LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

porrigō1

porrigō (present infinitive porrigere, perfect active porrēxī, supine porrēctum)
Classical[ˈpɔr.rɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔr.ri.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to stretch, spread out, extend
  2. to offer, hold out

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.porrigōporrigēbamporrigamporrēxīporrēxeramporrēxerō
2nd sg.porrigisporrigēbāsporrigēsporrēxistīporrēxerāsporrēxeris
3rd sg.porrigitporrigēbatporrigetporrēxitporrēxeratporrēxerit
1st pl.porrigimusporrigēbāmusporrigēmusporrēximusporrēxerāmusporrēxerimus
2nd pl.porrigitisporrigēbātisporrigētisporrēxistisporrēxerātisporrēxeritis
3rd pl.porriguntporrigēbantporrigentporrēxērunt
porrēxēre
porrēxerantporrēxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.porrigamporrigeremporrēxerimporrēxissem
2nd sg.porrigāsporrigerēsporrēxerīsporrēxissēs
3rd sg.porrigatporrigeretporrēxeritporrēxisset
1st pl.porrigāmusporrigerēmusporrēxerīmusporrēxissēmus
2nd pl.porrigātisporrigerētisporrēxerītisporrēxissētis
3rd pl.porrigantporrigerentporrēxerintporrēxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.porrigorporrigēbarporrigar
2nd sg.porrigeris
porrigere
porrigēbāris
porrigēbāre
porrigēris
porrigēre
3rd sg.porrigiturporrigēbāturporrigētur
1st pl.porrigimurporrigēbāmurporrigēmur
2nd pl.porrigiminīporrigēbāminīporrigēminī
3rd pl.porrigunturporrigēbanturporrigentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.porrigarporrigerer
2nd sg.porrigāris
porrigāre
porrigerēris
porrigerēre
3rd sg.porrigāturporrigerētur
1st pl.porrigāmurporrigerēmur
2nd pl.porrigāminīporrigerēminī
3rd pl.porriganturporrigerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.porrigeporrigere
pres. 2nd pl.porrigiteporrigiminī
fut. 2nd sg.porrigitōporrigitor
fut. 3rd sg.porrigitōporrigitor
fut. 2nd pl.porrigitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.porriguntōporriguntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveporrigereporrigī
perfect infinitiveporrēxisseporrēctum esse
future infinitiveporrēctūrum esseporrēctum īrī
present participleporrigēns—
perfect participle—porrēctus
future participleporrēctūrusporrigendus
porrigundus
gerundporrigendī, porrigendō, porrigendumsupineporrēctum, porrēctū

