verbthird conjugation
retegō
retegō (present infinitive retegere, perfect active retēxī, supine retēctum)
Classical[ˈrɛ.tɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.te.ɡo]
Meaning
- to uncover, bare
- to open, reveal, disclose
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retegō | retegēbam | retegam | retēxī | retēxeram | retēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | retegis | retegēbās | retegēs | retēxistī | retēxerās | retēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | retegit | retegēbat | reteget | retēxit | retēxerat | retēxerit |
| 1st pl. | retegimus | retegēbāmus | retegēmus | retēximus | retēxerāmus | retēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | retegitis | retegēbātis | retegētis | retēxistis | retēxerātis | retēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | retegunt | retegēbant | retegent | retēxērunt retēxēre | retēxerant | retēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retegam | retegerem | retēxerim | retēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | retegās | retegerēs | retēxerīs | retēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | retegat | retegeret | retēxerit | retēxisset |
| 1st pl. | retegāmus | retegerēmus | retēxerīmus | retēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | retegātis | retegerētis | retēxerītis | retēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | retegant | retegerent | retēxerint | retēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retegor | retegēbar | retegar |
| 2nd sg. | retegeris retegere | retegēbāris retegēbāre | retegēris retegēre |
| 3rd sg. | retegitur | retegēbātur | retegētur |
| 1st pl. | retegimur | retegēbāmur | retegēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retegiminī | retegēbāminī | retegēminī |
| 3rd pl. | reteguntur | retegēbantur | retegentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | retegar | retegerer |
| 2nd sg. | retegāris retegāre | retegerēris retegerēre |
| 3rd sg. | retegātur | retegerētur |
| 1st pl. | retegāmur | retegerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | retegāminī | retegerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | retegantur | retegerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | retege | retegere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | retegite | retegiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | retegitō | retegitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | retegitō | retegitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | retegitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | reteguntō | reteguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | retegere | retegī |
| perfect infinitive | retēxisse | retēctum esse |
| future infinitive | retēctūrum esse | retēctum īrī |
| present participle | retegēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | retēctus retēcta, retēctā, retēctae, retēctam, retēctārum, retēctās, retēcte, retēctī, retēctīs, retēctō, retēctōrum, retēctōs |
| future participle | retēctūrus retēctūra, retēctūrā, retēctūrae, retēctūram, retēctūrārum, retēctūrās, retēctūre, retēctūrī, retēctūrīs, retēctūrō, retēctūrōrum, retēctūrōs, retēctūrum | retegendus retegundus, retegenda, retegendā, retegendae, retegendam, retegendārum, retegendās, retegende, retegendīs, retegendōrum, retegendōs |
gerundretegendī, retegendō, retegendumsupineretēctum, retēctū
rĕ-tĕgo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a.
I. To uncover, bare, open (not freq. till after the Aug. period; syn.: nudo, exuo).
A. Lit.:
thecam nummariam, Cic. Att. 4, 7, 2: (area) retecta, unroofed, Varr. R. R. 1, 51, 2: vultus scisso velamine, Luc. 8, 669: caput pallio, Petr. 17, 3: caput, Caes. ap. Plin. Ep. 3, 12, 13: jugulum simul pectusque, Ov. M. 13, 459: pedes, Suet. Aug. 78: dentes, Pers. 3, 101: ensem, Luc. 9, 830: sacra, to throw open, make accessible, Prop. 5, 9, 26: solum hiatu, to open, Ov. M. 5, 357 (with patere): homo retectus, i. e. deprived of his shield, Verg. A. 12, 374: retexit se umbo, Sil. 9, 109: terram retexit anima tua, Vulg. Ecclus. 47, 16.— Poet.: ubi Titan radiis retexerit orbem, i. e. shall make visible, show, reveal, Verg. A. 4, 119; 5, 65: retegente diem Lucifero, Ov. M. 8, 1: rebus luce retectis. Verg. A. 9, 461.— B. Trop., to disclose, discover, reveal:
caecum domūs scelus omne retexit, Verg. A. 1, 356: arcanum consilium, Hor. C. 3, 21, 16: occulta conjurationis, Tac. A. 15, 74: timidi commenta animi, Ov. M. 13, 38: responsa deūm Trojanaque fata, id. ib. 13, 336: Pharsalica damna (clara dies), Luc. 7, 787: insidias, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 215.— * II. To cover again:
plagam paleato luto, Pall. Nov. 7, 5.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-tegō tēxī, tēctus, ere,
to uncover, bare, open: thecam nummariam: iugulum, O.: homo retectus, i. e. stripped of his shield, V.: ubi Titan radiis retexerit orbem, i. e. shall reveal, V.: retegente diem Lucifero, O.—Fig., to disclose, discover, reveal: domūs scelus, V.: arcanum Consilium, H.: timidi commenta animi, O.: occulta coniurationis, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinretegō
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō Latin retegō From re- + tegō.