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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2024/12/06 22:22 UTC 版)
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. This would have undergone syncope, passing through steps like the following: *nōmicupāre > *nōncupāre > *noncupāre > nuncupāre.
Note: while some outdated dictionaries list the length of the vowel in the first syllable as long, the change /o > u/ testifies that it was short; see etymology above and compare uncus.
nuncupō (present infinitive nuncupāre, perfect active nuncupāvī, supine nuncupātum); first conjugation
| Conjugation of nuncupō (first conjugation) | |||||||
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| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | nuncupō | nuncupās | nuncupat | nuncupāmus | nuncupātis | nuncupant |
| imperfect | nuncupābam | nuncupābās | nuncupābat | nuncupābāmus | nuncupābātis | nuncupābant | |
| future | nuncupābō | nuncupābis | nuncupābit | nuncupābimus | nuncupābitis | nuncupābunt | |
| perfect | nuncupāvī | nuncupāvistī | nuncupāvit | nuncupāvimus | nuncupāvistis | nuncupāvērunt, nuncupāvēre |
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| pluperfect | nuncupāveram | nuncupāverās | nuncupāverat | nuncupāverāmus | nuncupāverātis | nuncupāverant | |
| future perfect | nuncupāverō | nuncupāveris | nuncupāverit | nuncupāverimus | nuncupāveritis | nuncupāverint | |
| sigmatic future | nuncupāssō | nuncupāssis | nuncupāssit | nuncupāssimus | nuncupāssitis | nuncupāssint | |
| passive | present | nuncupor | nuncupāris, nuncupāre |
nuncupātur | nuncupāmur | nuncupāminī | nuncupantur |
| imperfect | nuncupābar | nuncupābāris, nuncupābāre |
nuncupābātur | nuncupābāmur | nuncupābāminī | nuncupābantur | |
| future | nuncupābor | nuncupāberis, nuncupābere |
nuncupābitur | nuncupābimur | nuncupābiminī | nuncupābuntur | |
| perfect | nuncupātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | nuncupātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | nuncupātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | nuncupem | nuncupēs | nuncupet | nuncupēmus | nuncupētis | nuncupent |
| imperfect | nuncupārem | nuncupārēs | nuncupāret | nuncupārēmus | nuncupārētis | nuncupārent | |
| perfect | nuncupāverim | nuncupāverīs | nuncupāverit | nuncupāverīmus | nuncupāverītis | nuncupāverint | |
| pluperfect | nuncupāvissem | nuncupāvissēs | nuncupāvisset | nuncupāvissēmus | nuncupāvissētis | nuncupāvissent | |
| sigmatic aorist | nuncupāssim | nuncupāssīs | nuncupāssīt | nuncupāssīmus | nuncupāssītis | nuncupāssint | |
| passive | present | nuncuper | nuncupēris, nuncupēre |
nuncupētur | nuncupēmur | nuncupēminī | nuncupentur |
| imperfect | nuncupārer | nuncupārēris, nuncupārēre |
nuncupārētur | nuncupārēmur | nuncupārēminī | nuncupārentur | |
| perfect | nuncupātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | nuncupātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | nuncupā | — | — | nuncupāte | — |
| future | — | nuncupātō | nuncupātō | — | nuncupātōte | nuncupantō | |
| passive | present | — | nuncupāre | — | — | nuncupāminī | — |
| future | — | nuncupātor | nuncupātor | — | — | nuncupantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | nuncupāre | nuncupāvisse | nuncupātūrum esse | nuncupārī | nuncupātum esse | nuncupātum īrī | |
| participles | nuncupāns | — | nuncupātūrus | — | nuncupātus | nuncupandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| nuncupandī | nuncupandō | nuncupandum | nuncupandō | nuncupātum | nuncupātū | ||
At 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").