profligo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈfliː.ɡoː/, [proːˈflʲiːɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈfli.ɡo/, [proˈfliːɡo]
Verb edit
prōflīgō (present infinitive prōflīgāre, perfect active prōflīgāvī, supine prōflīgātum); first conjugation
- to strike or dash to the ground
- to overthrow, overcome, conquer
- to finish, conclude, resolve, put an end to
- to dishearten, debase
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- profligo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2024) 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
- to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
- profligo in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016