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verbfirst conjugation

prōmulgō

prōmulgō (present infinitive prōmulgāre, perfect active prōmulgāvī, supine prōmulgātum)
Classical[proːˈmʊɫ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[proˈmul.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to publish, promulgate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōmulgōprōmulgābamprōmulgābōprōmulgāvīprōmulgāveram
prōmulgāram
prōmulgāverō
prōmulgārō
2nd sg.prōmulgāsprōmulgābāsprōmulgābisprōmulgāvistī
prōmulgāstī
prōmulgāverās
prōmulgārās
prōmulgāveris
prōmulgāris
3rd sg.prōmulgatprōmulgābatprōmulgābitprōmulgāvit
prōmulgāt
prōmulgāverat
prōmulgārat
prōmulgāverit
prōmulgārit
1st pl.prōmulgāmusprōmulgābāmusprōmulgābimusprōmulgāvimus
prōmulgāmus
prōmulgāverāmus
prōmulgārāmus
prōmulgāverimus
prōmulgārimus
2nd pl.prōmulgātisprōmulgābātisprōmulgābitisprōmulgāvistis
prōmulgāstis
prōmulgāverātis
prōmulgārātis
prōmulgāveritis
prōmulgāritis
3rd pl.prōmulgantprōmulgābantprōmulgābuntprōmulgāvērunt
prōmulgārunt, prōmulgāvēre
prōmulgāverant
prōmulgārant
prōmulgāverint
prōmulgārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōmulgemprōmulgāremprōmulgāverim
prōmulgārim
prōmulgāvissem
prōmulgāssem
2nd sg.prōmulgēsprōmulgārēsprōmulgāverīs
prōmulgārīs
prōmulgāvissēs
prōmulgāssēs
3rd sg.prōmulgetprōmulgāretprōmulgāverit
prōmulgārit
prōmulgāvisset
prōmulgāsset
1st pl.prōmulgēmusprōmulgārēmusprōmulgāverīmus
prōmulgārīmus
prōmulgāvissēmus
prōmulgāssēmus
2nd pl.prōmulgētisprōmulgārētisprōmulgāverītis
prōmulgārītis
prōmulgāvissētis
prōmulgāssētis
3rd pl.prōmulgentprōmulgārentprōmulgāverint
prōmulgārint
prōmulgāvissent
prōmulgāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.prōmulgorprōmulgābarprōmulgābor
2nd sg.prōmulgāris
prōmulgāre
prōmulgābāris
prōmulgābāre
prōmulgāberis
prōmulgābere
3rd sg.prōmulgāturprōmulgābāturprōmulgābitur
1st pl.prōmulgāmurprōmulgābāmurprōmulgābimur
2nd pl.prōmulgāminīprōmulgābāminīprōmulgābiminī
3rd pl.prōmulganturprōmulgābanturprōmulgābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.prōmulgerprōmulgārer
2nd sg.prōmulgēris
prōmulgēre
prōmulgārēris
prōmulgārēre
3rd sg.prōmulgēturprōmulgārētur
1st pl.prōmulgēmurprōmulgārēmur
2nd pl.prōmulgēminīprōmulgārēminī
3rd pl.prōmulgenturprōmulgārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōmulgāprōmulgāre
pres. 2nd pl.prōmulgāteprōmulgāminī
fut. 2nd sg.prōmulgātōprōmulgātor
fut. 3rd sg.prōmulgātōprōmulgātor
fut. 2nd pl.prōmulgātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōmulgantōprōmulgantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōmulgāreprōmulgārī
perfect infinitiveprōmulgāvisse
prōmulgāsse
prōmulgātum esse
future infinitiveprōmulgātūrum esseprōmulgātum īrī
present participleprōmulgāns—
perfect participle—prōmulgātus
prōmulgāta, prōmulgātā, prōmulgātae, prōmulgātam, prōmulgātārum, prōmulgātās, prōmulgātī, prōmulgātōrum, prōmulgātōs
future participleprōmulgātūrus
prōmulgātūra, prōmulgātūrā, prōmulgātūrae, prōmulgātūram, prōmulgātūrārum, prōmulgātūrās, prōmulgātūre, prōmulgātūrī, prōmulgātūrīs, prōmulgātūrō, prōmulgātūrōrum, prōmulgātūrōs, prōmulgātūrum
prōmulgandus
prōmulganda, prōmulgandā, prōmulgandae, prōmulgandam, prōmulgandārum, prōmulgandās, prōmulgande, prōmulgandīs, prōmulgandōrum, prōmulgandōs
gerundprōmulgandī, prōmulgandō, prōmulgandumsupineprōmulgātum, prōmulgātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

legem, rogationem promulgare (Liv. 33. 46)
to bring a bill before the notice of the people.

prōmulgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. etym. unknown, in publicist's lang.,
I. Lit., to expose to public view (as a proposed new law, etc.), to make known, publish, promulgate (cf.: edico, pronuntio): promulgari leges dicuntur, cum primum in vulgus eduntur, quasi provulgari, Paul. ex Fest. p. 224 Müll.: leges cum quae latae sunt, tum quae promulgatae fuerunt, Cic. Sest. 25, 55: legem, id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 1: leges, id. Phil. 1, 10, 25; 2, 42, 109; 5, 3, 7; Liv. 3, 9; Vulg. Num. 36, 6: rogationem, Cic. Att. 1, 14, 2; id. Sest. 10, 25; Sall. J. 40, 1: res multos dies promulgata et cognita, Cic. Fl. 7, 15: proelia, id. Mur. 14, 30: dies fastos, Plin. 33, 1, 6, § 17.—
II. Transf., in gen., to make known, to teach (very rare): majores oculorum medicamentis aconitum misceri saluberrime promulgavere, Plin. 27, 3, 2, § 9.

Origins

From prō- + mulgeō.

Descendants
  • Catalanpromulgar
  • Englishpromulgate
  • Englishpromulge
  • Frenchpromulguer
  • Italianpromulgare
  • Portuguesepromulgar
  • Spanishpromulgar
  • Galicianpromulgar
  • Idopromulgar
  • Sicilianprumurgari

In English words that came into English from prōmulgō

  • promulgateprōmulgātus
  • promulgationprōmulgātiō

Quick answers

What does prōmulgō mean in Latin?
prōmulgō, a verb, means “to publish, promulgate”.
What are the principal parts of prōmulgō?
prōmulgō, prōmulgāre, prōmulgāvī, prōmulgātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce prōmulgō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈmʊɫ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈmul.ɡo].