profligo

profligo

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-
Proto-Italic *pro-
Latin prō-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-der.
Latin flīgō
Latin -ō
Latin prōflīgō

    From prō- + flīgō + -ō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    prōflīgō (present infinitive prōflīgāre, perfect active prōflīgāvī, supine prōflīgātum); first conjugation

    1. to strike or dash to the ground
      Synonyms: prōsternō, sternō, ruō, impellō, subvertō, pervertō, ēvertō, dēturbō, afflīgō, versō
    2. to 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)
    3. to 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
    4. to 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 infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present prōflīgāre prōflīgārī prōflīgāns —
    future prōflīgātūrum esse prōflīgātum īrī prōflīgātūrus prōflīgandus
    perfect prōflīgāvisse prōflīgātum esse — prōflīgātus
    future perfect — prōflīgātum fore — —
    perfect potential prōflīgātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    prōflīgandī prōflīgandō prōflīgandum prōflīgandō prōflīgātum prōflīgātū

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • English: profligate

    References

    • “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • profligo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), 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[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
    • profligo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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