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 that subsequently passed through the following stages: *nōmicupāre > *nōmcupāre > *nomcupāre > nuncupāre.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnuːn.ku.poː/, [ˈnuːŋkʊpoː] or IPA^(key): /ˈnun.ku.poː/, [ˈnʊŋkʊpoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnun.ku.po/, [ˈnuŋkupo]

The length of the vowel in the first syllable is uncertain: De Vaan (2008) gives it as short (see etymology above), but Marx (1901) and Lewis (1895) give it as long.

Verb

nū̆ncupō (present infinitive nū̆ncupāre, perfect active nū̆ncupāvī, supine nū̆ncupātum); 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 nū̆ncupō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nū̆ncupō	nū̆ncupās	nū̆ncupat	nū̆ncupāmus	nū̆ncupātis	nū̆ncupant
	imperfect	nū̆ncupābam	nū̆ncupābās	nū̆ncupābat	nū̆ncupābāmus	nū̆ncupābātis	nū̆ncupābant
	future	nū̆ncupābō	nū̆ncupābis	nū̆ncupābit	nū̆ncupābimus	nū̆ncupābitis	nū̆ncupābunt
	perfect	nū̆ncupāvī	nū̆ncupāvistī	nū̆ncupāvit	nū̆ncupāvimus	nū̆ncupāvistis	nū̆ncupāvērunt, nū̆ncupāvēre
	pluperfect	nū̆ncupāveram	nū̆ncupāverās	nū̆ncupāverat	nū̆ncupāverāmus	nū̆ncupāverātis	nū̆ncupāverant
	future perfect	nū̆ncupāverō	nū̆ncupāveris	nū̆ncupāverit	nū̆ncupāverimus	nū̆ncupāveritis	nū̆ncupāverint
	sigmatic future1	nū̆ncupāssō	nū̆ncupāssis	nū̆ncupāssit	nū̆ncupāssimus	nū̆ncupāssitis	nū̆ncupāssint
passive	present	nū̆ncupor	nū̆ncupāris, nū̆ncupāre	nū̆ncupātur	nū̆ncupāmur	nū̆ncupāminī	nū̆ncupantur
	imperfect	nū̆ncupābar	nū̆ncupābāris, nū̆ncupābāre	nū̆ncupābātur	nū̆ncupābāmur	nū̆ncupābāminī	nū̆ncupābantur
	future	nū̆ncupābor	nū̆ncupāberis, nū̆ncupābere	nū̆ncupābitur	nū̆ncupābimur	nū̆ncupābiminī	nū̆ncupābuntur
	perfect	nū̆ncupātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	nū̆ncupātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	nū̆ncupātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nū̆ncupem	nū̆ncupēs	nū̆ncupet	nū̆ncupēmus	nū̆ncupētis	nū̆ncupent
	imperfect	nū̆ncupārem	nū̆ncupārēs	nū̆ncupāret	nū̆ncupārēmus	nū̆ncupārētis	nū̆ncupārent
	perfect	nū̆ncupāverim	nū̆ncupāverīs	nū̆ncupāverit	nū̆ncupāverīmus	nū̆ncupāverītis	nū̆ncupāverint
	pluperfect	nū̆ncupāvissem	nū̆ncupāvissēs	nū̆ncupāvisset	nū̆ncupāvissēmus	nū̆ncupāvissētis	nū̆ncupāvissent
	sigmatic aorist1	nū̆ncupāssim	nū̆ncupāssīs	nū̆ncupāssīt	nū̆ncupāssīmus	nū̆ncupāssītis	nū̆ncupāssint
passive	present	nū̆ncuper	nū̆ncupēris, nū̆ncupēre	nū̆ncupētur	nū̆ncupēmur	nū̆ncupēminī	nū̆ncupentur
	imperfect	nū̆ncupārer	nū̆ncupārēris, nū̆ncupārēre	nū̆ncupārētur	nū̆ncupārēmur	nū̆ncupārēminī	nū̆ncupārentur
	perfect	nū̆ncupātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	nū̆ncupātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	nū̆ncupā	—	—	nū̆ncupāte	—
	future	—	nū̆ncupātō	nū̆ncupātō	—	nū̆ncupātōte	nū̆ncupantō
passive	present	—	nū̆ncupāre	—	—	nū̆ncupāminī	—
	future	—	nū̆ncupātor	nū̆ncupātor	—	—	nū̆ncupantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nū̆ncupāre	nū̆ncupāvisse	nū̆ncupātūrum esse	nū̆ncupārī	nū̆ncupātum esse	nū̆ncupātum īrī
participles		nū̆ncupāns	—	nū̆ncupātūrus	—	nū̆ncupātus	nū̆ncupandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		nū̆ncupandī	nū̆ncupandō	nū̆ncupandum	nū̆ncupandō	nū̆ncupātum	nū̆ncupātū

¹At least one use of the archaic "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

• nū̆ncupātim
• nū̆ncupātiō
• nū̆ncupātīvē
• nū̆ncupātīvus
• nū̆ncupātor

Descendants

• → English: nuncupate

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