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

porrĭgo, rexi, rectum, 3 (contr. form porgo, porgite, Enn. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 26, and Verg. A. 8, 274:
I. porge, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 18; Aus. Idyll. 4, 37: porgebat, Sil 9, 458: porgens, Val. Fl. 2, 656: porgi, Stat. Th. 8, 755: porxit, id. S. 2, 1, 204; cf.: antiqui etiam porgam dixerunt pro porrigam, Fest. p. 218 Müll.—Acc. to Lachmann, Hor. S. 2, 6, 59, instead of perditur, we should read porgitur; v. perdo init.), v. a. por, = pro, and rego, to stretch or spread out before one's self, to put forth, reach out, extend (class.; syn. extendo).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: jam dudum, si des, porrexi manum, Plaut. Ps. 4. 7, 49: animal membra porrigit, contrahit, Cic. Div. 1, 53, 120: manum ad tradendam pyxidem, id. Cael. 26, 63: crus, Liv. 8, 8: caelo bracchia, Ov. M. 1, 767: aciem latius, Sall. J. 52, 6.— Pass., to stretch or spread one's self out, to be stretched out, extended: (Tityos) per tota novem cui jugera corpus Porrigitur, extends, Verg. A. 6. 596: porrectus somno, Stat. Achill. 2, 75: serpens in longam porrigi alvum, Ov. M. 4, 574; cf.: serpens centum porrectus in ulnas, Sil. 6, 153; Trogus ap. Plin. 11, 52, 114, § 275.—So freq. of localities, to stretch out, extend, to lie (mostly post-Aug.): cubiculum porrigitur in solem, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 23: cujus (loci) pars colles erant, pars in planitiem porrigebatur, Tac. A. 13, 38: Creta inter ortum occasumque porrigitur, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Just. 42, 2. —
B. In partic.
1. To lay at full length, to stretch on the ground (rare): in plenos resolutum carmine somnos, Exanimi similem, stratis porrexit in herbis, Ov. M. 7, 254: utrumque ab equis ingenti porrigit arvo, Val. Fl. 6, 553: in spatium ingens ruentem porrexit hostem, Liv. 7, 10 fin.; Mart. Spect. 15.—
2. To hold forth, reach out, to offer, present: dexteram alicui, Cic. Deiot. 3, 8: dextram, Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 250: bona alicui, Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 84; cf.: munera, Ov. M. 8, 95: pocula, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 92: gladium alicui ad occidendum hominem, Cic. Mil. 3, 9; Ov. P. 3, 1, 13: manum sani medicis porrigunt, Sen. Tranq. 2, 1.—Prov.: maritali porrigere ora capistro, to present his head to the marriage halter, Juv. 6, 43.—
3. Porrigere manum, in voting, to put forth or hold up the hand, Cic. Fl. 6, 15.—Hence, transf., i. q. to express one's assent or approval: quare si tu quoque huic sententiae manum porrigis, Symm. Ep. 7, 15.—
II. Trop.
A. To protract, prolong (syn. prolato): iter, App. M. 2, 14; 6, 3; so of the quantity of a syllable: syllabam, Quint. 1, 6, 32; cf.: ut aliquis impetum morbi trahendo effugiat, porrigaturque in id tempus, etc., i. e. be kept alive, supported, Cels. 2, 5.—
B. (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To offer, to grant a thing: praesidium clientibus porrigere atque tendere, Cic. de Or. 1, 40, 184: et mihi forsan, tibi quod negarit, Porriget hora, Hor. C. 2, 16, 32.—
C. Manus ad (in) aliquid porrigere, to reach after, strive for, seek to obtain (mostly post-Aug.): Lydiam cepisti ... jam etiam ad pecora nostra avaras et insatiabiles manus porrigis, Curt. 7, 8, 19: fames me appellat, ad proxima quaeque porrigatur manus, Sen. Ep. 119, 4; id. Ben. 5, 14, 2; id. Cons. Polyb. 17, 1; Val. Max. 9, 1, 2; Lact. 7, 15, 5: manus suas in orientem occidentemque porrexit, id. Mort. Pers. 3 fin.; cf.: pecunia deesse coepit, neque quo manus porrigeret suppetebat, nisi, etc., Nep. Dion, 7, 2.—
D. Se porrigere, to extend, reach, spread itself: jam fortuna Romana se ad orientalia regna porrigere coeperat, Just. 39, 5, 3: quis gradus ulterior, quo se tua porrigat ira, restat? Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 5.—porrectus, a, um, P. a., stretched out, extended, long.
A. Lit.: porrecta ac aperta loca, Caes. B. G. 2, 19: locus, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 41: syllaba, long, Quint. 1, 7, 14; cf. mora, long, protracted, Ov. P. 4, 12, 14: senex, stretched out, i. e. dead, Cat. 67, 6; cf. in double sense: tuam amicam video. Ca. Ubi ea'st? Ps. Eccam in tabellis porrectam, Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 34.—Comp.: porrectior acies, Tac. Agr. 35 fin.: porrectior frons, i. e. more cheerful (opp. contractior), Plaut. Cas. 2, 4, 3.—
2. Subst.: porrectum, i, n.
a. Extent: Thessaliae in porrectum longitudo, Plin. 4, 9, 16, § 32. —
b. A straight line, Vitr. 10, 8.—
c. A plain, Dig. 8, 3, 8.—Plur., Min. Fel. 17, 10. —
B. Trop., widespread, extended: famaque et imperī Porrecta majestas ad ortum Solis ab Hesperio cubili, Hor. C. 4, 15, 15.— Hence, adv.: porrectē, widely, extensively, far (post-class.).—Comp.: porrectius ire, farther, Amm. 21, 9, 1; 29, 5, 48.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*por-
  4. Latinporrigō

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Latin porrigō From por- (“fore-”) + regō (“direct”).

Descendants
  • Englishporrect
  • Italianporgere
  • Occitanporgir
  • Spanishapurrir
  • Asturianapurrir
  • Galicianapurrir
  • Galicianespurrir
  • Sicilianpròjiri
noun · femininethird declension
porrīgō2
porrīgō f (genitive porrīginis)
Classical[pɔrˈriː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[porˈriː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. dandruff, scurf

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeporrīgōporrīginēs
genitiveporrīginisporrīginum
dativeporrīginīporrīginibus
accusativeporrīginemporrīginēs
ablativeporrīgineporrīginibus
vocativeporrīgōporrīginēs

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

porrīgo, ĭnis, f.,
I. the scurf, dandruff on the head, Cels. 6, 2; Plin. 20, 6, 23, § 53; 20, 6, 27, § 69; 28, 11, 46, § 163; 32, 4, 14, § 35; Hor. S. 2, 3, 126.—Also of other hairy parts of the body, Scrib. Larg. 243.—Of animals, perhaps the mange: porci, Juv. 2, 80.

Origins

Unknown, see -īgō (forming names of deseases). A link with porrum (“leek”) or porrō (“forward; away”) is unlikely.