verbfirst conjugation, deponent
nūgor1
nūgor (present infinitive nūgārī, perfect active nūgātus sum)
Classical[ˈnuː.ɡɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈnuː.ɡor]
Meaning
- deponentto jest, trifle, play the fool, talk nonsense
- deponentto trick, cajole, cheat
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nūgor | nūgābar | nūgābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | nūgāris nūgāre | nūgābāris nūgābāre | nūgāberis nūgābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nūgātur | nūgābātur | nūgābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | nūgāmur | nūgābāmur | nūgābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | nūgāminī | nūgābāminī | nūgābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | nūgantur | nūgābantur | nūgābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | nūger | nūgārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | nūgēris nūgēre | nūgārēris nūgārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | nūgētur | nūgārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | nūgēmur | nūgārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | nūgēminī | nūgārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | nūgentur | nūgārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | nūgāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | nūgāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | nūgātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | nūgātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | nūgantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | nūgārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | nūgātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | nūgātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | nūgāns | — |
| perfect participle | nūgātus nūgāta, nūgātā, nūgātae, nūgātam, nūgātārum, nūgātās, nūgāte, nūgātī, nūgātīs, nūgātō, nūgātōrum, nūgātōs | — |
| future participle | nūgātūrus nūgātūra, nūgātūrā, nūgātūrae, nūgātūram, nūgātūrārum, nūgātūrās, nūgātūre, nūgātūrī, nūgātūrīs, nūgātūrō, nūgātūrōrum, nūgātūrōs, nūgātūrum | nūgandus nūganda, nūgandā, nūgandae, nūgandam, nūgandārum, nūgandās, nūgande, nūgandīs, nūgandōrum, nūgandōs |
gerundnūgandī, nūgandō, nūgandumsupinenūgātum, nūgātū
nūgor, ātus, 1,
I. v. dep. n. [id.].
I. To jest, trifle, play the fool, talk nonsense ( = φλυαρεῖν;
syn. ludo): Democritus non inscite nugatur, ut physicus, Cic. Div. 2, 13, 30: cum aliquo, Hor. S. 2, 1, 73; cf. id. Ep. 2, 1, 93.—II. To trick, cajole, cheat:
nugatur sciens, Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 11: non mihi nugari potes, id. Ep. 3, 4, 42; id. Trin. 4, 2, 55.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nūgor ātus, ārī, dep.
nugae, to jest, trifle, play the fool, talk nonsense : non inscite: positis nugari Graecia bellis Coepit, H.: cum illo, H.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin nūgor From nūgae (“jokes”) + -or (denominative verb suffix).
In English words that came into English from nūgor
- nugatorynugatorius
- nugacitynūgācitās