LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

neglegō

neglegō (present infinitive neglegere, perfect active neglēxī, supine neglēctum)
Classical[ˈnɛɡ.ɫɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛɡ.le.ɡo]
neglegere 2nd sg. pres. pass. ind.; 2nd sg. fut. pass. ind.; 2nd sg. pres. pass. imper.; pres. act. inf.Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. to neglect, overlook, pass over
    quid recipis mandatum, si aut neglecturus aut ad tuum commodum conversurus es?Why do you undertake a commission, if you are either going to neglect it or to turn it to your own advantage?106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, For Sextus Roscius of Ameria
  2. to be indifferent to, disregard, ignore, slight, neglect
  3. to despise, condemn

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

nōn cūrō; puer officium neglegit et dormit.
neglegō -ere neglēxī — in Mille Verba, Convīvium

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.neglegōneglegēbamneglegamneglēxīneglēxeramneglēxerō
2nd sg.neglegisneglegēbāsneglegēsneglēxistīneglēxerāsneglēxeris
3rd sg.neglegitneglegēbatneglegetneglēxitneglēxeratneglēxerit
1st pl.neglegimusneglegēbāmusneglegēmusneglēximusneglēxerāmusneglēxerimus
2nd pl.neglegitisneglegēbātisneglegētisneglēxistisneglēxerātisneglēxeritis
3rd pl.negleguntneglegēbantneglegentneglēxērunt
neglēxēre
neglēxerantneglēxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.neglegamneglegeremneglēxerimneglēxissem
2nd sg.neglegāsneglegerēsneglēxerīsneglēxissēs
3rd sg.neglegatneglegeretneglēxeritneglēxisset
1st pl.neglegāmusneglegerēmusneglēxerīmusneglēxissēmus
2nd pl.neglegātisneglegerētisneglēxerītisneglēxissētis
3rd pl.neglegantneglegerentneglēxerintneglēxissent
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.neglegorneglegēbarneglegar
2nd sg.neglegeris
neglegere
neglegēbāris
neglegēbāre
neglegēris
neglegēre
3rd sg.neglegiturneglegēbāturneglegētur
1st pl.neglegimurneglegēbāmurneglegēmur
2nd pl.neglegiminīneglegēbāminīneglegēminī
3rd pl.neglegunturneglegēbanturneglegentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.neglegarneglegerer
2nd sg.neglegāris
neglegāre
neglegerēris
neglegerēre
3rd sg.neglegāturneglegerētur
1st pl.neglegāmurneglegerēmur
2nd pl.neglegāminīneglegerēminī
3rd pl.negleganturneglegerentur
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.neglegeneglegere
pres. 2nd pl.neglegiteneglegiminī
fut. 2nd sg.neglegitōneglegitor
fut. 3rd sg.neglegitōneglegitor
fut. 2nd pl.neglegitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.negleguntōnegleguntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveneglegereneglegī
perfect infinitiveneglēxisseneglēctum esse
future infinitiveneglēctūrum esseneglēctum īrī
present participleneglegēns
neglegente, neglegentem, neglegentēs, neglegentī, neglegentia, neglegentibus, neglegentis, neglegentīs, neglegentium
—
perfect participle—neglēctus
neglēcta, neglēctā, neglēctae, neglēctam, neglēctārum, neglēctās, neglēcte, neglēctī, neglēctīs, neglēctō, neglēctōrum, neglēctōs
future participleneglēctūrus
neglēctūra, neglēctūrā, neglēctūrae, neglēctūram, neglēctūrārum, neglēctūrās, neglēctūre, neglēctūrī, neglēctūrīs, neglēctūrō, neglēctūrōrum, neglēctūrōs, neglēctūrum
neglegendus
neglegundus
gerundneglegendī, neglegendō, neglegendumsupineneglēctum, neglēctū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

iniurias neglegere
to leave a wrong unpunished, to ignore it.
rem familiarem neglegere
to neglect, mismanage one's household matters.
litterae iacent, neglectae iacent
scholarship, culture, literature is at a low ebb.
officium suum deserere, neglegere
to neglect one's duty.
philosophia (neglecta) iacet (vid. sect. VII. 1, note iacēre...)
philosophy is neglected, at low ebb.

