LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

dēstrūgō

*dēstrūgō (present infinitive *dēstrūgere, perfect active *dēstrūxī, supine *dēstrūctum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionto destroy

Origins

From dēstruō, with an intrusive -g- from the perfect and past participle.

Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italiandistruggere
  • Romaniandistrugefrom Italian distruggere
  • Italianstruggere
  • Dalmatiandistruzar
  • Siciliandistrùjiri
  • Siciliandistrùdiri
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalandestrovirfrom Old Catalan destruhir
  • Auvergnatdestruire
  • Auvergnatdesturre
  • Gascondestruir
  • Gascondestrusir
  • Gascondestrúser
  • Gascondestruíser
  • Languedociendestruire
  • Limousindestruire
  • Limousindestruir
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Friuliandistruzi
  • Romanshdestruir
  • Romanshdestrueir
  • Romanshdesdrür
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmontesedëstrue

Quick answers

What does dēstrūgō mean in Latin?
dēstrūgō, a verb, means “to destroy”.
What are the principal parts of dēstrūgō?
dēstrūgō, *dēstrūgere, *dēstrūxī, *dēstrūctum (third conjugation).