LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

congregō

congregō (present infinitive congregāre, perfect active congregāvī, supine congregātum)
Classical[ˈkɔŋ.ɡrɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔŋ.ɡre.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to gather into a flock
  2. to swarm
  3. to assemble, collect, associate
  4. to congregate

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.congregōcongregābamcongregābōcongregāvīcongregāveramcongregāverō
congregārō
2nd sg.congregāscongregābāscongregābiscongregāvistī
congregāstī
congregāverās
congregārās
congregāveris
3rd sg.congregatcongregābatcongregābitcongregāvitcongregāverat
congregārat
congregāverit
congregārit
1st pl.congregāmuscongregābāmuscongregābimuscongregāvimuscongregāverāmuscongregāverimus
congregārimus
2nd pl.congregātiscongregābātiscongregābitiscongregāvistis
congregāstis
congregāverātis
congregārātis
congregāveritis
congregāritis
3rd pl.congregantcongregābantcongregābuntcongregāvērunt
congregāvēre, congregārunt
congregāverant
congregārant
congregāverint
congregārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.congregemcongregāremcongregāverim
congregārim
congregāvissem
congregāssem
2nd sg.congregēscongregārēscongregāverīscongregāvissēs
congregāssēs
3rd sg.congregetcongregāretcongregāverit
congregārit
congregāvisset
congregāsset
1st pl.congregēmuscongregārēmuscongregāverīmus
congregārīmus
congregāvissēmus
congregāssēmus
2nd pl.congregētiscongregārētiscongregāverītis
congregārītis
congregāvissētis
congregāssētis
3rd pl.congregentcongregārentcongregāverint
congregārint
congregāvissent
congregāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.congregorcongregābarcongregābor
2nd sg.congregāris
congregāre
congregābāris
congregābāre
congregāberis
congregābere
3rd sg.congregāturcongregābāturcongregābitur
1st pl.congregāmurcongregābāmurcongregābimur
2nd pl.congregāminīcongregābāminīcongregābiminī
3rd pl.congreganturcongregābanturcongregābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.congregercongregārer
2nd sg.congregēris
congregēre
congregārēris
congregārēre
3rd sg.congregēturcongregārētur
1st pl.congregēmurcongregārēmur
2nd pl.congregēminīcongregārēminī
3rd pl.congregenturcongregārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.congregācongregāre
pres. 2nd pl.congregātecongregāminī
fut. 2nd sg.congregātōcongregātor
fut. 3rd sg.congregātōcongregātor
fut. 2nd pl.congregātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.congregantōcongregantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecongregārecongregārī
perfect infinitivecongregāvisse
congregāsse
congregātum esse
future infinitivecongregātūrum essecongregātum īrī
present participlecongregāns—
perfect participle—congregātus
congregāta, congregātā, congregātae, congregātam, congregātārum, congregātās, congregātī, congregātōrum, congregātōs
future participlecongregātūrus
congregātūra, congregātūrā, congregātūrae, congregātūram, congregātūrārum, congregātūrās, congregātūre, congregātūrī, congregātūrīs, congregātūrō, congregātūrōrum, congregātūrōs, congregātūrum
congregandus
congreganda, congregandā, congregandae, congregandam, congregandārum, congregandās, congregande, congregandīs, congregandōrum, congregandōs
gerundcongregandī, congregandō, congregandumsupinecongregātum, congregātū

con-grĕgo, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to collect into a flock or herd, to assemble.
I. Prop. (rare; mostly in Pliny the elder): oves, Plin. 8, 47, 72, § 188.—Mid.: apium examina congregantur, collect in swarms, Cic. Off. 1, 44, 157; cf. id. N. D. 2, 48, 124: cetera animantia congregari videmus, Plin. 7, prooem. 1. § 5: cum ceteris, id. 8, 22, 34, § 81: in loca certa, id. 10, 23, 31, § 61: se ad amnes (ferae), id. 8, 16, 17, § 42.—More freq. (in good prose; esp. freq. in Cic.),
II. In gen., to collect or assemble a multitude together, to unite, join, associate.
A. Lit.: dissipatos homines, Cic. Tusc. 1, 25, 62; cf.: dispersos homines in unum locum, id. de Or. 1, 8, 33: se unum in locum ad curiam, id. Phil. 14, 6, 15: dissipatos (homines) unum in locum, id. Sest. 42, 91: multitudinem fugitivorum unum in locum, id. Par. 4, 1, 27; Tac. A. 1, 28 fin.: hominem in idem Vettii indicium atque in eundem hunc numerum, Cic. Vatin. 10, 25.—With cum: se cum aequalibus, Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 42; id. Quint. 16, 52; id. Rab. Perd. 7, 21 fin.—With dat.: cum illis moror quibus me tempus aliquod congregavit, Sen. Ep. 62, 2.—Absol.: deterrimum quemque, Tac. A. 1, 16 fin.—Mid.: secedant improbi, unum in locum congregentur, Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32: in fano congregantur commentandi causā, id. Div. 1, 41, 90: in Academiā congregati, id. Ac. 1, 9, 34: armati locis patentibus congregantur, Liv. 24, 21, 9: congregabantur undique ad Titum Tatium, id. 1, 10, 1: quanta vis oriens et congregata, Cic. Dom. 25, 67: Gamphasantes nulli externo congregantur, Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 45: ciconiae abiturae congregantur in certo loco, id. 10, 23, 31, § 61: cuncti deinde ad portum congregantur, Just. 19, 2, 10: inter se, Tac. A. 1, 30: in urbe, id. H. 3, 82. —And in tmesis: conque gregantur, Lucr. 6, 456.—Prov.: pares cum paribus facillime congregantur, Cic. Sen. 3, 7.—
B. Trop. (rare; mostly in Quint.), to collect, accumulate: argumenta infirmiora, Quint. 5, 12, 4: verba, id. 9, 3, 45; cf. turbam (verborum), id. 10, 1, 7; cf. congregatio, II.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincongregō

Latin grex Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Latin gregō Latin congregō From con- (“with”) + gregō (“herd, assemble”).

Descendants
  • Catalancongregar
  • Frenchcongréger
  • Italiancongregare
  • Portuguesecongregar
  • Spanishcongregar
  • Englishcongregate

Quick answers

What does congregō mean in Latin?
congregō, a verb, means “to gather into a flock; to swarm; to assemble, collect, associate”.
What are the principal parts of congregō?
congregō, congregāre, congregāvī, congregātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce congregō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡrɛ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡre.ɡo].
Where does congregō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin congregō.