capto

See also: captó and captò

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.to/

(Central) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.tu/

Verb

capto

first-person singular present indicative form of captar

Italian

Verb

capto

first-person singular present indicative of captare

Anagrams

copta

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.toː/, [ˈkäpt̪oː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.to/, [ˈkäpt̪o]

Etymology 1

From capiō (“take, capture”) +‎ -tō. See captus.

Alternative forms

captiō (Late Latin) (see for further descendants)

Verb

captō (present infinitive captāre, perfect active captāvī, supine captātum); first conjugation

I strive to seize, catch or grasp at
(figuratively) I seek, aim at

Conjugation

Conjugation of captō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	captō	captās	captat	captāmus	captātis	captant
	imperfect	captābam	captābās	captābat	captābāmus	captābātis	captābant
	future	captābō	captābis	captābit	captābimus	captābitis	captābunt
	perfect	captāvī	captāvistī	captāvit	captāvimus	captāvistis	captāvērunt, captāvēre
	pluperfect	captāveram	captāverās	captāverat	captāverāmus	captāverātis	captāverant
	future perfect	captāverō	captāveris	captāverit	captāverimus	captāveritis	captāverint
passive	present	captor	captāris, captāre	captātur	captāmur	captāminī	captantur
	imperfect	captābar	captābāris, captābāre	captābātur	captābāmur	captābāminī	captābantur
	future	captābor	captāberis, captābere	captābitur	captābimur	captābiminī	captābuntur
	perfect	captātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	captātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	captātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	captem	captēs	captet	captēmus	captētis	captent
	imperfect	captārem	captārēs	captāret	captārēmus	captārētis	captārent
	perfect	captāverim	captāverīs	captāverit	captāverīmus	captāverītis	captāverint
	pluperfect	captāvissem	captāvissēs	captāvisset	captāvissēmus	captāvissētis	captāvissent
passive	present	capter	captēris, captēre	captētur	captēmur	captēminī	captentur
	imperfect	captārer	captārēris, captārēre	captārētur	captārēmur	captārēminī	captārentur
	perfect	captātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	captātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	captā	—	—	captāte	—
active	future	—	captātō	captātō	—	captātōte	captantō
passive	present	—	captāre	—	—	captāminī	—
passive	future	—	captātor	captātor	—	—	captantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		captāre	captāvisse	captātūrum esse	captārī	captātum esse	captātum īrī
participles		captāns	—	captātūrus	—	captātus	captandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		captandī	captandō	captandum	captandō	captātum	captātū

Derived terms

captābilis
captātiō
captātor
captitō
disceptō

Related terms

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: caftu, cãftari
- Romanian: căuta, căutare
Dalmatian:
- catur, catuar
Padanian:
- Friulian: cjatâ, čhatâ
- Ligurian: catâr (“to buy”)
- Piedmontese: caté (“to buy”)
- Romansch: chattar, cattar, catar, chatter
- Venetian: catar
Southern Gallo-Romance:
- Nord-Occitan: chaptar (“to buy”)
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: catar
- Extremaduran: cazal
- Old Portuguese: catar
  - Galician: catar
  - Portuguese: catar
- Spanish: catar
⇒ Vulgar Latin: *accaptō (see there for further descendants)

Borrowings

→ Catalan: captar
→ Dutch: capteren
→ French: capter
→ Galician: captar
→ Italian: captare
→ Occitan: captar
→ Portuguese: captar
→ Spanish: captar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

captō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of captus

References

“capto”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“capto”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
capto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to try and raise a laugh: risum captare
- to court popularity: auram popularem captare (Liv. 3. 33)

Portuguese

Verb

capto

first-person singular present indicative of captar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkabto/ [ˈkaβ̞.t̪o]
Rhymes: -abto
Syllabification: cap‧to

Verb

capto

first-person singular present indicative of captar

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