profligo
Latin
Etymology
From prō- + flīgō + -ō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈfliː.ɡoː/, [proːˈflʲiːɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈfli.ɡo/, [proˈfliːɡo]
Verb
prōflīgō (present infinitive prōflīgāre, perfect active prōflīgāvī, supine prōflīgātum); first conjugation
- I strike or dash to the ground
- Synonyms: prōsternō, sternō, ruō, impellō, subvertō, pervertō, ēvertō, dēturbō, afflīgō, versō
- I overthrow, overcome, conquer
- Synonyms: subigō, subiciō, dēvincō, vincō, ēvincō, conquestō, superō, expugnō, domō, caedō, obruō, exsuperō, pellō, opprimō, premō, vertō, fundō
- Quibus profligatis ― When they were overcome (Caesar, de Bello Gallico, VII, 13)
- I finish, conclude, resolve, put an end to
- Synonyms: perficiō, cōnficiō, dēfungor, absolvō, conclūdō, condō, agō, expleō, patrō, cumulō, impleō, peragō, exsequor, fungor, efficiō, perpetrō, gerō, nāvō, trānsigō, persolvō, claudō, inclūdō, exhauriō, perferō
- I dishearten, debase
- Synonyms: deficiō, dēfatīgō
- Antonyms: cōnfirmō, firmō
Conjugation
| Conjugation of prōflīgō (first conjugation) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indicative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | prōflīgō | prōflīgās | prōflīgat | prōflīgāmus | prōflīgātis | prōflīgant |
| imperfect | prōflīgābam | prōflīgābās | prōflīgābat | prōflīgābāmus | prōflīgābātis | prōflīgābant | |
| future | prōflīgābō | prōflīgābis | prōflīgābit | prōflīgābimus | prōflīgābitis | prōflīgābunt | |
| perfect | prōflīgāvī | prōflīgāvistī | prōflīgāvit | prōflīgāvimus | prōflīgāvistis | prōflīgāvērunt, prōflīgāvēre | |
| pluperfect | prōflīgāveram | prōflīgāverās | prōflīgāverat | prōflīgāverāmus | prōflīgāverātis | prōflīgāverant | |
| future perfect | prōflīgāverō | prōflīgāveris | prōflīgāverit | prōflīgāverimus | prōflīgāveritis | prōflīgāverint | |
| passive | present | prōflīgor | prōflīgāris, prōflīgāre | prōflīgātur | prōflīgāmur | prōflīgāminī | prōflīgantur |
| imperfect | prōflīgābar | prōflīgābāris, prōflīgābāre | prōflīgābātur | prōflīgābāmur | prōflīgābāminī | prōflīgābantur | |
| future | prōflīgābor | prōflīgāberis, prōflīgābere | prōflīgābitur | prōflīgābimur | prōflīgābiminī | prōflīgābuntur | |
| perfect | prōflīgātus + present active indicative of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | prōflīgātus + imperfect active indicative of sum | ||||||
| future perfect | prōflīgātus + future active indicative of sum | ||||||
| subjunctive | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | prōflīgem | prōflīgēs | prōflīget | prōflīgēmus | prōflīgētis | prōflīgent |
| imperfect | prōflīgārem | prōflīgārēs | prōflīgāret | prōflīgārēmus | prōflīgārētis | prōflīgārent | |
| perfect | prōflīgāverim | prōflīgāverīs | prōflīgāverit | prōflīgāverīmus | prōflīgāverītis | prōflīgāverint | |
| pluperfect | prōflīgāvissem | prōflīgāvissēs | prōflīgāvisset | prōflīgāvissēmus | prōflīgāvissētis | prōflīgāvissent | |
| passive | present | prōflīger | prōflīgēris, prōflīgēre | prōflīgētur | prōflīgēmur | prōflīgēminī | prōflīgentur |
| imperfect | prōflīgārer | prōflīgārēris, prōflīgārēre | prōflīgārētur | prōflīgārēmur | prōflīgārēminī | prōflīgārentur | |
| perfect | prōflīgātus + present active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| pluperfect | prōflīgātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum | ||||||
| imperative | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| active | present | — | prōflīgā | — | — | prōflīgāte | — |
| future | — | prōflīgātō | prōflīgātō | — | prōflīgātōte | prōflīgantō | |
| passive | present | — | prōflīgāre | — | — | prōflīgāminī | — |
| future | — | prōflīgātor | prōflīgātor | — | — | prōflīgantor | |
| non-finite forms | active | passive | |||||
| present | perfect | future | present | perfect | future | ||
| infinitives | prōflīgāre | prōflīgāvisse | prōflīgātūrum esse | prōflīgārī | prōflīgātum esse | prōflīgātum īrī | |
| participles | prōflīgāns | — | prōflīgātūrus | — | prōflīgātus | prōflīgandus | |
| verbal nouns | gerund | supine | |||||
| genitive | dative | accusative | ablative | accusative | ablative | ||
| prōflīgandī | prōflīgandō | prōflīgandum | prōflīgandō | prōflīgātum | prōflīgātū | ||
Derived terms
- prōflīgātus
References
- “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- profligo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2023) Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- profligo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
- to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
- profligo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016