LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

prōlongō

prōlongō (present infinitive prōlongāre, perfect active prōlongāvī, supine prōlongātum)
Classical[proːˈɫɔŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[proˈlɔŋ.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to lengthen, prolong or extend

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōlongōprōlongābamprōlongābōprōlongāvīprōlongāveramprōlongāverō
prōlongārō
2nd sg.prōlongāsprōlongābāsprōlongābisprōlongāvistī
prōlongāstī		prōlongāverās
prōlongārās		prōlongāveris
3rd sg.prōlongatprōlongābatprōlongābitprōlongāvitprōlongāverat
prōlongārat		prōlongāverit
prōlongārit
1st pl.prōlongāmusprōlongābāmusprōlongābimusprōlongāvimusprōlongāverāmusprōlongāverimus
prōlongārimus
2nd pl.prōlongātisprōlongābātisprōlongābitisprōlongāvistis
prōlongāstis		prōlongāverātis
prōlongārātis		prōlongāveritis
prōlongāritis
3rd pl.prōlongantprōlongābantprōlongābuntprōlongāvērunt
prōlongāvēre, prōlongārunt		prōlongāverant
prōlongārant		prōlongāverint
prōlongārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōlongemprōlongāremprōlongāverim
prōlongārim		prōlongāvissem
prōlongāssem
2nd sg.prōlongēsprōlongārēsprōlongāverīsprōlongāvissēs
prōlongāssēs
3rd sg.prōlongetprōlongāretprōlongāverit
prōlongārit		prōlongāvisset
prōlongāsset
1st pl.prōlongēmusprōlongārēmusprōlongāverīmus
prōlongārīmus		prōlongāvissēmus
prōlongāssēmus
2nd pl.prōlongētisprōlongārētisprōlongāverītis
prōlongārītis		prōlongāvissētis
prōlongāssētis
3rd pl.prōlongentprōlongārentprōlongāverint
prōlongārint		prōlongāvissent
prōlongāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōlongorprōlongābarprōlongābor
2nd sg.prōlongāris
prōlongāre		prōlongābāris
prōlongābāre		prōlongāberis
prōlongābere
3rd sg.prōlongāturprōlongābāturprōlongābitur
1st pl.prōlongāmurprōlongābāmurprōlongābimur
2nd pl.prōlongāminīprōlongābāminīprōlongābiminī
3rd pl.prōlonganturprōlongābanturprōlongābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōlongerprōlongārer
2nd sg.prōlongēris
prōlongēre		prōlongārēris
prōlongārēre
3rd sg.prōlongēturprōlongārētur
1st pl.prōlongēmurprōlongārēmur
2nd pl.prōlongēminīprōlongārēminī
3rd pl.prōlongenturprōlongārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōlongāprōlongāre
pres. 2nd pl.prōlongāteprōlongāminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōlongātōprōlongātor
fut. 3rd sg.prōlongātōprōlongātor
fut. 2nd pl.prōlongātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōlongantōprōlongantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōlongāreprōlongārī
perfect infinitiveprōlongāvisse
prōlongāsse		prōlongātum esse
future infinitiveprōlongātūrum esseprōlongātum īrī
present participleprōlongāns—
perfect participle—prōlongātus
prōlongāta, prōlongātā, prōlongātae, prōlongātam, prōlongātārum, prōlongātās, prōlongātī, prōlongātōrum, prōlongātōs
future participleprōlongātūrus
prōlongātūra, prōlongātūrā, prōlongātūrae, prōlongātūram, prōlongātūrārum, prōlongātūrās, prōlongātūre, prōlongātūrī, prōlongātūrīs, prōlongātūrō, prōlongātūrōrum, prōlongātūrōs, prōlongātūrum		prōlongandus
prōlonganda, prōlongandā, prōlongandae, prōlongandam, prōlongandārum, prōlongandās, prōlongande, prōlongandīs, prōlongandōrum, prōlongandōs
gerundprōlongandī, prōlongandō, prōlongandumsupineprōlongātum, prōlongātū

prolongo, āvi, 1,
I. v. [pro-longus], to lengthen, prolong, extend (late Lat. for prorogo, profero, duco): dies, Vulg. Deut. 6, 2: iniquitatem suam, id. Psa. 128, 3; Hilar. ad loc.; id. in Psa. 119, 13; Aug. Serm. 9, 2: sermonem, Vulg. Ezech. 12, 28.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōlongō

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Italic *(d)longos Latin longus Latin prōlongō From prō- + longus.

Descendants
  • Catalanprolongar
  • Englishprolong
  • Englishprolongate
  • Englishpurloin
  • Frenchprolonger
  • Italianprolungare
  • Portugueseprolongar
  • Spanishprolongar
  • Old Frenchporloignier
  • Galicianprolongar

Quick answers

What does prōlongō mean in Latin?
prōlongō, a verb, means “to lengthen, prolong or extend”.
What are the principal parts of prōlongō?
prōlongō, prōlongāre, prōlongāvī, prōlongātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōlongō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈɫɔŋ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈlɔŋ.ɡo].
Where does prōlongō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōlongō.