verbthird conjugation
praefīgō
praefīgō (present infinitive praefīgere, perfect active praefīxī, supine praefīxum)
Classical[prae̯ˈfiː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[preˈfiː.ɡo]
Meaning
- to fasten before, attach in front
- to point with
- to prefigure
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praefīgō | praefīgēbam | praefīgam | praefīxī | praefīxeram | praefīxerō |
| 2nd sg. | praefīgis | praefīgēbās | praefīgēs | praefīxistī | praefīxerās | praefīxeris |
| 3rd sg. | praefīgit | praefīgēbat | praefīget | praefīxit | praefīxerat | praefīxerit |
| 1st pl. | praefīgimus | praefīgēbāmus | praefīgēmus | praefīximus | praefīxerāmus | praefīxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praefīgitis | praefīgēbātis | praefīgētis | praefīxistis | praefīxerātis | praefīxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | praefīgunt | praefīgēbant | praefīgent | praefīxērunt praefīxēre | praefīxerant | praefīxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praefīgam | praefīgerem | praefīxerim | praefīxissem |
| 2nd sg. | praefīgās | praefīgerēs | praefīxerīs | praefīxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praefīgat | praefīgeret | praefīxerit | praefīxisset |
| 1st pl. | praefīgāmus | praefīgerēmus | praefīxerīmus | praefīxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praefīgātis | praefīgerētis | praefīxerītis | praefīxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praefīgant | praefīgerent | praefīxerint | praefīxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praefīgor | praefīgēbar | praefīgar |
| 2nd sg. | praefīgeris praefīgere | praefīgēbāris praefīgēbāre | praefīgēris praefīgēre |
| 3rd sg. | praefīgitur | praefīgēbātur | praefīgētur |
| 1st pl. | praefīgimur | praefīgēbāmur | praefīgēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praefīgiminī | praefīgēbāminī | praefīgēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praefīguntur | praefīgēbantur | praefīgentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praefīgar | praefīgerer |
| 2nd sg. | praefīgāris praefīgāre | praefīgerēris praefīgerēre |
| 3rd sg. | praefīgātur | praefīgerētur |
| 1st pl. | praefīgāmur | praefīgerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praefīgāminī | praefīgerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praefīgantur | praefīgerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praefīge | praefīgere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praefīgite | praefīgiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praefīgitō | praefīgitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praefīgitō | praefīgitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praefīgitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praefīguntō | praefīguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praefīgere | praefīgī |
| perfect infinitive | praefīxisse | praefīxum esse |
| future infinitive | praefīxūrum esse | praefīxum īrī |
| present participle | praefīgēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praefīxus praefīxa, praefīxā, praefīxae, praefīxam, praefīxārum, praefīxās, praefīxe, praefīxīs, praefīxō, praefīxōrum, praefīxōs |
| future participle | praefīxūrus praefīxūra, praefīxūrā, praefīxūrae, praefīxūram, praefīxūrārum, praefīxūrās, praefīxūre, praefīxūrī, praefīxūrīs, praefīxūrō, praefīxūrōrum, praefīxūrōs, praefīxūrum | praefīgendus praefīgundus, praefīgenda, praefīgendā, praefīgendae, praefīgendam, praefīgendārum, praefīgendās, praefīgende, praefīgendīs, praefīgendōrum, praefīgendōs |
gerundpraefīgendī, praefīgendō, praefīgendumsupinepraefīxum, praefīxū
prae-fīgo, xi, xum, 3, v. a.,
I. to fix or fasten before, to set up in front, to fix on the end or extremity of.
I. Lit. (class., but not in Cic.):
ripa erat acutis sudibus praefixis munita, Caes. B. G. 5, 18; so, praefigere aëneos cancellos foraminibus, Col. 8, 17, 6: arma puppibus, Verg. A. 10, 80: in hastis Praefigunt capita, id. ib. 9, 466; cf.: vexillum in biremis puppe, Suet. Calig. 15: rostrum lupi villarum portis, Plin. 28, 10, 44, § 157: caput hastae, Suet. Caes. 85.— Poet.: nigrum theta (i. e. Θ, as a sign of death on Roman inscriptions) vitio, to mark crime with the black theta, i. e. to condemn it, Pers. 4, 13.—II. Transf., aliquid aliquā re.
A. To tip, head, point, etc.:
asseres cuspidibus praefixi, Caes. B. C. 2, 2: jacula praefixa ferro, Liv. 26, 4, 4: aere aut ferro praefixae hastae, Curt. 3, 2, 7: ferro praefixum robur acuto, Verg. A. 10, 479: ora capistris, to muzzle, id. G. 3, 399.—B. To close, block up (post-Aug.):
prospectus om nes, to wall up, build up, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 59: fenestrae praefixae, Dig. 8, 2, 5.—* C. To pierce, transfix with something:
latus praefixa veru, Tib. 1, 7, 55 (6, 49).—* D. To enchant, bewitch, Quint. Decl. 10, 8.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-fīgō fīxī, fīxus, ere,
to fasten before, set up in front, affix: ripa sudibus praefixis munita, Cs.: arma puppibus, V.—To tip, head, point: asseres cuspidibus praefixi, Cs.: iacula praefixa ferro, L.: ferro praefixae hastae, Cu.: ora capistris, muzzle, V.—To pierce, transfix: latus praefixa veru, Tb.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraefīgō
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ-der. Proto-Italic *feigʷō Latin fīvō Latin fīgō Latin praefīgō From prae- (“fore-”) + fīgō (“to fasten”).
Descendants
- Italianprefiggere
- Englishprefix
In English words that came into English from praefīgō
- prefixpraefīxum