LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

prōdigō

prōdigō (present infinitive prōdigere, perfect active prōdēgī, supine prōdāctum)
Classical[ˈproː.dɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.di.ɡo]
prōdāctus perf. pass. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. to squander, waste
  2. to use up, consume
  3. to drive forth

In the readers how our graded readers gloss it

squander
prōdigunt — in Seneca, ch. XXI

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōdigōprōdigēbamprōdigamprōdēgīprōdēgeramprōdēgerō
2nd sg.prōdigisprōdigēbāsprōdigēsprōdēgistīprōdēgerāsprōdēgeris
3rd sg.prōdigitprōdigēbatprōdigetprōdēgitprōdēgeratprōdēgerit
1st pl.prōdigimusprōdigēbāmusprōdigēmusprōdēgimusprōdēgerāmusprōdēgerimus
2nd pl.prōdigitisprōdigēbātisprōdigētisprōdēgistisprōdēgerātisprōdēgeritis
3rd pl.prōdiguntprōdigēbantprōdigentprōdēgērunt
prōdēgēre
prōdēgerantprōdēgerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōdigamprōdigeremprōdēgerimprōdēgissem
2nd sg.prōdigāsprōdigerēsprōdēgerīsprōdēgissēs
3rd sg.prōdigatprōdigeretprōdēgeritprōdēgisset
1st pl.prōdigāmusprōdigerēmusprōdēgerīmusprōdēgissēmus
2nd pl.prōdigātisprōdigerētisprōdēgerītisprōdēgissētis
3rd pl.prōdigantprōdigerentprōdēgerintprōdēgissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōdigorprōdigēbarprōdigar
2nd sg.prōdigeris
prōdigere
prōdigēbāris
prōdigēbāre
prōdigēris
prōdigēre
3rd sg.prōdigiturprōdigēbāturprōdigētur
1st pl.prōdigimurprōdigēbāmurprōdigēmur
2nd pl.prōdigiminīprōdigēbāminīprōdigēminī
3rd pl.prōdigunturprōdigēbanturprōdigentur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōdigarprōdigerer
2nd sg.prōdigāris
prōdigāre
prōdigerēris
prōdigerēre
3rd sg.prōdigāturprōdigerētur
1st pl.prōdigāmurprōdigerēmur
2nd pl.prōdigāminīprōdigerēminī
3rd pl.prōdiganturprōdigerentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōdigeprōdigere
pres. 2nd pl.prōdigiteprōdigiminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōdigitōprōdigitor
fut. 3rd sg.prōdigitōprōdigitor
fut. 2nd pl.prōdigitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōdiguntōprōdiguntor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōdigereprōdigī
perfect infinitiveprōdēgisseprōdāctum esse
future infinitiveprōdāctūrum esseprōdāctum īrī
present participleprōdigēns—
perfect participle—prōdāctus
prōdācta, prōdāctā, prōdāctae, prōdāctam, prōdāctārum, prōdāctās, prōdācte, prōdāctī, prōdāctīs, prōdāctō, prōdāctōrum, prōdāctōs
future participleprōdāctūrus
prōdāctūra, prōdāctūrā, prōdāctūrae, prōdāctūram, prōdāctūrārum, prōdāctūrās, prōdāctūre, prōdāctūrī, prōdāctūrīs, prōdāctūrō, prōdāctūrōrum, prōdāctūrōs, prōdāctūrum
prōdigendus
prōdigundus, prōdigenda, prōdigendā, prōdigendae, prōdigendam, prōdigendārum, prōdigendās, prōdigende, prōdigendīs, prōdigendōrum, prōdigendōs
gerundprōdigendī, prōdigendō, prōdigendumsupineprōdāctum, prōdāctū

prōdĭgo, ēgi, actum, 3, v. a. pro-ago,
I. to drive forth, to drive to a place.
I. Lit. (ante-class.): sues in lutosos limites, Varr. R. R. 2, 4: in pabulum, id. ib. 2, 7 med.: pulli prodigendi in solem, id. ib. 3, 9 med. —
II. Transf., to get rid of.
A. In a good sense, to use up, consume (post-class.): esculentum potulentumve, Dig. 1, 18, 18.—
B. In a bad sense, to squander, to lavish, waste, dissipate (not in Cic. or Cæs.; cf.: effundo, profundo, consumo): festo die si quid prodegeris, Plaut. Aul. 2, 8, 10: suom, id. Merc. 5, 4, 60: aliena bona, Sall. Or. Lepidi contra Sull.: opes, Suet. ner. 30: sua, Tac. H. 1, 20: illi prodigere vitam pro victoriā contendentes, Amm. 16, 12, 50: singulos artus suos fortunae prodigendos dare quaestu atque compendio gloriarum, Gell. 2, 27, 5.

Origins

From prō- + agō (“to do, make, drive”); for the epenthetic d, compare redigō and redeō.

Descendants
  • Englishprodigate
  • Frenchprodiguer
  • Italianprodigare
  • Romanianprodiga
  • Spanishprodigar

Quick answers

What does prōdigō mean in Latin?
prōdigō, a verb, means “to squander, waste; to use up, consume; to drive forth”.
What are the principal parts of prōdigō?
prōdigō, prōdigere, prōdēgī, prōdāctum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōdigō?
In classical Latin, [ˈproː.dɪ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔː.di.ɡo].