verbthird conjugation
prōtegō
prōtegō (present infinitive prōtegere, perfect active prōtēxī, supine prōtēctum)
Classical[ˈproː.tɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.te.ɡo]
Meaning
- to cover
- to protect, defend
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
shield, cover
prōtegō -ere, -tēxī — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōtegō | prōtegēbam | prōtegam | prōtēxī | prōtēxeram | prōtēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | prōtegis | prōtegēbās | prōtegēs | prōtēxistī | prōtēxerās | prōtēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | prōtegit | prōtegēbat | prōteget | prōtēxit | prōtēxerat | prōtēxerit |
| 1st pl. | prōtegimus | prōtegēbāmus | prōtegēmus | prōtēximus | prōtēxerāmus | prōtēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | prōtegitis | prōtegēbātis | prōtegētis | prōtēxistis | prōtēxerātis | prōtēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | prōtegunt | prōtegēbant | prōtegent | prōtēxērunt prōtēxēre | prōtēxerant | prōtēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōtegam | prōtegerem | prōtēxerim | prōtēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | prōtegās | prōtegerēs | prōtēxerīs | prōtēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | prōtegat | prōtegeret | prōtēxerit | prōtēxisset |
| 1st pl. | prōtegāmus | prōtegerēmus | prōtēxerīmus | prōtēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | prōtegātis | prōtegerētis | prōtēxerītis | prōtēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | prōtegant | prōtegerent | prōtēxerint | prōtēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōtegor | prōtegēbar | prōtegar |
| 2nd sg. | prōtegeris prōtegere | prōtegēbāris prōtegēbāre | prōtegēris prōtegēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōtegitur | prōtegēbātur | prōtegētur |
| 1st pl. | prōtegimur | prōtegēbāmur | prōtegēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōtegiminī | prōtegēbāminī | prōtegēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōteguntur | prōtegēbantur | prōtegentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōtegar | prōtegerer |
| 2nd sg. | prōtegāris prōtegāre | prōtegerēris prōtegerēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōtegātur | prōtegerētur |
| 1st pl. | prōtegāmur | prōtegerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōtegāminī | prōtegerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōtegantur | prōtegerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prōtege | prōtegere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prōtegite | prōtegiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prōtegitō | prōtegitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prōtegitō | prōtegitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | prōtegitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prōteguntō | prōteguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prōtegere | prōtegī |
| perfect infinitive | prōtēxisse | prōtēctum esse |
| future infinitive | prōtēctūrum esse | prōtēctum īrī |
| present participle | prōtegēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | prōtēctus prōtēcta, prōtēctā, prōtēctae, prōtēctam, prōtēctārum, prōtēctās, prōtēcte, prōtēctī, prōtēctīs, prōtēctō, prōtēctōrum, prōtēctōs |
| future participle | prōtēctūrus prōtēctūra, prōtēctūrā, prōtēctūrae, prōtēctūram, prōtēctūrārum, prōtēctūrās, prōtēctūre, prōtēctūrī, prōtēctūrīs, prōtēctūrō, prōtēctūrōrum, prōtēctūrōs, prōtēctūrum | prōtegendus prōtegundus, prōtegenda, prōtegendā, prōtegendae, prōtegendam, prōtegendārum, prōtegendās, prōtegende, prōtegendīs, prōtegendōrum, prōtegendōs |
gerundprōtegendī, prōtegendō, prōtegendumsupineprōtēctum, prōtēctū
prō-tĕgo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.,
I. to cover before or in front, to cover over, cover, protect (class.; syn.: defendo, tutor).
I. Lit.:
tabernacula protecta hederā, Caes. B. C. 3, 96: rates cratibus ac pluteis, id. ib. 1, 25 fin.: aedes, to furnish with a projecting roof, Cic. Top. 4, 24: hunc scutis protegunt hostes, to cover, protect, Caes. B. G. 5, 43: se umbone, Just. 33, 2, 4: caput contra solem, Plin. 31, 11, 47, § 131: scutis protecti corpora longis, Verg. A. 8, 662: protegendi corporis memor, Liv. 2, 6.—B. In partic., to put up a shed, penthouse, or projecting roof (jurid. Lat.):
hic in suo protexit, Dig. 9, 2, 29: jus proiciendi protegendive, ib. 8, 2, 1.—II. Trop.
A. To cover or shield from danger, to defend, protect (rare and class.):
jacentem et spoliatum defendo et protego, Cic. Sull. 18, 50: ad protegendum regem, Liv. 42, 15: viros optimos, Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 36; Tac. A. 1, 13 fin.: aliquem adversus criminantes, id. H. 2, 60: causam, Juv. 11, 32: Dominus exercituum proteget eos, Vulg. Zach. 9, 15. —2. Transf., to ward off, keep off:
hiemes, Stat. S. 3, 1, 121.—B. To cover up, screen, conceal (very rare):
nequitiam supercilio truci, Vell. 2, 100, 5: risu protectis insidiis, Just. 38, 1, 9: parricidii immunitatem metu majore, Quint. Decl. 8, 1.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prō-tegō tēxī, tēctus, ere,
to cover before, hide in front, cover over, cover, protect, shelter: tabernacula protecta hederā, Cs.: aedes, furnish with a projecting roof: hunc scutis protegunt hostes, protect, Cs.: scutis protecti corpora longis, V.: protegendi corporis memor, L.—Fig., to cover, shield, defend, protect: me civem: mansit ad protegendum regem, L.: causam, Iu.
Origins
From pro- + tegō.
Descendants
- Catalanprotegir
- Englishprotect
- Frenchprotéger
- Italianproteggere
- Occitanprotegir
- Portugueseproteger
- Romanianproteja
- Spanishproteger
- Galicianprotexer