verbthird conjugation
ēmungō
ēmungō (present infinitive ēmungere, perfect active ēmūnxī, supine ēmūnctum)
Classical[eːˈmʊŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[eˈmuŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- transitiveto wipe or blow (one's nose)
- transitiveto cheat (someone out of their money)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmungō | ēmungēbam | ēmungam | ēmūnxī | ēmūnxeram | ēmūnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | ēmungis | ēmungēbās | ēmungēs | ēmūnxistī | ēmūnxerās | ēmūnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | ēmungit | ēmungēbat | ēmunget | ēmūnxit | ēmūnxerat | ēmūnxerit |
| 1st pl. | ēmungimus | ēmungēbāmus | ēmungēmus | ēmūnximus | ēmūnxerāmus | ēmūnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ēmungitis | ēmungēbātis | ēmungētis | ēmūnxistis | ēmūnxerātis | ēmūnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | ēmungunt | ēmungēbant | ēmungent | ēmūnxērunt ēmūnxēre | ēmūnxerant | ēmūnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmungam | ēmungerem | ēmūnxerim | ēmūnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | ēmungās | ēmungerēs | ēmūnxerīs | ēmūnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ēmungat | ēmungeret | ēmūnxerit | ēmūnxisset |
| 1st pl. | ēmungāmus | ēmungerēmus | ēmūnxerīmus | ēmūnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ēmungātis | ēmungerētis | ēmūnxerītis | ēmūnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ēmungant | ēmungerent | ēmūnxerint | ēmūnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmungor | ēmungēbar | ēmungar |
| 2nd sg. | ēmungeris ēmungere | ēmungēbāris ēmungēbāre | ēmungēris ēmungēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēmungitur | ēmungēbātur | ēmungētur |
| 1st pl. | ēmungimur | ēmungēbāmur | ēmungēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēmungiminī | ēmungēbāminī | ēmungēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēmunguntur | ēmungēbantur | ēmungentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēmungar | ēmungerer |
| 2nd sg. | ēmungāris ēmungāre | ēmungerēris ēmungerēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēmungātur | ēmungerētur |
| 1st pl. | ēmungāmur | ēmungerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēmungāminī | ēmungerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēmungantur | ēmungerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēmunge | ēmungere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēmungite | ēmungiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēmungitō | ēmungitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēmungitō | ēmungitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ēmungitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēmunguntō | ēmunguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēmungere | ēmungī |
| perfect infinitive | ēmūnxisse | ēmūnctum esse |
| future infinitive | ēmūnctūrum esse | ēmūnctum īrī |
| present participle | ēmungēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ēmūnctus ēmūncta, ēmūnctā, ēmūnctae, ēmūnctam, ēmūnctārum, ēmūnctās, ēmūncte, ēmūnctī, ēmūnctīs, ēmūnctō, ēmūnctōrum, ēmūnctōs |
| future participle | ēmūnctūrus ēmūnctūra, ēmūnctūrā, ēmūnctūrae, ēmūnctūram, ēmūnctūrārum, ēmūnctūrās, ēmūnctūre, ēmūnctūrī, ēmūnctūrīs, ēmūnctūrō, ēmūnctūrōrum, ēmūnctūrōs, ēmūnctūrum | ēmungendus ēmungundus, ēmungenda, ēmungendā, ēmungendae, ēmungendam, ēmungendārum, ēmungendās, ēmungende, ēmungendīs, ēmungendōrum, ēmungendōs |
gerundēmungendī, ēmungendō, ēmungendumsupineēmūnctum, ēmūnctū
ē-mungo, nxi, nctum, 3 (
I. perf. sync. emunxti, Plaut. Most. 5, 1, 60, followed by emunxisti), v. a., to wipe or blow the nose.
I. Lit.:
se, Auct. Her. 4, 54; Auct. ap. Suet. Vit. Hor.—Also mid.: ut neque spuerent neque emungerentur, Varr. ap. Non. 481, 18: emungeris, Juv. 6, 147.—II. Transf.
A. In gen.:
tu ut oculos emungare ex capite per nasum tuos, i. e. that your eyes may be knocked out, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 39: Aesopus naris emunctae senex, clean-nosed, i. e. of nice discernment, keen, acute, Phaedr. 3, 3, 14; so, emunctae naris (Lucilius), Hor. S. 1, 4, 8; cf.: limati quidam (Attici) et emuncti, i. e. fine, delicate, Quint. 12, 10, 17.—B. In partic., in the comic writers like the Gr. ἀπομύσσειν (v. Lidd. and Scott sub h. v.), to cheat one out of his money:
auro emunctus, Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 15; cf.: emunxi argento senes, Ter. Phorm. 4, 4, 1; Lucil. ap. Non. 36, 19; and simply, aliquem, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 50; id. Ep. 3, 4, 58; id. Most. 5, 1, 60 sq.; Poëta ap. Cic. Lael. 26, 99; Hor. A. P. 238.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēmungō nxī, nctus, ere,
to wipe the nose, blow the nose: emungeris, Iu.—In the phrase, emunctae naris, clean-nosed, i. e. of nice discernment, of fine taste, H., Ph.—To cheat, swindle: emuncto Simone, H.: argento senes, T.
Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *mewg-, a variant of *(s)mewk- (“slick, slippery; to slip”), see also Tocharian A muk- (“to let go, give up”), Lithuanian mùkti (“to slip away from”), Old Church Slavonic мъчати (mŭčati, “to chase”), Ancient Greek μύσσομαι (mússomai, “to blow the nose”), Sanskrit मुञ्चति (muñcati, “to release, let loose”).
Descendants
- Englishemunge
- Italianemungere
- Spanishemunger
In English words that came into English from ēmungō
- emunctoryēmūnctus