"cupido" meaning in Latin

See cupido in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈkʊ.pɪ.doː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkuː.pi.do] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: cupidō [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=cupidō}} cupidō
  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cupidus Tags: ablative, dative, form-of, masculine, neuter, singular Form of: cupidus Related terms: cupidē, cupiditās, Cupīdō, cupidus
    Sense id: en-cupido-la-adj-vM9MucRX Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 39 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [kʊˈpiː.doː] [Classical-Latin], [kuˈpiː.do] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From cupiō (“to desire”) + -īdō. Etymology templates: {{af|la|cupiō|-īdō|t1=to desire}} cupiō (“to desire”) + -īdō Head templates: {{la-noun|cupīdō/cupīdin<3>|g=f}} cupīdō f (genitive cupīdinis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cupīdō/cupīdin<3>}} Forms: cupīdō [canonical, feminine], cupīdinis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cupīdō [nominative, singular], cupīdinēs [nominative, plural], cupīdinis [genitive, singular], cupīdinum [genitive, plural], cupīdinī [dative, singular], cupīdinibus [dative, plural], cupīdinem [accusative, singular], cupīdinēs [accusative, plural], cupīdine [ablative, singular], cupīdinibus [ablative, plural], cupīdō [singular, vocative], cupīdinēs [plural, vocative]
  1. desire, longing, especially amorous desire, eagerness Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: studium, dēsīderium, vehementia, appetītiō, amor, libīdō, appetītus, ardor
    Sense id: en-cupido-la-noun-3nE1tepb Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ido, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 39 45 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ido: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 45 50
  2. lust, passion, greed Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: amor, avāritia, impetus, calor
    Sense id: en-cupido-la-noun--7djxZG7 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ido, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 39 45 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 42 58 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ido: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 45 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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