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verbfirst conjugation

alligō

alligō (present infinitive alligāre, perfect active alligāvī, supine alligātum)
Classical[ˈal.lɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.li.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage
  2. to hold fast, hinder, detain
  3. to oblige, lay under obligation

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.alligōalligābamalligābōalligāvīalligāveramalligāverō
alligārō
2nd sg.alligāsalligābāsalligābisalligāvistī
alligāstī		alligāverās
alligārās		alligāveris
3rd sg.alligatalligābatalligābitalligāvitalligāverat
alligārat		alligāverit
alligārit
1st pl.alligāmusalligābāmusalligābimusalligāvimusalligāverāmusalligāverimus
alligārimus
2nd pl.alligātisalligābātisalligābitisalligāvistis
alligāstis		alligāverātis
alligārātis		alligāveritis
alligāritis
3rd pl.alligantalligābantalligābuntalligāvērunt
alligāvēre, alligārunt		alligāverant
alligārant		alligāverint
alligārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.alligemalligāremalligāverim
alligārim		alligāvissem
alligāssem
2nd sg.alligēsalligārēsalligāverīsalligāvissēs
alligāssēs
3rd sg.alligetalligāretalligāverit
alligārit		alligāvisset
alligāsset
1st pl.alligēmusalligārēmusalligāverīmus
alligārīmus		alligāvissēmus
alligāssēmus
2nd pl.alligētisalligārētisalligāverītis
alligārītis		alligāvissētis
alligāssētis
3rd pl.alligentalligārentalligāverint
alligārint		alligāvissent
alligāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.alligoralligābaralligābor
2nd sg.alligāris
alligāre		alligābāris
alligābāre		alligāberis
alligābere
3rd sg.alligāturalligābāturalligābitur
1st pl.alligāmuralligābāmuralligābimur
2nd pl.alligāminīalligābāminīalligābiminī
3rd pl.alliganturalligābanturalligābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.alligeralligārer
2nd sg.alligēris
alligēre		alligārēris
alligārēre
3rd sg.alligēturalligārētur
1st pl.alligēmuralligārēmur
2nd pl.alligēminīalligārēminī
3rd pl.alligenturalligārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.alligāalligāre
pres. 2nd pl.alligātealligāminī
fut. 2nd sg.alligātōalligātor
fut. 3rd sg.alligātōalligātor
fut. 2nd pl.alligātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.alligantōalligantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivealligārealligārī
perfect infinitivealligāvisse
alligāsse		alligātum esse
future infinitivealligātūrum essealligātum īrī
present participlealligāns—
perfect participle—alligātus
alligāta, alligātā, alligātae, alligātam, alligātārum, alligātās, alligātī, alligātōrum, alligātōs
future participlealligātūrus
alligātūra, alligātūrā, alligātūrae, alligātūram, alligātūrārum, alligātūrās, alligātūre, alligātūrī, alligātūrīs, alligātūrō, alligātūrōrum, alligātūrōs, alligātūrum		alligandus
alliganda, alligandā, alligandae, alligandam, alligandārum, alligandās, alligande, alligandīs, alligandōrum, alligandōs
gerundalligandī, alligandō, alligandumsupinealligātum, alligātū

al-lĭgo (adl-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. A.. Lit., to bind to something: ad statuam, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 42, § 90: ad palum, id. ib. 2, 5, 28, § 71; so in the witticism of Cic.: Quis generum meum ad gladium adligavit? Macr. S. 2, 3: leones adligati, Sen. Brev. Vit. 13. —In Col. of binding the vine to trees or other supports, 4, 13; so id. 4, 20.—
B. In gen., to bind, to bind up, bind round: dolia, Cato, R. R. 39. So of the binding up of wounds: vulnus, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 39: adligatum vulnus, Liv. 7, 24: oculus adligatus, Cic. Div. 1, 54, 123.—Of the binding of the hands, feet, etc.: adliga, inquam, colliga, Plaut. Ep. 5, 2, 26: cum adligāsset Isaac filium, Vulg. Gen. 22, 9; ib. Act. 21, 11: adligari se ac venire patitur, Tac. G. 24: adligetur vinculo ferreo, Vulg. Dan. 4, 12: catenis, ib. Act. 21, 33.—Hence, allĭgāti (adl-) (sc. servi), slaves that are fettered, Col. 1, 9.—Of other things: adligare caput lanā, Mart. 12, 91: adligat (naves) ancora, makes or holds fast, Verg. A. 1, 169.—In Plin. of fixing colors, to fix, make fast: (alga) ita colorem adligans, ut elui postea non possit, 32, 6, 22, § 66; 9, 38, 62, § 134.—Poet.: lac adligatum, curdled, Mart. 8, 64.—
II. Trop., to bind, to hold fast, to hinder, detain; or in a moral sense, to bind, to oblige, lay under obligation (cf. obligo; very freq., but in the class. per. for the most part only in more elevated prose): caput suum, Plaut. Ep. 3, 2, 33: jure jurando adligare aliquem, id. Rud. prol. 46; Ter. Ad. 5, 3, 58: hic furti se adligat, shows himself guilty, id. Eun. 4, 7, 39 (astringit, illaqueat, et obnoxium facit, Don.; cf. Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 27: homo furti se astringet, Cic. Fl. 17; for this gen. cf. Roby, § 1324): adligare se scelere, Cic. Planc. 33: adligatus sponsu, Varr. L. L. 6, 7 med.: nuptiis adligari, Cic. Clu. 179: lex omnes mortales adligat, id. ib. 54: non modo beneficio sed etiam benevolentiae significatione adligari, id. Planc. 33, 81: stipulatione adligari, id. Q. Rosc. 34: more majorum, id. Sest. 16: ne existiment ita se adligatos, ut, etc., id. Lael. 12, 42: ne forte quā re impediar et adliger, id. Att. 8, 16 al.— With dat. (eccl. Lat.): adligatus es uxori, Vulg. 1 Cor. 7, 27: legi, ib. Rom. 7, 2; ib. 1 Cor. 7, 39 (= lege).—* Adligatus calculus, in games of chess, a piece that cannot be moved, Sen. Ep. 17 fin.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinalligō

Latin ligō Latin alligō From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + ligō (“tie, bind up or together; bandage”).

Northern Gallo-Romance
  • Frenchallierfrom Old French alier
  • Portuguesealiarfrom Old French alier
  • Romanianaliafrom Old French alier
  • Spanishaliarfrom Old French alier
  • Frenchaloyerfrom Old French alier
  • Englishallyfrom Old French alier
  • Englishalloyfrom Old French alier
  • Italianallearefrom Old French alier
  • Spanishalearfrom Old French alier
Borrowings
  • Englishalligate
  • Portuguesealigar
  • Spanishaligar
  • Piedmontesealeghé
Balkan Romance
  • Romanianalega
Italo-Romance
  • Italianallegare
  • Sicilianalligari
Sardinian
  • unknownalliare
Southern Gallo-Romance
  • Old Catalanalligar
  • Old Catalanal·ligar

Quick answers

What does alligō mean in Latin?
alligō, a verb, means “to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage; to hold fast, hinder, detain”.
What are the principal parts of alligō?
alligō, alligāre, alligāvī, alligātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce alligō?
In classical Latin, [ˈal.lɪ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈal.li.ɡo].
Where does alligō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin alligō.