Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Italic *molgeō, from earlier *molgejō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂molǵéyeti, iterative verb from *h₂melǵ- (with mulsum after mulsī). Cognate with English milk, Ancient Greek ἀμέλγω (amélgō).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

mulgeō (present infinitive mulgēre, perfect active mulsī, supine mulsum); second conjugation

  1. (transitive) to milk, extract

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of mulgeō (second conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mulgeō mulgēs mulget mulgēmus mulgētis mulgent
imperfect mulgēbam mulgēbās mulgēbat mulgēbāmus mulgēbātis mulgēbant
future mulgēbō mulgēbis mulgēbit mulgēbimus mulgēbitis mulgēbunt
perfect mulsī mulsistī mulsit mulsimus mulsistis mulsērunt,
mulsēre
pluperfect mulseram mulserās mulserat mulserāmus mulserātis mulserant
future perfect mulserō mulseris mulserit mulserimus mulseritis mulserint
passive present mulgeor mulgēris,
mulgēre
mulgētur mulgēmur mulgēminī mulgentur
imperfect mulgēbar mulgēbāris,
mulgēbāre
mulgēbātur mulgēbāmur mulgēbāminī mulgēbantur
future mulgēbor mulgēberis,
mulgēbere
mulgēbitur mulgēbimur mulgēbiminī mulgēbuntur
perfect mulsus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect mulsus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect mulsus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mulgeam mulgeās mulgeat mulgeāmus mulgeātis mulgeant
imperfect mulgērem mulgērēs mulgēret mulgērēmus mulgērētis mulgērent
perfect mulserim mulserīs mulserit mulserīmus mulserītis mulserint
pluperfect mulsissem mulsissēs mulsisset mulsissēmus mulsissētis mulsissent
passive present mulgear mulgeāris,
mulgeāre
mulgeātur mulgeāmur mulgeāminī mulgeantur
imperfect mulgērer mulgērēris,
mulgērēre
mulgērētur mulgērēmur mulgērēminī mulgērentur
perfect mulsus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect mulsus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present mulgē mulgēte
future mulgētō mulgētō mulgētōte mulgentō
passive present mulgēre mulgēminī
future mulgētor mulgētor mulgentor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives mulgēre mulsisse mulsūrum esse mulgērī mulsum esse mulsum īrī
participles mulgēns mulsūrus mulsus mulgendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
mulgendī mulgendō mulgendum mulgendō mulsum mulsū

Derived terms edit

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Descendants edit

From Vulgar Latin: mungere

From Vulgar Latin: *mulsīre

References edit

  • mulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mulgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.