verbthird conjugation
lingō
lingō (present infinitive lingere, perfect active līnxī, supine līnctum)
Classical[ˈlɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈliŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to lick (up)
Lingis, non futuis meam puellam.
You lick, but do not fuck my girl.86 CE – 103 CE, Martialis, Epigrammata III.96
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Lambere · Lingere
Lambere means to lick, inasmuch as one uses the tongue, like the hand, as an instrument to take hold of, or to touch anything, whether eatable, and possessing a taste, or not; lingere (λείχειν) when one uses the tongue as the organ of the sense of taste, in order to ascertain the flavor of any thing. Plin. H. N. xxxv. 7. Canem ex ære vulnus suum lambentem; compare with xxxi. 4. Pecoribus saldatur lingendus. (v. 152.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lingō | lingēbam | lingam | līnxī | līnxeram | līnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | lingis | lingēbās | lingēs | līnxistī | līnxerās | līnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | lingit | lingēbat | linget | līnxit | līnxerat | līnxerit |
| 1st pl. | lingimus | lingēbāmus | lingēmus | līnximus | līnxerāmus | līnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | lingitis | lingēbātis | lingētis | līnxistis | līnxerātis | līnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | lingunt | lingēbant | lingent | līnxērunt līnxēre | līnxerant | līnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lingam | lingerem | līnxerim | līnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | lingās | lingerēs | līnxerīs | līnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | lingat | lingeret | līnxerit | līnxisset |
| 1st pl. | lingāmus | lingerēmus | līnxerīmus | līnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | lingātis | lingerētis | līnxerītis | līnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | lingant | lingerent | līnxerint | līnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lingor | lingēbar | lingar |
| 2nd sg. | lingeris lingere | lingēbāris lingēbāre | lingēris lingēre |
| 3rd sg. | lingitur | lingēbātur | lingētur |
| 1st pl. | lingimur | lingēbāmur | lingēmur |
| 2nd pl. | lingiminī | lingēbāminī | lingēminī |
| 3rd pl. | linguntur | lingēbantur | lingentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | lingar | lingerer |
| 2nd sg. | lingāris lingāre | lingerēris lingerēre |
| 3rd sg. | lingātur | lingerētur |
| 1st pl. | lingāmur | lingerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | lingāminī | lingerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | lingantur | lingerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | linge | lingere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | lingite | lingiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | lingitō | lingitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | lingitō | lingitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | lingitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | linguntō | linguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | lingere | lingī |
| perfect infinitive | līnxisse | līnctum esse |
| future infinitive | līnctūrum esse | līnctum īrī |
| present participle | lingēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | līnctus līncta, līnctā, līnctae, līnctam, līnctārum, līnctās, līncte, līnctī, līnctīs, līnctō, līnctōrum, līnctōs |
| future participle | līnctūrus līnctūra, līnctūrā, līnctūrae, līnctūram, līnctūrārum, līnctūrās, līnctūre, līnctūrī, līnctūrīs, līnctūrō, līnctūrōrum, līnctūrōs, līnctūrum | lingendus lingundus, lingenda, lingendā, lingendae, lingendam, lingendārum, lingendās, lingende, lingendīs, lingendōrum, lingendōs, lingunda, lingundā, lingundae, lingundam, lingundārum, lingundās, lingunde, lingundī, lingundīs, lingundō, lingundōrum, lingundōs, lingundum |
gerundlingendī, lingendō, lingendumsupinelīnctum, līnctū
lingo, nxi (Prisc. 881), nctum, 3, v. a. Sanscr. lih, rih, to lick; Gr. λιχ-, λείχω, λιχανός; cf. ligurio,
I. to lick, lick up:
mel mihi videor lingere, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 21: crepidas carbatinas, Cat. 98, 5: sulphur linctum, Plin. 35, 15, 50, § 177 (al. linctu): sal pecoribus datur lingendus, id. 31, 9, 45, § 105: canes linguebant ulcera ejus, Vulg. Luc. 16, 21: sanguinem Naboth, id. 3 Reg. 21, 19.—In mal. part., like the Gr. λειχάζειν, Mart. 12, 55, 13; 7, 67, 17.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lingō —, —, ere,
to lick: crepidas carbatinas, Ct.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *lingō, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognate with Old Armenian լիզեմ (lizem) and English lick.
Gallo-Romance
- Occitanlecar
- Occitanlechar
- Frenchlécherfrom Old French lekier
- Englishlechfrom Old French lekier
- Normanlitchifrom Old French lekier
Italo-Romance
- Italianlingere
- Italianlignere
- Italianleccare
- Sicilianlìngiri
- Neapolitanliccà
- Sicilianliccari
- Sicilianalliccari
- Sicilianaḍḍiccari
Balkano-Romance
- Romanianlinge
- Romanianlingere
- Aromanianalingu
- Aromanianalindziri
- Aromanianlingu
Insular Romance
- Sardinianlinghere
Rhaeto-Romance
- Friulianlenzi
- Romanshlescher
- Friulianlecâ
- Romanshlichar
- Romanshlitgar
Gallo-Italic
- Lombardleccà
- Piedmonteselechè
In English words that came into English from lingō
- cunnilinguscunnilingus
- oculolinctusoculus
- ligulaligula
- lincturelīnctūrus
- linctuslinctus