See also: congregaré

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin congregāre (to gather into a flock), from con- (with, together) + from grex (flock, herd).

Verb edit

congregàre (first-person singular present congrègo[1], first-person singular past historic congregài, past participle congregàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to summon, to gather, to congregate (people, especially for a religious purpose)
  2. (archaic, figurative) to amass, to accumulate (e.g. money)

Usage notes edit

  • The Latinate pronunciation còngrego is mentioned in dictionaries but is dispreferred.

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ congrego in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin edit

Verb edit

congregāre

  1. inflection of congregō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Spanish edit

Verb edit

congregare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of congregar