LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

flagellō

flagellō (present infinitive flagellāre, perfect active flagellāvī, supine flagellātum)
Classical[fɫaˈɡɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[flaˈd͡ʒɛl.lo]

Meaning

  1. to flog, whip, lash or scourge
  2. to thresh or flail (grain)

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.flagellōflagellābamflagellābōflagellāvīflagellāveramflagellāverō
flagellārō
2nd sg.flagellāsflagellābāsflagellābisflagellāvistī
flagellāstī		flagellāverās
flagellārās		flagellāveris
3rd sg.flagellatflagellābatflagellābitflagellāvitflagellāverat
flagellārat		flagellāverit
flagellārit
1st pl.flagellāmusflagellābāmusflagellābimusflagellāvimusflagellāverāmusflagellāverimus
flagellārimus
2nd pl.flagellātisflagellābātisflagellābitisflagellāvistis
flagellāstis		flagellāverātis
flagellārātis		flagellāveritis
flagellāritis
3rd pl.flagellantflagellābantflagellābuntflagellāvērunt
flagellāvēre, flagellārunt		flagellāverant
flagellārant		flagellāverint
flagellārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.flagellemflagellāremflagellāverim
flagellārim		flagellāvissem
flagellāssem
2nd sg.flagellēsflagellārēsflagellāverīsflagellāvissēs
flagellāssēs
3rd sg.flagelletflagellāretflagellāverit
flagellārit		flagellāvisset
flagellāsset
1st pl.flagellēmusflagellārēmusflagellāverīmus
flagellārīmus		flagellāvissēmus
flagellāssēmus
2nd pl.flagellētisflagellārētisflagellāverītis
flagellārītis		flagellāvissētis
flagellāssētis
3rd pl.flagellentflagellārentflagellāverint
flagellārint		flagellāvissent
flagellāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.flagellorflagellābarflagellābor
2nd sg.flagellāris
flagellāre		flagellābāris
flagellābāre		flagellāberis
flagellābere
3rd sg.flagellāturflagellābāturflagellābitur
1st pl.flagellāmurflagellābāmurflagellābimur
2nd pl.flagellāminīflagellābāminīflagellābiminī
3rd pl.flagellanturflagellābanturflagellābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.flagellerflagellārer
2nd sg.flagellēris
flagellēre		flagellārēris
flagellārēre
3rd sg.flagellēturflagellārētur
1st pl.flagellēmurflagellārēmur
2nd pl.flagellēminīflagellārēminī
3rd pl.flagellenturflagellārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.flagellāflagellāre
pres. 2nd pl.flagellāteflagellāminī
fut. 2nd sg.flagellātōflagellātor
fut. 3rd sg.flagellātōflagellātor
fut. 2nd pl.flagellātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.flagellantōflagellantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveflagellāreflagellārī
perfect infinitiveflagellāvisse
flagellāsse		flagellātum esse
future infinitiveflagellātūrum esseflagellātum īrī
present participleflagellāns—
perfect participle—flagellātus
flagellāta, flagellātā, flagellātae, flagellātam, flagellātārum, flagellātās, flagellātī, flagellātōrum, flagellātōs
future participleflagellātūrus
flagellātūra, flagellātūrā, flagellātūrae, flagellātūram, flagellātūrārum, flagellātūrās, flagellātūre, flagellātūrī, flagellātūrīs, flagellātūrō, flagellātūrōrum, flagellātūrōs, flagellātūrum		flagellandus
gerundflagellandī, flagellandō, flagellandumsupineflagellātum, flagellātū

flăgello, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. flagellum,
I. to whip, scourge, lash (poet. and in postAug. prose).
I. Lit.: quaestorem suum in conjuratione nominatum flagellavit, Suet. Calig. 26: aliquem manu sua, id. ib. 55; id. Claud. 38: canes extremis polypi crinibus, Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 92: terga caudā (leo), id. 8, 16, 19, § 49; cf.: arborem caudā (serpens), Ov. M. 3, 94: messem perticis, to thresh out, Plin. 18, 30, 72, § 298: serpentes sese interimunt flagellando, id. 25, 8, 55, § 101.—Absol.: in tergum flagellat, Quint. 11, 3, 118.—
II. Transf.: flagellent colla comae, beat, dangle against his face, Mart. 4, 42, 7: sertaque mixta comis sparsa cervice flagellat, i. e. shakes, Stat. Th. 10, 169; cf. id. ib. 3, 36: flagellatus aër, Plin. 2, 45, 45, § 116: si puteal multa cautus vibice flagellas, i. e. practise outrageous usury, Pers. 4, 49: cujus laxas arca flagellat opes, presses down, i. e. encloses, Mart. 2, 30, 4; 5, 13, 6; cf.: prout aliquis praevalens manceps annonam flagellet, keeps back commodities, i.e. maintains them at too high a price, Plin. 33, 13, 57, § 164.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰleh₂-?
  2. Latinflagellō

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin flagellum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin flagellō From flagellum + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalanflagel·lar
  • Englishflagellate
  • Frenchflageller
  • Frenchfêler
  • Italianflagellare
  • Italianfragellare
  • Occitanflagelar
  • Portugueseflagelar
  • Spanishflagelar
  • Romanianflagelare

In English words that came into English from flagellō

  • flagellateflagellātus
  • flagellantflagellāns
  • flagellationflagellatio

Quick answers

What does flagellō mean in Latin?
flagellō, a verb, means “to flog, whip, lash or scourge; to thresh or flail (grain)”.
What are the principal parts of flagellō?
flagellō, flagellāre, flagellāvī, flagellātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce flagellō?
In classical Latin, [fɫaˈɡɛl.loː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [flaˈd͡ʒɛl.lo].
Where does flagellō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂-? → Latin flagellō.
Which English words come from flagellō?
English words that go back to Latin flagellō include flagellate, flagellant and flagellation.