incoho

Latin

Alternative forms

inchoō

Etymology

From cohum.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈin.ko.hoː/, [ˈɪŋko(ɦ)oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.ko.o/, [ˈiŋkoː]

Verb

incohō (present infinitive incohāre, perfect active incohāvī, supine incohātum); first conjugation

to begin, commence
Synonyms: exōrdior, occipiō, incipiō, coepiō, ōrdior, initiō, ineō, committō, ingredior, aggredior, sūmō, exorior, moveō, mōlior

Antonyms: subsistō, dēsistō, cessō
to start making or forming
to make a first draft

Conjugation

Conjugation of incohō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	incohō	incohās	incohat	incohāmus	incohātis	incohant
	imperfect	incohābam	incohābās	incohābat	incohābāmus	incohābātis	incohābant
	future	incohābō	incohābis	incohābit	incohābimus	incohābitis	incohābunt
	perfect	incohāvī	incohāvistī, incohāstī¹	incohāvit, incohāt¹	incohāvimus, incohāmus¹	incohāvistis, incohāstis¹	incohāvērunt, incohāvēre, incohārunt¹
	pluperfect	incohāveram, incohāram¹	incohāverās, incohārās¹	incohāverat, incohārat¹	incohāverāmus, incohārāmus¹	incohāverātis, incohārātis¹	incohāverant, incohārant¹
	future perfect	incohāverō, incohārō¹	incohāveris, incohāris¹	incohāverit, incohārit¹	incohāverimus, incohārimus¹	incohāveritis, incohāritis¹	incohāverint, incohārint¹
passive	present	incohor	incohāris, incohāre	incohātur	incohāmur	incohāminī	incohantur
	imperfect	incohābar	incohābāris, incohābāre	incohābātur	incohābāmur	incohābāminī	incohābantur
	future	incohābor	incohāberis, incohābere	incohābitur	incohābimur	incohābiminī	incohābuntur
	perfect	incohātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	incohātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	incohātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	incohem	incohēs	incohet	incohēmus	incohētis	incohent
	imperfect	incohārem	incohārēs	incohāret	incohārēmus	incohārētis	incohārent
	perfect	incohāverim, incohārim¹	incohāverīs, incohārīs¹	incohāverit, incohārit¹	incohāverīmus, incohārīmus¹	incohāverītis, incohārītis¹	incohāverint, incohārint¹
	pluperfect	incohāvissem, incohāssem¹	incohāvissēs, incohāssēs¹	incohāvisset, incohāsset¹	incohāvissēmus, incohāssēmus¹	incohāvissētis, incohāssētis¹	incohāvissent, incohāssent¹
passive	present	incoher	incohēris, incohēre	incohētur	incohēmur	incohēminī	incohentur
	imperfect	incohārer	incohārēris, incohārēre	incohārētur	incohārēmur	incohārēminī	incohārentur
	perfect	incohātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	incohātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	incohā	—	—	incohāte	—
active	future	—	incohātō	incohātō	—	incohātōte	incohantō
passive	present	—	incohāre	—	—	incohāminī	—
passive	future	—	incohātor	incohātor	—	—	incohantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		incohāre	incohāvisse, incohāsse¹	incohātūrum esse	incohārī	incohātum esse	incohātum īrī
participles		incohāns	—	incohātūrus	—	incohātus	incohandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		incohandī	incohandō	incohandum	incohandō	incohātum	incohātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Descendants

→ English: inchoate
→ Italian: incoare (literary, rare)
→ Spanish: incoar

References

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