noun · femininethird declension

prō̆pāgō¹

prō̆pāgō f (genitive prō̆pāginis)

Classical[proːˈpaː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[proˈpaː.ɡo]

Meaning

set, layer, shoot (of a plant, for propagation)
Silvārumque aliae pressōs prōpāginis arcūsc. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 2.26
Sed truncīs oleae melius, prōpāgine vītēsc. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Vergilius, Georgicon 2.63
offspring, descendant, child
children, race, breed, stock, progeny; posterity
esse sinent. Nimium vōbīs Rōmāna propāgō29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 6.870
sit Rōmāna potēns Italā virtūte propāgō29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 12.827

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

stirps, fīlius

propāgō -inis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5

prōgeniēs, stirps futūra

propāgō -inis (f) — in Aeneis, ch. 24

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	prō̆pāgō	prō̆pāginēs
genitive	prō̆pāginis	prō̆pāginum
dative	prō̆pāginī	prō̆pāginibus
accusative	prō̆pāginem	prō̆pāginēs
ablative	prō̆pāgine	prō̆pāginibus
vocative	prō̆pāgō	prō̆pāginēs

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

prō^pāgo (prŏ-, Lucr. 1, 42; Verg. A. 6, 870; Ov. M. 2, 38:

I. prō-, Verg. G. 2, 26), ĭnis, f. (m., Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 13) [1. propago].

I. Lit.

1. A set, layer of a plant, Cic. Sen. 15, 52; Col. Arb. 7, 2: arbores aut semine proveniunt, aut plantis radicis, aut propagine, aut avulsione, aut surculo, aut insito et consecto arboris trunco, Plin. 17, 10, 9, § 58.—

2. Of any slip or shoot that may be used for propagating: propagines e vitibus altius praetentos non succidet, Fab. Pict. ap. Gell. 10, 15, 13; Hor. Epod. 2, 9; Vulg. Gen. 40, 10.—

II. Transf., of men and beasts, offspring, descendant, child; children, race, breed, stock, progeny, posterity (mostly poet.), Lucr. 5, 1027: Memmi clara, id. 1, 42: alipedis de stirpe dei versuta propago, Ov. M. 11, 312: Romana, Verg. A. 6, 871: vera, Ov. M. 2, 38; cf. id. ib. 1, 160: blanda catulorum, Lucr. 4, 997.—In prose: aliorum ejus liberorum propago Liciniani sunt cognominati, Plin. 7, 14, 12, § 62: clarorum virorum propagines, descendants, posterity, Nep. Att. 18, 2.

Origins

From the verb prō̆pāgō above + -ō, -inis (noun-forming suffix). Compare the etymology of planta.

Ibero-Romance

Spanishprobaña
Spanishprobaje
Spanishprovena
Portuguesepervage

Insular Romance

Sardinianparpaghine
Sardinianparpajine
Sardinianparpaine
Campidanesebrabaniafrom Sardinian parpaghine
Logudoreseprabainafrom Sardinian parpaghine
Logudoreseprebainafrom Sardinian parpaghine
Logudoreseprobainafrom Sardinian parpaghine

Gallo-Romance

Frenchprovinfrom Old French provain
Englishprovinefrom Old French provain

Italo-Romance

Italianpropaggine
Neapolitanpropaina
Neapolitanpropaiena
Neapolitanpropaneia
Sicilianprupania
Sicilianpurpania

Borrowings

Englishpropago

Gallo-Italic

Ligurianproaña
Piedmonteseprovàna

verbfirst conjugation

prō̆pāgō²

prō̆pāgō (present infinitive prō̆pāgāre, perfect active prō̆pāgāvī, supine prō̆pāgātum)

Classical[proːˈpaː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[proˈpaː.ɡo]

Meaning

to propagate
nec porro secreta cibo natura animantumc. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.195
to extend, enlarge, increase
nec ratiōne fluunt aliā strāgemque propāgantc. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 1.280

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	prō̆pāgō	prō̆pāgābam	prō̆pāgābō	prō̆pāgāvī	prō̆pāgāveram	prō̆pāgāverō
2nd sg.	prō̆pāgās	prō̆pāgābās	prō̆pāgābis	prō̆pāgāvistī	prō̆pāgāverās	prō̆pāgāveris
3rd sg.	prō̆pāgat	prō̆pāgābat	prō̆pāgābit	prō̆pāgāvit	prō̆pāgāverat	prō̆pāgāverit
1st pl.	prō̆pāgāmus	prō̆pāgābāmus	prō̆pāgābimus	prō̆pāgāvimus	prō̆pāgāverāmus	prō̆pāgāverimus
2nd pl.	prō̆pāgātis	prō̆pāgābātis	prō̆pāgābitis	prō̆pāgāvistis	prō̆pāgāverātis	prō̆pāgāveritis
3rd pl.	prō̆pāgant	prō̆pāgābant	prō̆pāgābunt	prō̆pāgāvērunt prō̆pāgāvēre	prō̆pāgāverant	prō̆pāgāverint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	prō̆pāgem	prō̆pāgārem	prō̆pāgāverim	prō̆pāgāvissem
2nd sg.	prō̆pāgēs	prō̆pāgārēs	prō̆pāgāverīs	prō̆pāgāvissēs
3rd sg.	prō̆pāget	prō̆pāgāret	prō̆pāgāverit	prō̆pāgāvisset
1st pl.	prō̆pāgēmus	prō̆pāgārēmus	prō̆pāgāverīmus	prō̆pāgāvissēmus
2nd pl.	prō̆pāgētis	prō̆pāgārētis	prō̆pāgāverītis	prō̆pāgāvissētis
3rd pl.	prō̆pāgent	prō̆pāgārent	prō̆pāgāverint	prō̆pāgāvissent

