Latin
Etymology
From sub- + petō.
Pronunciation
Verb
suppetō (present infinitive suppetere, perfect active suppetīvī or suppetiī, supine suppetītum); third conjugation
- to be available, present or at hand
c. 52 BCE,
Julius Caesar,
Commentarii de Bello Gallico 1.3:
- His rebus adducti et auctoritate Orgetorigis permoti constituerunt ea quae ad proficiscendum pertinerent comparare […] sementes quam maximas facere, ut in itinere copia frumenti suppeteret, cum proximis civitatibus pacem et amicitiam confirmare.
- Induced by these considerations, and influenced by the authority of Orgetorix, they determined to provide such things as were necessary for their expedition […] to make their sowings as large as possible, so that on their march plenty of corn might be in store — and to establish peace and friendship with the neighboring states.
- to be equal to, or sufficient for
Conjugation
Conjugation of suppetō (third conjugation)
| indicative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
|
suppetō
|
suppetis
|
suppetit
|
suppetimus
|
suppetitis
|
suppetunt
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| imperfect
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suppetēbam
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suppetēbās
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suppetēbat
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suppetēbāmus
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suppetēbātis
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suppetēbant
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| future
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suppetam
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suppetēs
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suppetet
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suppetēmus
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suppetētis
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suppetent
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| perfect
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suppetīvī, suppetiī
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suppetīvistī, suppetiistī
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suppetīvit, suppetiit
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suppetīvimus, suppetiimus
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suppetīvistis, suppetiistis
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suppetīvērunt, suppetīvēre, suppetiērunt, suppetiēre
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| pluperfect
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suppetīveram, suppetieram
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suppetīverās, suppetierās
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suppetīverat, suppetierat
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suppetīverāmus, suppetierāmus
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suppetīverātis, suppetierātis
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suppetīverant, suppetierant
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| future perfect
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suppetīverō, suppetierō
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suppetīveris, suppetieris
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suppetīverit, suppetierit
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suppetīverimus, suppetierimus
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suppetīveritis, suppetieritis
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suppetīverint, suppetierint
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| passive
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present
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suppetor
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suppeteris, suppetere
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suppetitur
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suppetimur
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suppetiminī
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suppetuntur
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| imperfect
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suppetēbar
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suppetēbāris, suppetēbāre
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suppetēbātur
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suppetēbāmur
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suppetēbāminī
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suppetēbantur
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| future
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suppetar
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suppetēris, suppetēre
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suppetētur
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suppetēmur
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suppetēminī
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suppetentur
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| perfect
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suppetītus + present active indicative of sum
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| pluperfect
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suppetītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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| future perfect
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suppetītus + future active indicative of sum
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| subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
|
first
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second
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third
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| active
|
present
|
suppetam
|
suppetās
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suppetat
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suppetāmus
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suppetātis
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suppetant
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| imperfect
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suppeterem
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suppeterēs
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suppeteret
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suppeterēmus
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suppeterētis
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suppeterent
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| perfect
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suppetīverim, suppetierim
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suppetīverīs, suppetierīs
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suppetīverit, suppetierit
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suppetīverīmus, suppetierīmus
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suppetīverītis, suppetierītis
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suppetīverint, suppetierint
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| pluperfect
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suppetīvissem, suppetiissem
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suppetīvissēs, suppetiissēs
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suppetīvisset, suppetiisset
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suppetīvissēmus, suppetiissēmus
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suppetīvissētis, suppetiissētis
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suppetīvissent, suppetiissent
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| passive
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present
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suppetar
|
suppetāris, suppetāre
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suppetātur
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suppetāmur
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suppetāminī
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suppetantur
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| imperfect
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suppeterer
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suppeterēris, suppeterēre
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suppeterētur
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suppeterēmur
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suppeterēminī
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suppeterentur
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| perfect
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suppetītus + present active subjunctive of sum
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| pluperfect
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suppetītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
|
first
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second
|
third
|
| active
|
present
|
—
|
suppete
|
—
|
—
|
suppetite
|
—
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| future
|
—
|
suppetitō
|
suppetitō
|
—
|
suppetitōte
|
suppetuntō
|
| passive
|
present
|
—
|
suppetere
|
—
|
—
|
suppetiminī
|
—
|
| future
|
—
|
suppetitor
|
suppetitor
|
—
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—
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suppetuntor
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| suppetere
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suppetī
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suppetēns
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—
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| suppetītūrum esse
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suppetītum īrī
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suppetītūrus
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suppetendus, suppetundus
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suppetīvisse, suppetiisse
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suppetītum esse
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—
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suppetītus
|
| —
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suppetītum fore
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—
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—
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| suppetītūrum fuisse
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—
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—
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—
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| suppetendī
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suppetendō
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suppetendum
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suppetendō
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suppetītum
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suppetītū
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Derived terms
References
- “suppeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “suppeto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- suppeto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- as long as one's strength holds out: dum vires suppetunt
- as long as I live: dum vita suppetit; dum (quoad) vivo
- if I live till then: si vita suppetit
- I have abundance to say: res (opp. verba) mihi suppetit
- his means suffice to defray daily expenses: copiae cotidianis sumptibus suppetunt (vid. sect. IV. 2, note suppeditare...)