occupo

See also: occupò

Italian

Verb

occupo

1. first-person singular present indicative of occupare

Latin

Etymology

From ob- and the root of capiō (“capture, seize”). The difference in conjugation is explained by De Vaan, citing Steinbauer 1989, as the result of derivation via the denominal suffix -ō, -āre from some intermediate nominal (such as an unattested noun or adjective *occeps, *occupis), instead of direct composition of the prefix with the base verb.^[1] Compare anticipō, nū̆ncupō, participō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈok.ku.poː/, [ˈɔkːʊpoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈok.ku.po/, [ˈɔkːupo]

Verb

occupō (present infinitive occupāre, perfect active occupāvī, supine occupātum); first conjugation

1. to occupy, fill, take up

   Synonyms: comprehendō, teneō, obsideō, compleō, possideō

2. to seize, invade, take possession of

   Synonyms: potior, obsideō, compleō, obtineō, teneō, adipīscor, comprehendō, dēprehendō, arripiō, corripiō, capessō, expugnō, capiō, possideō, apprehendō

3. to anticipate, make the first move

   Synonyms: anteeō, praecipiō

4. to employ, make use of

   Synonyms: ūsūrpō, ūtor, sūmō, adhibeō

Conjugation

Conjugation of occupō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	occupō	occupās	occupat	occupāmus	occupātis	occupant
	imperfect	occupābam	occupābās	occupābat	occupābāmus	occupābātis	occupābant
	future	occupābō	occupābis	occupābit	occupābimus	occupābitis	occupābunt
	perfect	occupāvī	occupāvistī, occupāstī2	occupāvit, occupāt2	occupāvimus, occupāmus2	occupāvistis, occupāstis2	occupāvērunt, occupāvēre, occupārunt2
	pluperfect	occupāveram, occupāram2	occupāverās, occupārās2	occupāverat, occupārat2	occupāverāmus, occupārāmus2	occupāverātis, occupārātis2	occupāverant, occupārant2
	future perfect	occupāverō, occupārō2	occupāveris, occupāris2	occupāverit, occupārit2	occupāverimus, occupārimus2	occupāveritis, occupāritis2	occupāverint, occupārint2
	sigmatic future1	occupāssō	occupāssis	occupāssit	occupāssimus	occupāssitis	occupāssint
passive	present	occupor	occupāris, occupāre	occupātur	occupāmur	occupāminī	occupantur
	imperfect	occupābar	occupābāris, occupābāre	occupābātur	occupābāmur	occupābāminī	occupābantur
	future	occupābor	occupāberis, occupābere	occupābitur	occupābimur	occupābiminī	occupābuntur
	perfect	occupātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	occupātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	occupātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	occupem	occupēs	occupet	occupēmus	occupētis	occupent
	imperfect	occupārem	occupārēs	occupāret	occupārēmus	occupārētis	occupārent
	perfect	occupāverim, occupārim2	occupāverīs, occupārīs2	occupāverit, occupārit2	occupāverīmus, occupārīmus2	occupāverītis, occupārītis2	occupāverint, occupārint2
	pluperfect	occupāvissem, occupāssem2	occupāvissēs, occupāssēs2	occupāvisset, occupāsset2	occupāvissēmus, occupāssēmus2	occupāvissētis, occupāssētis2	occupāvissent, occupāssent2
	sigmatic aorist1	occupāssim	occupāssīs	occupāssīt	occupāssīmus	occupāssītis	occupāssint
passive	present	occuper	occupēris, occupēre	occupētur	occupēmur	occupēminī	occupentur
	imperfect	occupārer	occupārēris, occupārēre	occupārētur	occupārēmur	occupārēminī	occupārentur
	perfect	occupātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	occupātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	occupā	—	—	occupāte	—
	future	—	occupātō	occupātō	—	occupātōte	occupantō
passive	present	—	occupāre	—	—	occupāminī	—
	future	—	occupātor	occupātor	—	—	occupantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		occupāre	occupāvisse, occupāsse2	occupātūrum esse	occupārī	occupātum esse	occupātum īrī
participles		occupāns	—	occupātūrus	—	occupātus	occupandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		occupandī	occupandō	occupandum	occupandō	occupātum	occupātū

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").
²At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• exoccupō
• praeoccupō
• occupātiō
• occupātōrius
• occupātus
• superoccupō

Descendants

• Aromanian: apuc, apucari (possibly)
• Romanian: apuca, apucare (possibly), ocupa
• Sicilian: accupari
• → Catalan: ocupar
• → English: occupy, occupate
• → French: occuper
• → Galician: ocupar
• → Italian: occupare
• → Norman: otchuper (Jersey)
• → Portuguese: ocupar
• → Spanish: ocupar
• → Proto-Brythonic: *axʉb
  • Old Breton: acupot
  • Middle Welsh: achup
    • Welsh: achub

References

1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “capiō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 90

Further reading

• “occupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “occupo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• occupo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • fear comes upon some one: timor aliquem occupat (B. G. 1. 39)
    
  • superstition has taken possession of their souls: superstitio mentes occupavit (Verr. 4. 51. 113)
    
  • to put out money at interest: pecuniam fenore occupare (Flacc. 21. 54)
    
  • to take upon oneself absolute power: imperium, regnum, tyrannidem occupare
    
  • to occupy a position (with troops): capere, occupare locum
    
  • to occupy the high ground: occupare loca superiora
    
  • (ambiguous) to be engaged upon a matter: occupatum esse in aliqua re