passive indicative

passive indicative
form	present	imperfect	future
1st sg.	prō̆pāgor	prō̆pāgābar	prō̆pāgābor
2nd sg.	prō̆pāgāris prō̆pāgāre	prō̆pāgābāris prō̆pāgābāre	prō̆pāgāberis prō̆pāgābere
3rd sg.	prō̆pāgātur	prō̆pāgābātur	prō̆pāgābitur
1st pl.	prō̆pāgāmur	prō̆pāgābāmur	prō̆pāgābimur
2nd pl.	prō̆pāgāminī	prō̆pāgābāminī	prō̆pāgābiminī
3rd pl.	prō̆pāgantur	prō̆pāgābantur	prō̆pāgābuntur

passive subjunctive

passive subjunctive
form	present	imperfect
1st sg.	prō̆pāger	prō̆pāgārer
2nd sg.	prō̆pāgēris prō̆pāgēre	prō̆pāgārēris prō̆pāgārēre
3rd sg.	prō̆pāgētur	prō̆pāgārētur
1st pl.	prō̆pāgēmur	prō̆pāgārēmur
2nd pl.	prō̆pāgēminī	prō̆pāgārēminī
3rd pl.	prō̆pāgentur	prō̆pāgārentur

imperative

imperative
form	active	passive
pres. 2nd sg.	prō̆pāgā	prō̆pāgāre
pres. 2nd pl.	prō̆pāgāte	prō̆pāgāminī
fut. 2nd sg.	prō̆pāgātō	prō̆pāgātor
fut. 3rd sg.	prō̆pāgātō	prō̆pāgātor
fut. 2nd pl.	prō̆pāgātōte	—
fut. 3rd pl.	prō̆pāgantō	prō̆pāgantor

infinitives & participles

infinitives & participles
form	active	passive
present infinitive	prō̆pāgāre	prō̆pāgārī
perfect infinitive	prō̆pāgāvisse	prō̆pāgātum esse
future infinitive	prō̆pāgātūrum esse	prō̆pāgātum īrī
present participle	prō̆pāgāns	—
perfect participle	—	prō̆pāgātus
future participle	prō̆pāgātūrus	prō̆pāgandus

gerundprō̆pāgandī, prō̆pāgandō, prō̆pāgandumsupineprō̆pāgātum, prō̆pāgātū

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

prō^pāgo, āvi, ātum, āre, v. a. pro and root pag- of pango, πήγνυμι.

I. Lit.

A. To set or fasten down; hence, to set slips, propagate by slips, Cato, R. R. 52, 1: castanea melius ex vicino pertica declinata propagatur, Col. 4, 33, 3: vitem, ficum, oleam, Punicam, malorum genera omnia, laurum, prunos, Plin. 17, 13, 21, § 96: abrotonum cacumine suo se propagat, id. 21, 10, 34, § 60.—Hence,

B. In gen., to propagate, generate, continue by procreation: stirpem, Cic. Phil. 1, 6, 13: cum ipse sui generis initium ac nominis ab se gigni et propagari vellet, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 70, § 180: prolem, Lucr. 2, 996.—

II. Transf.

A. In gen., to extend, enlarge, increase: fines imperii, Cic. Rep. 3, 12, 21: finis imperii propagavit, Nep. Ham. 2, 5: eo bello terminos populi Romani propagari, Liv. 36, 1, 3: terminos Urbis, Tac. A. 12, 23: augere et propagare imperium, Suet. Ner. 18: propagatae civitates, Vell. 1, 14, 1: sumptus cenarum, Gell. 2, 24, 15: notitiam Britanniae, Plin. 4, 16, 30, § 102: fidem Christianam propagare, Greg. M. in Job, 27, 37.—

B. In time, to prolong, continue, extend, preserve (syn.: prorogo, produco): victu fero vitam propagare, Cic. Inv. 1, 2, 2: haec posteritati propagantur, are transferred to posterity, id. Sest. 48, 102: meus consulatus multa saecula propagarit rei publicae, has preserved the State for many centuries, id. Cat. 2, 5, 11: vitam aucupio, to prolong, preserve, id. Fin. 5, 11, 32: memoriam aeternam alicui, Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 49: imperium consuli in annum, to prolong, = prorogare, Liv. 23, 25, 11: hereditarium bellum, sic facta hominis vita est temporaria, sed longa, quae in mille annos propagaretur, Lact. 2, 12, 21.—

C. To add as an appendix or extension, in writing: Carum cum liberis, i. e. the life of, Vop. 24, 8.

Origins

From prō̆- and Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to attach”) (whence pangō). For the variable vowel length of the prefix, compare procella, proficīscor.

Descendants

Catalanpropagar
Englishpropagate
Frenchpropager
Germanpfropfen
Italianpropagare
Occitanpropagar
Portuguesepropagar
Romanianpropaga
Spanishpropagar
Galicianpropagar

Meaning

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

Origins

Meaning

Conjugation conjugation 1

Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879

Origins

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