nuncupo

Latin

Etymology

From nōmen (“name”) and capiō (“seize, catch”). De Vaan says the original compound must have been a nominal of the form *nōmiceps, with the meaning 'taking a name, declaring', from which was derived a verb of the first conjugation.[1] This would have undergone syncope, passing through steps like the following: *nōmicupāre > *nōncupāre > *noncupāre > nuncupāre.

Pronunciation

Note: while some outdated dictionaries list the length of the vowel in the first syllable as long, the change /o > u/ testifies that it was short; see etymology above and compare uncus.

Verb

nuncupō (present infinitive nuncupāre, perfect active nuncupāvī, supine nuncupātum); first conjugation

  1. to call by name; to name
  2. (law) to publicly name or appoint as heir
  3. to vow publicly
  4. to announce publicly or officially
    Synonyms: adnūntiō, dēnūntiō, nūntiō, indicō, prōdō, renūntiō, profiteor, ēdīcō, praedicō, cōntiōnor, referō

Conjugation

   Conjugation of nuncupō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nuncupō nuncupās nuncupat nuncupāmus nuncupātis nuncupant
imperfect nuncupābam nuncupābās nuncupābat nuncupābāmus nuncupābātis nuncupābant
future nuncupābō nuncupābis nuncupābit nuncupābimus nuncupābitis nuncupābunt
perfect nuncupāvī nuncupāvistī nuncupāvit nuncupāvimus nuncupāvistis nuncupāvērunt,
nuncupāvēre
pluperfect nuncupāveram nuncupāverās nuncupāverat nuncupāverāmus nuncupāverātis nuncupāverant
future perfect nuncupāverō nuncupāveris nuncupāverit nuncupāverimus nuncupāveritis nuncupāverint
sigmatic future1 nuncupāssō nuncupāssis nuncupāssit nuncupāssimus nuncupāssitis nuncupāssint
passive present nuncupor nuncupāris,
nuncupāre 		nuncupātur nuncupāmur nuncupāminī nuncupantur
imperfect nuncupābar nuncupābāris,
nuncupābāre 		nuncupābātur nuncupābāmur nuncupābāminī nuncupābantur
future nuncupābor nuncupāberis,
nuncupābere 		nuncupābitur nuncupābimur nuncupābiminī nuncupābuntur
perfect nuncupātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect nuncupātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect nuncupātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present nuncupem nuncupēs nuncupet nuncupēmus nuncupētis nuncupent
imperfect nuncupārem nuncupārēs nuncupāret nuncupārēmus nuncupārētis nuncupārent
perfect nuncupāverim nuncupāverīs nuncupāverit nuncupāverīmus nuncupāverītis nuncupāverint
pluperfect nuncupāvissem nuncupāvissēs nuncupāvisset nuncupāvissēmus nuncupāvissētis nuncupāvissent
sigmatic aorist1 nuncupāssim nuncupāssīs nuncupāssīt nuncupāssīmus nuncupāssītis nuncupāssint
passive present nuncuper nuncupēris,
nuncupēre 		nuncupētur nuncupēmur nuncupēminī nuncupentur
imperfect nuncupārer nuncupārēris,
nuncupārēre 		nuncupārētur nuncupārēmur nuncupārēminī nuncupārentur
perfect nuncupātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect nuncupātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — nuncupā — — nuncupāte —
future — nuncupātō nuncupātō — nuncupātōte nuncupantō
passive present — nuncupāre — — nuncupāminī —
future — nuncupātor nuncupātor — — nuncupantor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present nuncupāre nuncupārī nuncupāns —
future nuncupātūrum esse nuncupātum īrī nuncupātūrus nuncupandus
perfect nuncupāvisse nuncupātum esse — nuncupātus
future perfect — nuncupātum fore — —
perfect potential nuncupātūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
nuncupandī nuncupandō nuncupandum nuncupandō nuncupātum nuncupātū

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

Descendants

  • → English: nuncupate

References

  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “nōmen”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 412

Further reading

  • “nuncupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “nuncupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • nuncupo in Dizionario Latino, Olivetti
  • nuncupo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to make a vow: vota facere, nuncupare, suscipere, concipere
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