percipiō

From per- (“through”) +‎ capiō (“capture, seize; understand”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /perˈki.pi.oː/, [pɛrˈkɪpioː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /perˈt͡ʃi.pi.o/, [perˈt͡ʃiːpio]

Verb

percipiō (present infinitive percipere, perfect active percēpī, supine perceptum); third conjugation iō-variant

to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control) [ quotations ▼]
to perceive, observe, notice [ synonym ▲]
Synonym: observō
to feel, perceive [ synonyms ▲]
Synonyms: sapiō, sentiō, cernō, cōnspicor
to learn, know, conceive, comprehend, understand [ synonyms, antonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]
Synonyms: agnōscō, cognōscō, inveniō, sentiō, comperiō, cōnsciō, sapiō, sciō, nōscō, scīscō, intellegō, discernō, tongeō, cernō, audiō

Antonyms: ignōrō, nesciō

Conjugation

Note there is an old form percēpset for percēpisset.

[ less ▲] Conjugation of percipiō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiō	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipis	s\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipit	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipimus	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipitis	p\|pres\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiunt
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbam	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbās	s\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbat	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbāmus	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbātis	p\|impf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbant
	future	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiam	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēs	s\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiet	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēmus	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiētis	p\|fut\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipient
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpī	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpistī	s\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpit	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpimus	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpistis	p\|perf\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpērunt, percēpēre
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperam	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperās	s\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperat	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperāmus	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperātis	p\|plup\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperant
	future perfect	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperō	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperis	s\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperit	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperimus	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperitis	p\|futp\|act\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperint
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipior	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperis, percipere	s\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipitur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipimur	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiminī	p\|pres\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiuntur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbar	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbāris, percipiēbāre	s\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbātur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbāmur	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbāminī	p\|impf\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēbantur
	future	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiar	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēris, percipiēre	s\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiētur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēmur	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēminī	p\|fut\|pass\|ind-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipientur
	perfect	perceptus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	perceptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	perceptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiam	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiās	s\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiat	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiāmus	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiātis	p\|pres\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiant
	imperfect	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperem	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperēs	s\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperet	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperēmus	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperētis	p\|impf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperent
	perfect	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperim	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperīs	s\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperit	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperīmus	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperītis	p\|perf\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēperint
	pluperfect	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpissem	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpissēs	s\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpisset	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpissēmus	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpissētis	p\|plup\|act\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpissent
passive	present	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiar	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiāris, percipiāre	s\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiātur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiāmur	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiāminī	p\|pres\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiantur
	imperfect	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperer	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperēris, perciperēre	s\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperētur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperēmur	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperēminī	p\|impf\|pass\|sub-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perciperentur
	perfect	perceptus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	perceptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	s\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipe	—	—	p\|pres\|act\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipite	—
active	future	—	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipitō	s\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipitō	—	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipitōte	p\|fut\|act\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiuntō
passive	present	—	s\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipere	—	—	p\|pres\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiminī	—
passive	future	—	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipitor	s\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipitor	—	—	p\|fut\|pass\|imp-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		act\|inf-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipere	act\|inf-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percēpisse	perceptūrum esse	pass\|inf-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipī	perceptum esse	perceptum īrī
participles		act\|part-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiēns	—	act\|part-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perceptūrus	—	pass\|part-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perceptus	pass\|part-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiendus, percipiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ger-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiendī	ger-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiendō	ger-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiendum	ger-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">percipiendō	sup-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perceptum	sup-form-of origin-percipiō" lang="la">perceptū

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