surripio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sub- +‎ rapiō.

Pronunciation

Verb

surripiō (present infinitive surripere, perfect active surripuī, supine surreptum); third conjugation -variant

  1. to snatch away; to steal, pilfer, purloin, filch
    Synonym: rapiō
    • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 86.5–6:
      Lesbia formosa est, quae cum pulcerrima tota est, / tum omnibus una omnis subripuit veneres.
      Lesbia is beautiful, she who is not just good-looking entirely, but also stole everyone's charm by herself.

Conjugation

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").

Descendants

  • Portuguese: surripiar

References

  • surripio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • surripio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

surripio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of surripiar