-igo
IdoEdit
SuffixEdit
-igo
- Suffix added (1) to an adjective or noun to form a transitive verb denoting: to make, render or transform into; (2.1) to an intransitive verb to give it an active sense; (2.2) to a transitive verb, to give a passive sense (i.e. igar -ata), usually followed by the preposition da.
Derived termsEdit
LatinEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Italic *-agāō, related to *agō. Cognate of agō.
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /i.ɡoː/, [ɪɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.ɡo/, [iɡɔ] (stressed on the antepenult)
SuffixEdit
-igō (present infinitive -igāre, perfect active -igāvī, supine -igātum); first conjugation
- Enlargement of -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
ConjugationEdit
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “-igō¹” on page 825/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2Edit
A metanalysis of vertex + nasal suffix *-n- > *vertign- > *vertīgin- > vertīgō (“gyration, dizziness”) as vertō (“to turn”) + -īgō. Compare -ūgō (suffix forming nouns).[1]
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.ɡoː/, [ˈiːɡoː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.ɡo/, [ˈiːɡɔ] (stressed on the penult)
SuffixEdit
-īgō f (genitive -īginis); third declension
- Suffixed to nouns and to verbs, forms nouns usually denoting diseased conditions.
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | -īgō | -īginēs |
| Genitive | -īginis | -īginum |
| Dative | -īginī | -īginibus |
| Accusative | -īginem | -īginēs |
| Ablative | -īgine | -īginibus |
| Vocative | -īgō | -īginēs |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Leumann, Manu; Hofmann, Johann Baptist; Szantyr, Anton (1977) Lateinische Grammatik: Lateinische Laut-und Formenlehre, CH Beck, § 325.B.4., page 369
- “-īgō²” on page 825/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)