verbfirst conjugation
abnegō
abnegō (present infinitive abnegāre, perfect active abnegāvī, supine abnegātum)
Classical[ˈab.nɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈab.ne.ɡo]
Meaning
- to refuse, deny, decline, be unwilling
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
mē ipsum dēnegō, renūntiōabnegō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 14
meī oblīvīscor, renūntiōabnegō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 13
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abnegō | abnegābam | abnegābō | abnegāvī | abnegāveram | abnegāverō abnegārō |
| 2nd sg. | abnegās | abnegābās | abnegābis | abnegāvistī abnegāstī | abnegāverās abnegārās | abnegāveris |
| 3rd sg. | abnegat | abnegābat | abnegābit | abnegāvit | abnegāverat abnegārat | abnegāverit abnegārit |
| 1st pl. | abnegāmus | abnegābāmus | abnegābimus | abnegāvimus | abnegāverāmus | abnegāverimus abnegārimus |
| 2nd pl. | abnegātis | abnegābātis | abnegābitis | abnegāvistis abnegāstis | abnegāverātis abnegārātis | abnegāveritis abnegāritis |
| 3rd pl. | abnegant | abnegābant | abnegābunt | abnegāvērunt abnegāvēre, abnegārunt | abnegāverant abnegārant | abnegāverint abnegārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abnegem | abnegārem | abnegāverim abnegārim | abnegāvissem abnegāssem |
| 2nd sg. | abnegēs | abnegārēs | abnegāverīs | abnegāvissēs abnegāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | abneget | abnegāret | abnegāverit abnegārit | abnegāvisset abnegāsset |
| 1st pl. | abnegēmus | abnegārēmus | abnegāverīmus abnegārīmus | abnegāvissēmus abnegāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | abnegētis | abnegārētis | abnegāverītis abnegārītis | abnegāvissētis abnegāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | abnegent | abnegārent | abnegāverint abnegārint | abnegāvissent abnegāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abnegor | abnegābar | abnegābor |
| 2nd sg. | abnegāris abnegāre | abnegābāris abnegābāre | abnegāberis abnegābere |
| 3rd sg. | abnegātur | abnegābātur | abnegābitur |
| 1st pl. | abnegāmur | abnegābāmur | abnegābimur |
| 2nd pl. | abnegāminī | abnegābāminī | abnegābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | abnegantur | abnegābantur | abnegābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abneger | abnegārer |
| 2nd sg. | abnegēris abnegēre | abnegārēris abnegārēre |
| 3rd sg. | abnegētur | abnegārētur |
| 1st pl. | abnegēmur | abnegārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | abnegēminī | abnegārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | abnegentur | abnegārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | abnegā | abnegāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | abnegāte | abnegāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | abnegātō | abnegātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | abnegātō | abnegātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | abnegātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | abnegantō | abnegantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | abnegāre | abnegārī |
| perfect infinitive | abnegāvisse abnegāsse | abnegātum esse |
| future infinitive | abnegātūrum esse | abnegātum īrī |
| present participle | abnegāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | abnegātus |
| future participle | abnegātūrus abnegātūra, abnegātūrā, abnegātūrae, abnegātūram, abnegātūrārum, abnegātūrās, abnegātūre, abnegātūrī, abnegātūrīs, abnegātūrō, abnegātūrōrum, abnegātūrōs, abnegātūrum | abnegandus abneganda, abnegandā, abnegandae, abnegandam, abnegandārum, abnegandās, abnegande, abnegandīs, abnegandōrum, abnegandōs |
gerundabnegandī, abnegandō, abnegandumsupineabnegātum, abnegātū
ab-nĕgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to refuse, be unwilling (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
conjugium alicui, Verg. A. 7, 424: imbrem, Col. (poet.) 10, 51: comitem (se), Hor. C. 1, 35, 22; cf. Sil. 3, 110: depositum, to deny, Plin. Ep. 10, 97; so, partem pecuniae (pactae), Quint. 11, 2, 11; cf. Dig. 16, 3, 11 al.—With inf.: medicas adhibere manus ad vulnera pastor Abnegat, Verg. G. 3, 456; so id. A. 2, 637.—Absol.: Abnegat, inceptoque, etc., Verg. A. 2, 654.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ab-negō āvī, ātus, āre,
to refuse, deny (poet.): tibi coniugium, V.: nec comitem abnegat (sc. se). H.: nummos, deny receipt of, Iu.: medicas adhibere manūs ad volnera, V.: Abnegat inceptoque haeret, refuses and abides by his purpose, V.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Italic*ap
- Latinabnegō
Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe Proto-Italic *nekʷe Latin neque Latin nec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin negō Latin abnegō From ab- (“from, away from”) + negō (“to deny, refuse, say no”).
Descendants
- Englishabnegate
- Frenchabnéguer
- Italianabnegare
- Italianannegare
- Portugueseabnegar
- Romanianabnega
- Spanishabnegar