verbfirst conjugation
congelō
congelō (present infinitive congelāre, perfect active congelāvī, supine congelātum)
Classical[ˈkɔŋ.ɡɛ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.lo]
Meaning
- to freeze together, congeal
- transitiveto freeze, make stiff
[…] in lapidem rictus serpentis apertos
[…] he hardens the open jaws of the snake into stone and freezes its gaping mouth, wide open, as it was.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 11.59–60 - figurativelyintransitiveto grow stiff, be petrified
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
in glaciem mūtorcongelō -āre — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 17
frīgore dūrus fīōcongelō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 13
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | congelō | congelābam | congelābō | congelāvī | congelāveram | congelāverō |
| 2nd sg. | congelās | congelābās | congelābis | congelāvistī | congelāverās | congelāveris |
| 3rd sg. | congelat | congelābat | congelābit | congelāvit | congelāverat | congelāverit |
| 1st pl. | congelāmus | congelābāmus | congelābimus | congelāvimus | congelāverāmus | congelāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | congelātis | congelābātis | congelābitis | congelāvistis | congelāverātis | congelāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | congelant | congelābant | congelābunt | congelāvērunt congelāvēre | congelāverant | congelāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | congelem | congelārem | congelāverim | congelāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | congelēs | congelārēs | congelāverīs | congelāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | congelet | congelāret | congelāverit | congelāvisset |
| 1st pl. | congelēmus | congelārēmus | congelāverīmus | congelāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | congelētis | congelārētis | congelāverītis | congelāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | congelent | congelārent | congelāverint | congelāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | congelor | congelābar | congelābor |
| 2nd sg. | congelāris congelāre | congelābāris congelābāre | congelāberis congelābere |
| 3rd sg. | congelātur | congelābātur | congelābitur |
| 1st pl. | congelāmur | congelābāmur | congelābimur |
| 2nd pl. | congelāminī | congelābāminī | congelābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | congelantur | congelābantur | congelābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | congeler | congelārer |
| 2nd sg. | congelēris congelēre | congelārēris congelārēre |
| 3rd sg. | congelētur | congelārētur |
| 1st pl. | congelēmur | congelārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | congelēminī | congelārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | congelentur | congelārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | congelā | congelāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | congelāte | congelāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | congelātō | congelātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | congelātō | congelātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | congelātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | congelantō | congelantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | congelāre | congelārī |
| perfect infinitive | congelāvisse | congelātum esse |
| future infinitive | congelātūrum esse | congelātum īrī |
| present participle | congelāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | congelātus |
| future participle | congelātūrus | congelandus |
gerundcongelandī, congelandō, congelandumsupinecongelātum, congelātū
con-gĕlo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n.
I. Act., to cause to freeze up, to congeal.
A. Lit.:
sal, Vitr. 8, 3: oleum, Col. 1, 6, 18; 12, 50, 12: pruinas, Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 277: radices, Col. 3, 12, 1: mare congelatum, the sea being frozen, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 4: congelati gutta nasi, Mart. 11, 98, 7.—B. Transf., to thicken, make hard:
lac, to curdle, Col. 7, 8, 6: in lapidem rictus serpentis, Ov. M. 11, 60: ubi se adeps congelaverit, Scrib. Comp. 271.—Humorously: quid prodest, si te congelat uxor anus? Mart. 14, 147, 2.—II. Neutr., to freeze, freeze up. *
B. Trop.: gaudebam sane et congelasse nostrum amicum laetabar otio, had frozen together, i. e. had become wholly inactive, * Cic. Fam. 2, 13, 3; cf. conglacio, I. B.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
con-gēlō āvī, ātus, āre,
to freeze together, congeal: cum duro lingua palato Congelat, stiffens, O.: alqd congelat aëre tacto, is petrified, O.—Fig., to grow stiff: congelasse amicum otio.—To freeze, make stiff: in lapidem rictūs serpentis, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincongelō
Proto-Indo-European *gel- Latin gelū 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 gelō Latin congelō From con- + gelō.
Descendants
- Catalancongelar
- Englishcongeal
- Frenchcongeler
- Italiancongelare
- Occitancongelar
- Portuguesecongelar
- Romaniancongela
- Spanishcongelar
- Asturianconxelar
- Galicianconxelar