LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

crucifīgō

crucifīgō (present infinitive crucifīgere, perfect active crucifīxī, supine crucifīxum)
Classical[krʊ.kɪˈfiː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[kru.t͡ʃiˈfiː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to crucify, fix on a cross

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Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.crucifīgōcrucifīgēbamcrucifīgamcrucifīxīcrucifīxeramcrucifīxerō
2nd sg.crucifīgiscrucifīgēbāscrucifīgēscrucifīxistīcrucifīxerāscrucifīxeris
3rd sg.crucifīgitcrucifīgēbatcrucifīgetcrucifīxitcrucifīxeratcrucifīxerit
1st pl.crucifīgimuscrucifīgēbāmuscrucifīgēmuscrucifīximuscrucifīxerāmuscrucifīxerimus
2nd pl.crucifīgitiscrucifīgēbātiscrucifīgētiscrucifīxistiscrucifīxerātiscrucifīxeritis
3rd pl.crucifīguntcrucifīgēbantcrucifīgentcrucifīxērunt
crucifīxēre		crucifīxerantcrucifīxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.crucifīgamcrucifīgeremcrucifīxerimcrucifīxissem
2nd sg.crucifīgāscrucifīgerēscrucifīxerīscrucifīxissēs
3rd sg.crucifīgatcrucifīgeretcrucifīxeritcrucifīxisset
1st pl.crucifīgāmuscrucifīgerēmuscrucifīxerīmuscrucifīxissēmus
2nd pl.crucifīgātiscrucifīgerētiscrucifīxerītiscrucifīxissētis
3rd pl.crucifīgantcrucifīgerentcrucifīxerintcrucifīxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.crucifīgorcrucifīgēbarcrucifīgar
2nd sg.crucifīgeris
crucifīgere		crucifīgēbāris
crucifīgēbāre		crucifīgēris
crucifīgēre
3rd sg.crucifīgiturcrucifīgēbāturcrucifīgētur
1st pl.crucifīgimurcrucifīgēbāmurcrucifīgēmur
2nd pl.crucifīgiminīcrucifīgēbāminīcrucifīgēminī
3rd pl.crucifīgunturcrucifīgēbanturcrucifīgentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.crucifīgarcrucifīgerer
2nd sg.crucifīgāris
crucifīgāre		crucifīgerēris
crucifīgerēre
3rd sg.crucifīgāturcrucifīgerētur
1st pl.crucifīgāmurcrucifīgerēmur
2nd pl.crucifīgāminīcrucifīgerēminī
3rd pl.crucifīganturcrucifīgerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.crucifīgecrucifīgere
pres. 2nd pl.crucifīgitecrucifīgiminī
fut. 2nd sg.crucifīgitōcrucifīgitor
fut. 3rd sg.crucifīgitōcrucifīgitor
fut. 2nd pl.crucifīgitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.crucifīguntōcrucifīguntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecrucifīgerecrucifīgī
perfect infinitivecrucifīxissecrucifīxum esse
future infinitivecrucifīxūrum essecrucifīxum īrī
present participlecrucifīgēns—
perfect participle—crucifīxus
crucifīxa, crucifīxā, crucifīxae, crucifīxam, crucifīxārum, crucifīxās, crucifīxe, crucifīxīs, crucifīxō, crucifīxōrum, crucifīxōs
future participlecrucifīxūrus
crucifīxūra, crucifīxūrā, crucifīxūrae, crucifīxūram, crucifīxūrārum, crucifīxūrās, crucifīxūre, crucifīxūrī, crucifīxūrīs, crucifīxūrō, crucifīxūrōrum, crucifīxūrōs, crucifīxūrum		crucifīgendus
crucifīgundus
gerundcrucifīgendī, crucifīgendō, crucifīgendumsupinecrucifīxum, crucifīxū

crŭcĭfīgo, ēre, better separated, cruci figo; v. crux.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic *kruks/*krukis
  3. Latincrucifīgō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-der. Proto-Italic *feigʷō Latin fīvō Latin fīgō Latin crucifīgō From crux + fīgō.

Descendants
  • Italiancrocifiggere
  • Catalancrucificarfrom Late Latin crucificō
  • Englishcrucifyfrom Late Latin crucificō
  • Frenchcrucifierfrom Late Latin crucificō
  • Romaniancrucificafrom Late Latin crucificō
  • Portuguesecrucificarfrom Late Latin crucificō
  • Spanishcrucificarfrom Late Latin crucificō
  • Scotscrucifeefrom Late Latin crucificō
  • Galiciancrucificarfrom Late Latin crucificō

In English words that came into English from crucifīgō

  • crucifixcrucifixus

Quick answers

What does crucifīgō mean in Latin?
crucifīgō, a verb, means “to crucify, fix on a cross”.
What are the principal parts of crucifīgō?
crucifīgō, crucifīgere, crucifīxī, crucifīxum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce crucifīgō?
In classical Latin, [krʊ.kɪˈfiː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kru.t͡ʃiˈfiː.ɡo].
Where does crucifīgō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? → Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis → Latin crucifīgō.