verbthird conjugation
praetegō
praetegō (present infinitive praetegere, perfect active praetēxī, supine praetēctum)
Classical[ˈprae̯.tɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɛː.te.ɡo]
Meaning
- transitiveto shelter, protect
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praetegō | praetegēbam | praetegam | praetēxī | praetēxeram | praetēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | praetegis | praetegēbās | praetegēs | praetēxistī | praetēxerās | praetēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | praetegit | praetegēbat | praeteget | praetēxit | praetēxerat | praetēxerit |
| 1st pl. | praetegimus | praetegēbāmus | praetegēmus | praetēximus | praetēxerāmus | praetēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praetegitis | praetegēbātis | praetegētis | praetēxistis | praetēxerātis | praetēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | praetegunt | praetegēbant | praetegent | praetēxērunt praetēxēre | praetēxerant | praetēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praetegam | praetegerem | praetēxerim | praetēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | praetegās | praetegerēs | praetēxerīs | praetēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praetegat | praetegeret | praetēxerit | praetēxisset |
| 1st pl. | praetegāmus | praetegerēmus | praetēxerīmus | praetēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praetegātis | praetegerētis | praetēxerītis | praetēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praetegant | praetegerent | praetēxerint | praetēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praetegor | praetegēbar | praetegar |
| 2nd sg. | praetegeris praetegere | praetegēbāris praetegēbāre | praetegēris praetegēre |
| 3rd sg. | praetegitur | praetegēbātur | praetegētur |
| 1st pl. | praetegimur | praetegēbāmur | praetegēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praetegiminī | praetegēbāminī | praetegēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeteguntur | praetegēbantur | praetegentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praetegar | praetegerer |
| 2nd sg. | praetegāris praetegāre | praetegerēris praetegerēre |
| 3rd sg. | praetegātur | praetegerētur |
| 1st pl. | praetegāmur | praetegerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praetegāminī | praetegerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praetegantur | praetegerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praetege | praetegere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praetegite | praetegiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praetegitō | praetegitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praetegitō | praetegitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praetegitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praeteguntō | praeteguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praetegere | praetegī |
| perfect infinitive | praetēxisse | praetēctum esse |
| future infinitive | praetēctūrum esse | praetēctum īrī |
| present participle | praetegēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praetēctus |
| future participle | praetēctūrus | praetegendus praetegundus |
gerundpraetegendī, praetegendō, praetegendumsupinepraetēctum, praetēctū
prae-tĕgo, texi, tectum, 3, v. a.,
I. to cover over, to shelter, protect (poet. and in postAug. prose):
cavo praetegit aere caput (al. protegit), Prop. 3, 12 (4, 13), 12: quae somnium (tuum) saxa praetexerint, i. e. the rocks that sheltered your repose, Plin. Pan. 15: praetecto capite, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 5, 112.—Trop.: vitia sua capillis et pallio, et (quod maximum est velamentum) divitiis praetegebat, Lact. 5, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prae-tegō —, —, ere,
to protect: cavo aere caput, Pr.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraetegō
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin praetegō From prae- + tegō (“to cover, protect”).