LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

impetīgō

impetīgō f (genitive impetīginis)
Classical[ɪm.pɛˈtiː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[im.peˈtiː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. impetigo

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeimpetīgōimpetīginēs
inpetīginēs
genitiveimpetīginis
inpetīginis		impetīginum
inpetīginum
dativeimpetīginī
inpetīginī		impetīginibus
inpetīginibus
accusativeimpetīginem
inpetīginem		impetīginēs
inpetīginēs
ablativeimpetīgine
inpetīgine		impetīginibus
inpetīginibus
vocativeimpetīgōimpetīginēs
inpetīginēs

impĕtīgo (inp-), ĭnis, f. impeto,
I. a scabby eruption on the skin, impetigo, Cels. 5, 28, 17; Plin. 20, 1, 2, § 4; plur., id. 20, 9, 33, § 83; Col. 6, 31, 2.— As a disease of plants, Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 223.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinimpetīgō

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *péth₂eti Latin petō Latin impetō Latin -īgō Latin impetīgō From impetō + -īgō.

Descendants
  • Italianpetecchia
  • Englishpetechiafrom Italian petecchia
  • Portugueseimpigem
  • Portugueseimpingem
  • Romanianpecingine
  • Spanishempeine
  • Catalanimpetigen
  • Englishimpetigo
  • Italianimpetigine
  • Portugueseimpetigo

In English words that came into English from impetīgō

  • impetigoimpetīgō
  • impetiginousimpetīginōsus

Quick answers

What does impetīgō mean in Latin?
impetīgō, a noun, means “impetigo”.
What is the genitive of impetīgō?
The genitive singular is impetīginis. impetīgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce impetīgō?
In classical Latin, [ɪm.pɛˈtiː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [im.peˈtiː.ɡo].
Where does impetīgō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Italic *en → Proto-Italic *en- → Latin impetīgō.