incipere | incipi |
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| Perfect | incepisse | |
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Participles
Present active participle, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | | incipiens |
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| Genitive | | incipientis |
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| Dative | | incipienti |
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| Accusative | incipiens | incipientem |
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| Ablative | | incipiente · incipienti |
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| Vocative | | incipiens |
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Present active participle, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | incipientia | incipientes |
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| Genitive | | incipientum · incipientium |
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| Dative | | incipientibus |
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| Accusative | incipientia | incipientes |
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| Ablative | | incipientibus |
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| Vocative | incipientia | incipientes |
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Future active participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | incepturus | inceptura | incepturum | |
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| Genitive | incepturi | incepturae | incepturi | |
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| Dative | incepturo | incepturae | incepturo | |
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| Accusative | incepturum | incepturam | incepturum | |
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| Ablative | incepturo | inceptura | incepturo | |
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| Vocative | incepture | inceptura | incepturum | |
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Future active participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | incepturi | incepturae | inceptura | |
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| Genitive | incepturorum | incepturarum | incepturorum | |
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| Dative | | | | incepturis |
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| Accusative | incepturos | incepturas | inceptura | |
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| Ablative | | | | incepturis |
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| Vocative | incepturi | incepturae | inceptura | |
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Perfect passive participle, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | inceptus | incepta | inceptum | |
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| Genitive | incepti | inceptae | incepti | |
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| Dative | incepto | inceptae | incepto | |
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| Accusative | inceptum | inceptam | inceptum | |
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| Ablative | incepto | incepta | incepto | |
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| Vocative | incepte | incepta | inceptum | |
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Perfect passive participle, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | incepti | inceptae | incepta | |
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| Genitive | inceptorum | inceptarum | inceptorum | |
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| Dative | | | | inceptis |
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| Accusative | inceptos | inceptas | incepta | |
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| Ablative | | | | inceptis |
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| Vocative | incepti | inceptae | incepta | |
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Gerund, gerundive and supine
Gerundive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | incipiendus | incipienda | incipiendum | |
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| Genitive | incipiendi | incipiendae | incipiendi | |
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| Dative | incipiendo | incipiendae | incipiendo | |
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| Accusative | incipiendum | incipiendam | incipiendum | |
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| Ablative | incipiendo | incipienda | incipiendo | |
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| Vocative | incipiende | incipienda | incipiendum | |
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Gerundive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | incipiendi | incipiendae | incipienda | |
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| Genitive | incipiendorum | incipiendarum | incipiendorum | |
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| Dative | | | | incipiendis |
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| Accusative | incipiendos | incipiendas | incipienda | |
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| Ablative | | | | incipiendis |
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| Vocative | incipiendi | incipiendae | incipienda | |
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Supine | Forms |
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| Accusative | inceptum |
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| Ablative | inceptu |
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Meaning and examples of incipio
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.