capistro

Latin

Etymology 1

From capistrum.

Verb

capistrō (present infinitive capistrāre, perfect active capistrāvī, supine capistrātum); first conjugation

1. to halter; tie with a halter
2. to bind fast; fasten

Conjugation

Conjugation of capistrō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	capistrō	capistrās	capistrat	capistrāmus	capistrātis	capistrant
	imperfect	capistrābam	capistrābās	capistrābat	capistrābāmus	capistrābātis	capistrābant
	future	capistrābō	capistrābis	capistrābit	capistrābimus	capistrābitis	capistrābunt
	perfect	capistrāvī	capistrāvistī	capistrāvit	capistrāvimus	capistrāvistis	capistrāvērunt, capistrāvēre
	pluperfect	capistrāveram	capistrāverās	capistrāverat	capistrāverāmus	capistrāverātis	capistrāverant
	future perfect	capistrāverō	capistrāveris	capistrāverit	capistrāverimus	capistrāveritis	capistrāverint
passive	present	capistror	capistrāris, capistrāre	capistrātur	capistrāmur	capistrāminī	capistrantur
	imperfect	capistrābar	capistrābāris, capistrābāre	capistrābātur	capistrābāmur	capistrābāminī	capistrābantur
	future	capistrābor	capistrāberis, capistrābere	capistrābitur	capistrābimur	capistrābiminī	capistrābuntur
	perfect	capistrātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	capistrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	capistrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	capistrem	capistrēs	capistret	capistrēmus	capistrētis	capistrent
	imperfect	capistrārem	capistrārēs	capistrāret	capistrārēmus	capistrārētis	capistrārent
	perfect	capistrāverim	capistrāverīs	capistrāverit	capistrāverīmus	capistrāverītis	capistrāverint
	pluperfect	capistrāvissem	capistrāvissēs	capistrāvisset	capistrāvissēmus	capistrāvissētis	capistrāvissent
passive	present	capistrer	capistrēris, capistrēre	capistrētur	capistrēmur	capistrēminī	capistrentur
	imperfect	capistrārer	capistrārēris, capistrārēre	capistrārētur	capistrārēmur	capistrārēminī	capistrārentur
	perfect	capistrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	capistrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	capistrā	—	—	capistrāte	—
	future	—	capistrātō	capistrātō	—	capistrātōte	capistrantō
passive	present	—	capistrāre	—	—	capistrāminī	—
	future	—	capistrātor	capistrātor	—	—	capistrantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		capistrāre	capistrāvisse	capistrātūrum esse	capistrārī	capistrātum esse	capistrātum īrī
participles		capistrāns	—	capistrātūrus	—	capistrātus	capistrandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		capistrandī	capistrandō	capistrandum	capistrandō	capistrātum	capistrātū

Descendants

• Romanian: căpăstra (archaic)
• Spanish: cabestrar

Possibly from a Vulgar Latin form *incapistrō:

• Catalan: encabestrar
• French: enchevêtrer
• Italian: incapestrare
• Occitan: encabestrar
• Portuguese: encabrestar
• Romanian: încăpăstra
• Sardinian: incrabistare
• Spanish: encabestrar

Etymology 2

Noun

capistrō

1. dative/ablative singular of capistrum

References

• “capistro”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press