verbsecond conjugation
pigeō
pigeō (present infinitive pigēre, perfect active piguī, supine pigitum)
Classical[ˈpɪ.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpiː.d͡ʒe.o]
Meaning
- to feel annoyance or reluctance at; to repent of
- impersonalsingularthird person(+ accusative of the person, + genitive of the cause of distress) to irk, pain, disgust, afflict, grieve
me non solum pigeat stultitiae meae sed pudeat
I not only grieve my stupidity but I am ashamed of it106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, De Domo Sua 29
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Piget · Tædet · Pœnitet
Piget (from παχύς) means, what one can neither do nor suffer, in general terms; tædet (from tardus?) what one can no longer do or suffer; pœnitet, what one would fain never have done or suffered. (vi. 269.)
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pigeō | pigēbam | pigēbō | piguī | pigueram | piguerō |
| 2nd sg. | pigēs | pigēbās | pigēbis | piguistī | piguerās | pigueris |
| 3rd sg. | piget | pigēbat | pigēbit | piguit | piguerat | piguerit |
| 1st pl. | pigēmus | pigēbāmus | pigēbimus | piguimus | piguerāmus | piguerimus |
| 2nd pl. | pigētis | pigēbātis | pigēbitis | piguistis | piguerātis | pigueritis |
| 3rd pl. | pigent | pigēbant | pigēbunt | piguērunt piguēre | piguerant | piguerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pigeam | pigērem | piguerim | piguissem |
| 2nd sg. | pigeās | pigērēs | piguerīs | piguissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pigeat | pigēret | piguerit | piguisset |
| 1st pl. | pigeāmus | pigērēmus | piguerīmus | piguissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pigeātis | pigērētis | piguerītis | piguissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pigeant | pigērent | piguerint | piguissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pigeor | pigēbar | pigēbor |
| 2nd sg. | pigēris pigēre | pigēbāris pigēbāre | pigēberis pigēbere |
| 3rd sg. | pigētur | pigēbātur | pigēbitur |
| 1st pl. | pigēmur | pigēbāmur | pigēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | pigēminī | pigēbāminī | pigēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | pigentur | pigēbantur | pigēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pigear | pigērer |
| 2nd sg. | pigeāris pigeāre | pigērēris pigērēre |
| 3rd sg. | pigeātur | pigērētur |
| 1st pl. | pigeāmur | pigērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pigeāminī | pigērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pigeantur | pigērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pigē | pigēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pigēte | pigēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pigētō | pigētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pigētō | pigētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pigētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pigentō | pigentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pigēre | pigērī |
| perfect infinitive | piguisse | pigitum esse |
| future infinitive | pigitūrum esse | pigitum īrī |
| present participle | pigēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pigitus pigita, pigitā, pigitae, pigitam, pigitārum, pigitās, pigite, pigitī, pigitīs, pigitō, pigitōrum, pigitōs |
| future participle | pigitūrus pigitūra, pigitūrā, pigitūrae, pigitūram, pigitūrārum, pigitūrās, pigitūre, pigitūrī, pigitūrīs, pigitūrō, pigitūrōrum, pigitūrōs, pigitūrum | pigendus |
gerundpigendī, pigendō, pigendumsupinepigitum, pigitū
pĭgĕo, gŭi, and pĭgĭtum est, 2, v. a. root pik-, to be angry; cf.: peccare, pejor (for pec-ior), pessimus (contr. from pējessimus); Gr. πικρός, bitter,
I. to feel annoyance or reluctance at; to repent of a thing.
I. As a verb. pers. (very rare): pudet quod turpe est; piget quod dolet, Donat. ap. Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 37:
poscis ab invitā verba pigenda lyra, Prop. 5, 1, 74.—II. Piget, piguit, or pigitum est, third pers. sing. impers., it irks, troubles, displeases, chagrins, afflicts, grieves, disgusts one; I (thou, he, etc.), dislike, loathe, etc.; with acc. of the person and gen. of the thing; with inf.; with acc. and inf.; with two acc.; absol., etc. (cf. taedet).—With acc. and gen.: mea mater, tui me miseret, mei piget, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 31, 66 (Trag. v. 82): dolet pudetque Graium me et vero piget, id. ap. Non. 424, 3:
hortari pudet, non prodesse id piget, id. ib. 424, 4: pudet pigetque mei me, id. Turp. 424, 5: fratris me quidem Piget pudetque, Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 37: dum me civitatis morum piget taedetque, Sall. J. 4, 9.—With subject-clause: non dedisse ipsum pudet; me, quia non accepi, piget, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 47: nisi forte pudet aut piget recte facere, Sall. Or. contr. Lep. med.: nam postea quae fecerit incertum habeo, pudeat magis an pigeat disserere, id. J. 95, 4: longos castrorum ferre dolores si piget, Juv. 14, 199: neque enim me piguit quaerere, Petr. 127: ut Silanum non piguerit sententiam suam interpretatione lenire, Suet. Caes. 14: nec pigitum parvos lares ... subire, Sil. 7, 173; Auct. ap. Gell. 13, 21: non te pigeat visitare infirmum, Vulg. Ecclus. 7, 39.—With neutr. pron.: illud quod piget, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 47: factum id esse non negat, Neque se id pigere, Ter. Heaut. prol. 18.—Absol.: oratione multitudo ad misericordiam inducitur, ad pudendum, ad pigendum, Cic. Brut. 50, 188.—B. Transf.
1. For poenitet, it repents one; I (thou, he, etc.) repent (ante- and post-class.):
pigere interdum pro tardari, interdum pro poenitere poni solet, Fest. p. 213 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. p. 212 ib.: ne quid plus minusve faxit, quod nos post pigeat, Ter. Phorm. 3, 3, 21: pigere eum facti coepit, Just. 12, 6, 5: profecto vos hujus omnis injuriae pigeret, App. M. 7, p. 199, 14.—2. It makes one ashamed; I (thou, he, etc.) am ashamed:
fateri pigebat, Liv. 8, 2 fin.; App. Mag. p. 296, 18.Origins
From Proto-Indo-European *peyǵ-, though De Vaan is skeptical.