[ˈkʊ.pi.oː], [ˈkuː.pi.o]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *kupiō, from a Proto-Indo-European root akin to *kwep- (“to smoke, boil, move violently”); see also Lithuanian kūpėti (“to boil over”), Old Church Slavonic кꙑпѣти (kypěti, “to boil”), Sanskrit कुप्यति (kúpyati, “become agitated, bubbles up”), English hope.
- conjugation-3to desire, long for
“Nōvī ingenium mulierum: / nōlunt ubi vēlīs, ubi nolīs cupiunt ultrō.” — I know the ways of women: they are unwilling when you want [it]; [and] when you are unwilling, they desire [it] wantonly.
- conjugation-3to please, favor, be well disposed towards (someone, something)
“Quod cupiō mēcum est. Inopem mē cōpia fēcit.” — What I desire is with me: Abundance made me destitute.
“Cupio omnia quaevis.” — Your wishes are mine.
Formscupiō(canonical) · cupere(infinitive, present) · cupīvī(active, perfect) · cupiī(active, perfect) · cupītum(supine) · cupiō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · cupis(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · cupit(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · cupimus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · cupitis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · cupiunt(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · cupiēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · cupiēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · cupiēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · cupiēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · cupiēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · cupiēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · cupiam(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · cupiēs(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · cupiet(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person)
Source: Wiktionary