neglĕgo (less correctly neglĭgo and neclĕgo), exi, ectum, 3 (
I. perf subj. neglegerit, acc. to the form of the simple verb, Aem. Mac. ap. Diom. 366 P.; and id. ap. Prisc. p. 895 P.; also, acc. to the best MSS., in Sall. J. 40, 1, neglegisset; v. Kritz and Fabri, ad h. l.), v. a. nec-lego (qs. not to pick up, i. e.), to not heed, not trouble one's self about, not attend to, to slight, neglect, be regardless of, indifferent to; constr. with acc. or an object-clause; rarely with de or absol.
I. In gen., opp. to curare (cf. desum): si mandatum neglecturus es, Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 112: maculam judiciorum, id. Clu. 47, 130: rem familiarem neglegebat, Nep. Them. 1, 2: neglectis urenda filix innascitur agris, Hor. S. 1, 3, 37.—
(b). With an object-clause: erus quod imperavit, neglexisti persequi, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 39: diem edicti obire neglexit, Cic. Phil. 3, 8, 20. —
(g). With de: de Theopompo negleximus, Cic. Phil. 13, 16, 33.—
II. In partic., to make light of, not to care for, to slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect (syn.: despicio, sperno, contemno, fastidio): qui periculum fortunarum et capitis sui pro meā salute neglexit, Cic. Fam. 14, 4, 2: tantam pecuniam captam, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 218: cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit, id. Imp. Pomp. 16, 49: legem, id. Vatin. 2, 5: minas, id. Quint. 30, 92: imperium alicujus, Caes. B. G. 5, 7: injurias alicujus, to pass over, overlook, id. ib. 1, 36: iram alicujus, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 97: deos, Sall. C. 10, 4: se semper credunt neglegi, i. e. contemni, Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 16.—
(b). With an object-clause: verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat, neglect, disdain, Cic. Or. 23, 77: Theopompum, expulsum a Trebonio, confugere Alexandriam neglexistis, id. Phil. 13, 16, 33: fraudem committere, Hor. C. 1, 28, 31; Tib. 2, 6, 37.—*
(g). With a foll. ne: neglegens, ne quā populus laboret, unconcerned, careless, Hor. C. 3, 8, 25 (securus, non timens, Schol.).—
(d). Absol.: bonus tantummodo segnior fit, ubi negligas, when you neglect him, Sall. J. 31, 28.—Hence,
A. neg-lĕgens (neglĭg-, neclĕg-), entis, P. a., heedless, careless, unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, neglectful.
1. In gen.: neclegens dictus est non legens neque dilectum habens, quid facere debeat, omissā ratione officii sui, Paul. ex Fest. p. 162 Müll.: improvidi et neglegentes duces, Cic. Att. 7, 20, 2: quoniam pater tam neglegens ac dissolutus est, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 69, § 162: socors alicujus natura neglegensque, id. Brut. 68, 239: in amicis deligendis neglegentes, id. Lael. 17, 62: in aliquem, id. Fam. 13, 1, 5.—With gen.: legum, officii, rei publicae, sociorum atque amicorum neglegentior, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 62, § 143: amicorum inimicorumque (= prae stupore haud discernens), Tac. H. 3, 38: lenocinii, Suet. Aug. 79: domus tuae neglegentissimus, Pacat. Pan. Th. 31.—With circa: circa deos ac religiones neglegentior, Suet. Tib. 69.—With inf.: post illa obtegere eam neglegens fui, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 61.—Of things: alarum neglegens sudor, that proceeds from neglect, Petr. 128: neglegentior amictus, Quint. 11, 3, 147: neglegens sermo, id. 10, 7, 28; cf. stilus, id. 2, 4, 13.—
2. In partic., with respect to one's fortune, heedless, careless, improvident: in sumptu neglegens, Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 5: adulescentia neglegens luxuriosaque, Liv. 27, 8; Quint. 7, 2, 29.—Hence, adv.: neglĕgenter (neglĭg-), heedlessly, carelessly, negligently: scribere (opp. diligenter), Cic. Rosc. Com. 2, 7: gerunt et ferarum pelles, proximi ripae neglegenter, ulteriores exquisitius, Tac. G. 17: audientes, Quint. 8, 2, 23: petere pilam, id. 6, 3, 62; 2, 4, 17.—Comp.: neglegentius asservare aliquid, Cic. Caecin. 26, 73.—Sup.: neglegentissime amicos habere, Sen. Ep. 63, 7.—
B. neglectus, a, um, P. a., neglected, slighted, disregarded, despised: cum ipsi inter nos abjecti neglectique simus, Cic. Fin. 3, 20, 66: castra soluta neglectaque, Liv. 28, 1: religio, Caes. B. G. 6, 17: di, Hor. C. 3, 6, 7: forma viros decet, Ov. A. A. 1, 509.—Sup.: neglectissima progenies, Stat. Th. 7, 146.— Hence, * adv.: neglectē, carelessly, negligently: neglectius incedebat, Hier. Ep. 39, n. 1.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*nékʷe
  3. Proto-Italic*nekʷe
  4. Latinneglegō

Latin nec Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin lego Latin neglego From nec (“not”) + legō (“choose”), or from nec + Proto-Italic *legō (“to care”).

Descendants
  • Catalannegligir
  • Englishneglect
  • Frenchnégliger
  • Italiannegligere
  • Occitannegligir
  • Romanianneglija
  • Spanishnegligir
  • Esperantoneglekti

In English words that came into English from neglegō

  • neglectneglēctus
  • negligenceneglegentia
  • negligible*negligibilis
  • neglectionneglectiōnem

Quick answers

What does neglegō mean in Latin?
neglegō, a verb, means “to neglect, overlook, pass over; to be indifferent to, disregard, ignore, slight, neglect; to despise, condemn”.
What are the principal parts of neglegō?
neglegō, neglegere, neglēxī, neglēctum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce neglegō?
In classical Latin, [ˈnɛɡ.ɫɛ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɛɡ.le.ɡo].
Where does neglegō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *né → Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe → Proto-Italic *nekʷe → Latin neglegō.
Which English words come from neglegō?
English words that go back to Latin neglegō include neglect, negligence, negligible and neglection.