Latin

Noun

inceptum n ‎(genitive inceptī); second declension

1. beginning
2. attempt, enterprise

Inflection

Second declension.

Participle

inceptum

1. nominative neuter singular of inceptus
2. accusative masculine singular of inceptus
3. accusative neuter singular of inceptus
4. vocative neuter singular of inceptus

Verb

inceptum

1. supine of incipiō

References

• inceptum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• inceptum in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• INCEPTUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “inceptum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) to persevere in one's resolve: in incepto or conatu perstare
    
  • (ambiguous) to give up one's project: incepto or conatu desistere