vegeo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Old verb from Proto-Italic *wegeō, from earlier *wegejō, from Proto-Indo-European *woǵ-éye-, causative verb from *weǵ- (“to be lively”). Compare with the stative vigeō.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯e.ɡe.oː/, [ˈu̯ɛɡeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈve.d͡ʒe.o/, [ˈvɛːd͡ʒeo]
Verb edit
vegeō (present infinitive vegēre, perfect active veguī); second conjugation, no supine stem, limited passive
- (transitive) to move, excite, quicken, arouse
- (intransitive) to be lively or active
Conjugation edit
- This verb has only limited passive conjugation; only third-person passive forms are attested in surviving sources.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “vegeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vegeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN