noun · femininefirst declension
conrogāta
conrogāta f (genitive conrogātae)
Meaning
- Late Latincollective labour brought about by request
Early 5th c. CE, Caesarius of Arles
Just as it often comes about that a man whose vineyard has been left abandoned through neglect makes a request to his neighbours and locals, and one day gathers together a multitude of men, and assisted by the hands of many makes good that which had been abandoned, something which he could not have achieved on his own; so too the man who wants to seek public penitence is seen, as it were, to gather together labour or support, so that, assisted by the prayers of the whole people, he can root out the thorns and spines of his sins. - Medieval Latincorvee, feudal fee
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | conrogāta | conrogātae |
| genitive | conrogātae | conrogātārum |
| dative | conrogātae | conrogātīs |
| accusative | conrogātam | conrogātās |
| ablative | conrogātā | conrogātīs |
| vocative | conrogāta | conrogātae |
Origins
Likely via ellipsis from a phrase like *[opera conrogāta]. Alternatively, directly built as conrogō + -āta (late noun-forming suffix). First attested in the 5th century CE.
Descendants
- Frenchcorvéefrom Old French corvee
- Occitancorrogadafrom Old Occitan corroada
- Occitancrovadafrom Old Occitan corroada
- Occitancorvadafrom Old Occitan corroada
- Franco-Provençalcorvâ
- Franco-Provençalcorvé
- Normancorvéefrom Old French corvee
- Poitevin-Saintongeaiscourvéefrom Old French corvee
- Wallooncorwêyefrom Old French corvee
- Walloonkèrwîefrom Old French corvee