verbthird conjugation
prōdigō
prōdigō (present infinitive prōdigere, perfect active prōdēgī, supine prōdāctum)
Classical[ˈproː.dɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.di.ɡo]
Meaning
- to squander, waste
- to use up, consume
- to drive forth
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
squander
prōdigunt — in Seneca, ch. XXI
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōdigō | prōdigēbam | prōdigam | prōdēgī | prōdēgeram | prōdēgerō |
| 2nd sg. | prōdigis | prōdigēbās | prōdigēs | prōdēgistī | prōdēgerās | prōdēgeris |
| 3rd sg. | prōdigit | prōdigēbat | prōdiget | prōdēgit | prōdēgerat | prōdēgerit |
| 1st pl. | prōdigimus | prōdigēbāmus | prōdigēmus | prōdēgimus | prōdēgerāmus | prōdēgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | prōdigitis | prōdigēbātis | prōdigētis | prōdēgistis | prōdēgerātis | prōdēgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | prōdigunt | prōdigēbant | prōdigent | prōdēgērunt prōdēgēre | prōdēgerant | prōdēgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōdigam | prōdigerem | prōdēgerim | prōdēgissem |
| 2nd sg. | prōdigās | prōdigerēs | prōdēgerīs | prōdēgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | prōdigat | prōdigeret | prōdēgerit | prōdēgisset |
| 1st pl. | prōdigāmus | prōdigerēmus | prōdēgerīmus | prōdēgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | prōdigātis | prōdigerētis | prōdēgerītis | prōdēgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | prōdigant | prōdigerent | prōdēgerint | prōdēgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōdigor | prōdigēbar | prōdigar |
| 2nd sg. | prōdigeris prōdigere | prōdigēbāris prōdigēbāre | prōdigēris prōdigēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōdigitur | prōdigēbātur | prōdigētur |
| 1st pl. | prōdigimur | prōdigēbāmur | prōdigēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōdigiminī | prōdigēbāminī | prōdigēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōdiguntur | prōdigēbantur | prōdigentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōdigar | prōdigerer |
| 2nd sg. | prōdigāris prōdigāre | prōdigerēris prōdigerēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōdigātur | prōdigerētur |
| 1st pl. | prōdigāmur | prōdigerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōdigāminī | prōdigerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōdigantur | prōdigerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prōdige | prōdigere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prōdigite | prōdigiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prōdigitō | prōdigitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prōdigitō | prōdigitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | prōdigitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prōdiguntō | prōdiguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prōdigere | prōdigī |
| perfect infinitive | prōdēgisse | prōdāctum esse |
| future infinitive | prōdāctūrum esse | prōdāctum īrī |
| present participle | prōdigēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | prōdāctus prōdācta, prōdāctā, prōdāctae, prōdāctam, prōdāctārum, prōdāctās, prōdācte, prōdāctī, prōdāctīs, prōdāctō, prōdāctōrum, prōdāctōs |
| future participle | prōdāctūrus 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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prōdigō ēgī, —, ere
prod-+ago, to squander, waste : sumptibus sua, Ta.
Origins
From prō- + agō (“to do, make, drive”); for the epenthetic d, compare redigō and redeō.
Descendants
- Englishprodigate
- Frenchprodiguer
- Italianprodigare
- Romanianprodiga
- Spanishprodigar