verbfourth conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
frigūtiō
frigūtiō (present infinitive frigūtīre)
Classical[frɪˈɡuː.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[friˈɡut.t͡si.o]
Meaning
- intransitiveto chirp, twitter
- to stammer, stutter
Conjugation conjugation 4 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frigūtiō | frigūtiēbam | frigūtiam | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | frigūtīs | frigūtiēbās | frigūtiēs | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | frigūtit | frigūtiēbat | frigūtiet | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | frigūtīmus | frigūtiēbāmus | frigūtiēmus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | frigūtītis | frigūtiēbātis | frigūtiētis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | frigūtiunt | frigūtiēbant | frigūtient | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | frigūtiam | frigūtīrem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | frigūtiās | frigūtīrēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | frigūtiat | frigūtīret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | frigūtiāmus | frigūtīrēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | frigūtiātis | frigūtīrētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | frigūtiant | frigūtīrent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | frigūtī | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | frigūtīte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | frigūtītō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | frigūtītō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | frigūtītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | frigūtiuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | frigūtīre | — |
| present participle | frigūtiēns | — |
gerundfrigūtiendī, frigūtiendō, frigūtiendum
frĭgūtĭo (frĭguttio, fringūtio, frĭgultio, fringultio, fringulo), īre, v. n. and a.
I. [a lengthened form of 2. frigo], to twitter, chirp.
I. Lit., of birds:
merulae in remotis tesquis frigutiunt, App. Flor. p. 358, 22: fringulit et graculus, Poët. ap. Anthol. Lat, 5, 43, 124.—II. Transf., of a person who speaks indistinctly, to stammer, stutter.
A. Neutr. (ante- and post-class.):
murmurare potius et friguttire quam clangere, Front. de Eloqu. p. 229 ed. Mai.; cf.: saepe in rebus nequaquam difficilibus fringultiat vel omnino obmutescat, App. Mag. p. 296, 21: haec anus admodum frigultit, Enn. ap. Fulg. 562, 24: quid friguttis? Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 49 (also ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104).—B. Act., to stammer forth:
vix singulas syllabas fringutiens, App. Mag. p. 336, 18. Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰereg- (“to make a noise, growl, bark”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to drone, hum, buzz”). Cognate with English bark, Lithuanian burgė́ti (“to growl, grumble, grouch, quarrel”) and Serbo-Croatian brgljati (“to murmur”).