surripio

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From sub- +‎ rapiō.

Pronunciation

Verb

surripiō (present infinitive surripere, perfect active surripuī, supine surreptum); third (-iō variant) conjugation

  1. to snatch away; to steal, pilfer, purloin, filch
    Synonym: rapiō

Conjugation

1At least one use of the Old Latin "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").

Descendants

  • Portuguese: surripiar

References

  • surripio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • surripio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

surripio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of surripiar