LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

subnegō

subnegō (present infinitive subnegāre, perfect active subnegāvī, supine subnegātum)
Classical[ˈsʊb.nɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsub.ne.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. to partly refuse
    Vide quanti apud me sis (etsi iure id quidem, non enim te amore vinco, verum tamen): quod praesenti tibi prope subnegaram, non tribueram certe2001 translation by D. R. Shackleton Bailey This will show how highly I regard you—as indeed I ought, for your affection is no less warm than my own; but anyhow, that request of yours to which to your face I said something a little like no, and at any rate did not say yes62 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 7.19

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.subnegōsubnegābamsubnegābōsubnegāvīsubnegāveramsubnegāverō
2nd sg.subnegāssubnegābāssubnegābissubnegāvistīsubnegāverāssubnegāveris
3rd sg.subnegatsubnegābatsubnegābitsubnegāvitsubnegāveratsubnegāverit
1st pl.subnegāmussubnegābāmussubnegābimussubnegāvimussubnegāverāmussubnegāverimus
2nd pl.subnegātissubnegābātissubnegābitissubnegāvistissubnegāverātissubnegāveritis
3rd pl.subnegantsubnegābantsubnegābuntsubnegāvērunt
subnegāvēre
subnegāverantsubnegāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.subnegemsubnegāremsubnegāverimsubnegāvissem
2nd sg.subnegēssubnegārēssubnegāverīssubnegāvissēs
3rd sg.subnegetsubnegāretsubnegāveritsubnegāvisset
1st pl.subnegēmussubnegārēmussubnegāverīmussubnegāvissēmus
2nd pl.subnegētissubnegārētissubnegāverītissubnegāvissētis
3rd pl.subnegentsubnegārentsubnegāverintsubnegāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.subnegorsubnegābarsubnegābor
2nd sg.subnegāris
subnegāre
subnegābāris
subnegābāre
subnegāberis
subnegābere
3rd sg.subnegātursubnegābātursubnegābitur
1st pl.subnegāmursubnegābāmursubnegābimur
2nd pl.subnegāminīsubnegābāminīsubnegābiminī
3rd pl.subnegantursubnegābantursubnegābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.subnegersubnegārer
2nd sg.subnegēris
subnegēre
subnegārēris
subnegārēre
3rd sg.subnegētursubnegārētur
1st pl.subnegēmursubnegārēmur
2nd pl.subnegēminīsubnegārēminī
3rd pl.subnegentursubnegārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.subnegāsubnegāre
pres. 2nd pl.subnegātesubnegāminī
fut. 2nd sg.subnegātōsubnegātor
fut. 3rd sg.subnegātōsubnegātor
fut. 2nd pl.subnegātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.subnegantōsubnegantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesubnegāresubnegārī
perfect infinitivesubnegāvissesubnegātum esse
future infinitivesubnegātūrum essesubnegātum īrī
present participlesubnegāns—
perfect participle—subnegātus
future participlesubnegātūrussubnegandus
gerundsubnegandī, subnegandō, subnegandumsupinesubnegātum, subnegātū

sub-nĕgo, āvi, 1, v. a.,
I. to half deny or refuse: quod praesenti tibi prope subnegāram, Cic. Fam. 7, 19 init.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubnegō

Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe Proto-Italic *nekʷe Latin neque Latin nec Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin negō Latin subnegō From sub- + negō.

Quick answers

What does subnegō mean in Latin?
subnegō, a verb, means “to partly refuse”.
What are the principal parts of subnegō?
subnegō, subnegāre, subnegāvī, subnegātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce subnegō?
In classical Latin, [ˈsʊb.nɛ.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsub.ne.ɡo].
Where does subnegō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subnegō.