verbthird conjugation
contegō
contegō (present infinitive contegere, perfect active contēxī, supine contēctum)
Classical[ˈkɔn.tɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn.te.ɡo]
Meaning
- to conceal, hide or cover up
- to protect
- to clothe
- to bury or entomb
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
cover
contegō -ere, -tēxī — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contegō | contegēbam | contegam | contēxī | contēxeram | contēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | contegis | contegēbās | contegēs | contēxistī | contēxerās | contēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | contegit | contegēbat | conteget | contēxit | contēxerat | contēxerit |
| 1st pl. | contegimus | contegēbāmus | contegēmus | contēximus | contēxerāmus | contēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | contegitis | contegēbātis | contegētis | contēxistis | contēxerātis | contēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | contegunt | contegēbant | contegent | contēxērunt contēxēre | contēxerant | contēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contegam | contegerem | contēxerim | contēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | contegās | contegerēs | contēxerīs | contēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | contegat | contegeret | contēxerit | contēxisset |
| 1st pl. | contegāmus | contegerēmus | contēxerīmus | contēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | contegātis | contegerētis | contēxerītis | contēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | contegant | contegerent | contēxerint | contēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contegor | contegēbar | contegar |
| 2nd sg. | contegeris contegere | contegēbāris contegēbāre | contegēris contegēre |
| 3rd sg. | contegitur | contegēbātur | contegētur |
| 1st pl. | contegimur | contegēbāmur | contegēmur |
| 2nd pl. | contegiminī | contegēbāminī | contegēminī |
| 3rd pl. | conteguntur | contegēbantur | contegentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contegar | contegerer |
| 2nd sg. | contegāris contegāre | contegerēris contegerēre |
| 3rd sg. | contegātur | contegerētur |
| 1st pl. | contegāmur | contegerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | contegāminī | contegerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | contegantur | contegerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | contege | contegere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | contegite | contegiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | contegitō | contegitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | contegitō | contegitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | contegitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | conteguntō | conteguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | contegere | contegī |
| perfect infinitive | contēxisse | contēctum esse |
| future infinitive | contēctūrum esse | contēctum īrī |
| present participle | contegēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | contēctus contēcta, contēctā, contēctae, contēctam, contēctārum, contēctās, contēcte, contēctī, contēctīs, contēctō, contēctōrum, contēctōs |
| future participle | contēctūrus contēctūra, contēctūrā, contēctūrae, contēctūram, contēctūrārum, contēctūrās, contēctūre, contēctūrī, contēctūrīs, contēctūrō, contēctūrōrum, contēctūrōs, contēctūrum | contegendus contegundus, contegenda, contegendā, contegendae, contegendam, contegendārum, contegendās, contegende, contegendīs, contegendōrum, contegendōs |
gerundcontegendī, contegendō, contegendumsupinecontēctum, contēctū
con-tĕgo, xi, ctum, 3,
I. v. a., to cover, to cover up or over (freq. and class.).
I. In gen.
A. Lit., aliquem or aliquid aliquā re:
coria centonibus, Caes. B. C. 2, 10; so, locum linteis, Liv. 10, 38, 5: capita scutis, Auct. B. Afr. 47 fin.; cf.: caput glauco amictu, Verg. A. 12, 885: se corbe, Cic. Sest. 38, 82: spoliis contectum juvenis corpus, Liv. 8, 7, 22; cf.: pelle contectus, Suet. Ner. 29: corpus ejus (tumulus), Cic. Arch. 10, 24; cf. thus of burying: eos uno tumulo, Liv. 26, 25, 13; Curt. 7, 9, 21; Val. Fl. 5, 58: humo, Ov. H. 16, 274: corpus Galbae humili sepulturā, Tac. H. 1, 49: in privatis ejus hortis, omnia nebulā, Liv. 40, 22, 4; Suet. Ner. 31.—Rarely with in and abl.: in aliquo ramorum contexu contegi, Tac. G. 46; cf. id. H. 1, 49 supra.—II. In partic.
A. With the access. idea of preservation (cf. condo), to preserve, keep:
cum arma omnia reposita contectaque essent, Caes. B. C. 2, 14.—More freq., B. With the access. idea of concealment, to conceal by covering, to cover, hide, conceal.
1. Of corporeal objects:
eas partes corporis contexit atque abdidit, etc., Cic. Off. 1, 35, 126.—2. Of abstr. objects:
factam injuriam illi miserae, Ter. Hec. 3, 3, 41: libidines fronte et supercilio, non pudore et temperantiā, Cic. Prov. Cons. 4, 8: aperire et recludere contecta victricium partium vulnera, Tac. H. 2, 77: contegendis quae prima aetas et summa fortuna expeterent, id. A. 13, 13; Cod. Th. 7, 4, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
con-tegō tēxī, tēctus, ere,
to cover, roof, bury: piscatorias (navīs), Cs.: locum linteis, L.: caput amictu, V.: se corbe: spoliis contectum corpus, L.: humo, O.: cum arma omnia contecta essent, Cs.: sedes ramis contecta, shadowed, Cu.: in aliquo ramorum nexu contegi, Ta.: qui (tumulus) corpus contexerat.—To conceal by covering, cover, hide, conceal: partīs corporis: iniuriam, T.: libidines fronte: Contegat lumina cortex, efface, O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincontegō
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin contegō From con- + tegō.