verbthird conjugation
neglegō
neglegō (present infinitive neglegere, perfect active neglēxī, supine neglēctum)
Classical[ˈnɛɡ.ɫɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛɡ.le.ɡo]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- 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 - to be indifferent to, disregard, ignore, slight, neglect
- 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
cūram nōn habeō, contemnōneglegō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 13, 20
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | neglegō | neglegēbam | neglegam | neglēxī | neglēxeram | neglēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | neglegis | neglegēbās | neglegēs | neglēxistī | neglēxerās | neglēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | neglegit | neglegēbat | negleget | neglēxit | neglēxerat | neglēxerit |
| 1st pl. | neglegimus | neglegēbāmus | neglegēmus | neglēximus | neglēxerāmus | neglēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | neglegitis | neglegēbātis | neglegētis | neglēxistis | neglēxerātis | neglēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | neglegunt | neglegēbant | neglegent | neglēxērunt neglēxēre | neglēxerant | neglēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | neglegam | neglegerem | neglēxerim | neglēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | neglegās | neglegerēs | neglēxerīs | neglēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | neglegat | neglegeret | neglēxerit | neglēxisset |
| 1st pl. | neglegāmus | neglegerēmus | neglēxerīmus | neglēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | neglegātis | neglegerētis | neglēxerītis | neglēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | neglegant | neglegerent | neglēxerint | neglēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | neglegor | neglegēbar | neglegar |
| 2nd sg. | neglegeris neglegere | neglegēbāris neglegēbāre | neglegēris neglegēre |
| 3rd sg. | neglegitur | neglegēbātur | neglegētur |
| 1st pl. | neglegimur | neglegēbāmur | neglegēmur |
| 2nd pl. | neglegiminī | neglegēbāminī | neglegēminī |
| 3rd pl. | negleguntur | neglegēbantur | neglegentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | neglegar | neglegerer |
| 2nd sg. | neglegāris neglegāre | neglegerēris neglegerēre |
| 3rd sg. | neglegātur | neglegerētur |
| 1st pl. | neglegāmur | neglegerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | neglegāminī | neglegerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | neglegantur | neglegerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | neglege | neglegere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | neglegite | neglegiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | neglegitō | neglegitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | neglegitō | neglegitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | neglegitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | negleguntō | negleguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | neglegere | neglegī |
| perfect infinitive | neglēxisse | neglēctum esse |
| future infinitive | neglēctūrum esse | neglēctum īrī |
| present participle | neglegēns 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 participle | neglēctūrus 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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
neglegō (not negligō, neclegō), ēxī (neglegisset, S.), ēctus, ere
nec+lego, to disregard, not heed, not trouble oneself about, not attend to, slight, neglect, be regardless of, be indifferent to : Neglegitur ipsa, T.: mandatum: rem familiarem, N.: neglecti agri, H.: hoc facere, Cs.: diem edicti obire neglexit: de Theopompo negleximus.— To make light of, not care for, slight, despise, disregard, contemn, neglect : segnior fit, ubi neglegas, when you neglect him , S.: Pecuniam, T.: periculum capitis sui prae meā salute: cum et bellum ita necessarium sit, ut neglegi non possit: Aeduorum iniurias, overlook , Cs.: hac parte neglectā, i. e. unpunished , Cs.: verba verbis quasi coagmentare neglegat, disdains : committere fraudem, to make light of perpetrating , H.: Theopompum confugere Alexandream.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*nékʷe
- Proto-Italic*nekʷe
- 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