anteceptus

Latin

Alternative forms

• antecaptus

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of antecapiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /an.teˈkep.tus/, [än̪t̪ɛˈkɛpt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /an.teˈt͡ʃep.tus/, [än̪t̪eˈt͡ʃɛpt̪us]

Participle

anteceptus (feminine antecepta, neuter anteceptum); first/second-declension participle

1. having been obtained, received, or taken before or beforehand
   1. having been seized or taken possession of beforehand, having been pre-occupied
      1. (of an idea) conceived a priori
   2. (with the ablative animō) having been anticipated (in thought)
      1. having had antecipatory action taken (against one), having been forestalled

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	anteceptus	antecepta	anteceptum		anteceptī	anteceptae	antecepta
Genitive	anteceptī	anteceptae	anteceptī		anteceptōrum	anteceptārum	anteceptōrum
Dative	anteceptō		anteceptō		anteceptīs
Accusative	anteceptum	anteceptam	anteceptum		anteceptōs	anteceptās	antecepta
Ablative	anteceptō	anteceptā	anteceptō		anteceptīs
Vocative	antecepte	antecepta	anteceptum		anteceptī	anteceptae	antecepta

References

• “antĕceptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “anteceptus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• antĕceptus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 132/3.