verbthird conjugation
tegō
tegō (present infinitive tegere, perfect active tēxī, supine tēctum)
Classical[ˈtɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.ɡo]
№ 376 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to cover; to clothe
Ante mare et terrās et quod tegit omnia caelum ūnus erat tōtō nātūrae vultus in orbe, quem dīxēre chaos: […]
Before the sea and the lands and the sky that covers over all things, there was one face of nature in the whole world, which they called chaos: […]8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 1.5–7 - to conceal, hide, protect
Diffugient comitēs et nocte tegentur opācā [...].
“Their retinue will scatter, and [everything] will have been hidden in murky darkness ….” (Juno will send a storm to conceal the union of Dido and Aeneas.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.123
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
operiō nē frīgus noceat vel nē videātur; veste caput tegere.tegō -ere tēxī — in Mille Verba, ch. Līmes: ad Carnuntum
to cover
tegō -ere — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 3, 5, 7, 9, 16, 26
cover, protect
tegō -ere — in De Bello Gallico I
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tegō | tegēbam | tegam | tēxī | tēxeram | tēxerō |
| 2nd sg. | tegis | tegēbās | tegēs | tēxistī | tēxerās | tēxeris |
| 3rd sg. | tegit | tegēbat | teget | tēxit | tēxerat | tēxerit |
| 1st pl. | tegimus | tegēbāmus | tegēmus | tēximus | tēxerāmus | tēxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | tegitis | tegēbātis | tegētis | tēxistis | tēxerātis | tēxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | tegunt | tegēbant | tegent | tēxērunt tēxēre | tēxerant | tēxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tegam | tegerem | tēxerim | tēxissem |
| 2nd sg. | tegās | tegerēs | tēxerīs | tēxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | tegat | tegeret | tēxerit | tēxisset |
| 1st pl. | tegāmus | tegerēmus | tēxerīmus | tēxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | tegātis | tegerētis | tēxerītis | tēxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | tegant | tegerent | tēxerint | tēxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tegor | tegēbar | tegar |
| 2nd sg. | tegeris tegere | tegēbāris tegēbāre | tegēris tegēre |
| 3rd sg. | tegitur | tegēbātur | tegētur |
| 1st pl. | tegimur | tegēbāmur | tegēmur |
| 2nd pl. | tegiminī | tegēbāminī | tegēminī |
| 3rd pl. | teguntur | tegēbantur | tegentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tegar | tegerer |
| 2nd sg. | tegāris tegāre | tegerēris tegerēre |
| 3rd sg. | tegātur | tegerētur |
| 1st pl. | tegāmur | tegerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | tegāminī | tegerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | tegantur | tegerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tege | tegere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tegite | tegiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tegitō | tegitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tegitō | tegitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | tegitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | teguntō | teguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tegere | tegī |
| perfect infinitive | tēxisse | tēctum esse |
| future infinitive | tēctūrum esse | tēctum īrī |
| present participle | tegēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | tēctus tēcta, tēctā, tēctae, tēctam, tēctārum, tēctās, tēcte, tēctī, tēctīs, tēctō, tēctōrum, tēctōs |
| future participle | tēctūrus tēctūra, tēctūrā, tēctūrae, tēctūram, tēctūrārum, tēctūrās, tēctūre, tēctūrī, tēctūrīs, tēctūrō, tēctūrōrum, tēctūrōs, tēctūrum | tegendus tegundus, tegenda, tegendā, tegendae, tegendam, tegendārum, tegendās, tegende, tegendīs, tegendōrum, tegendōs |
gerundtegendī, tegendō, tegendumsupinetēctum, tēctū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- tectum subire
- to enter the house.
- ignem tectis inferre, subicere
- to set fire to houses.
- sententiam fronte celare, tegere
- not to betray one's feelings by one's looks.
- invitare aliquem tecto ac domo or domum suam (Liv. 3. 14. 5)
- to invite some one to one's house.
- tecto, (in) domum suam aliquem recipere (opp. prohibere aliquem tecto, domo)
- to welcome to one's house (opp. to shut one's door against some one).
tĕgo, xi, ctum, 3, v. a. Gr. στέγω, to cover; τέγος, στέγος, roof; Sanscr. sthag-, to hide; Germ. decken; Engl thatch,
I. to cover (syn. operio).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
amica corpus ejus (Alcibiadis) texit suo pallio, Cic. Div 2, 69, 143: capite se totum tegit, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 9: (tegillo) tectus esse soleo, si pluvit, id. Rud. 2, 7, 19: fere res omnes aut corio sunt Aut etiam conchis aut callo aut cortice tectae, covered, clothed, Lucr. 4, 936; cf.: bestiae aliae coriis tectae sunt, aliae villis vestitae, Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121: ut tecti, ut vestiti, ut salvi esse possemus, id. ib. 2, 69, 150: corpora veste villosā, Tib. 2, 3, 76: caput galea, Prop. 4 (5), 3, 44. Mars tunicā adamantinā tectus, Hor. C. 1, 6, 13: ensis Vaginā tectus, id. S. 2, 1, 4. —In Greek constr.: primā tectus lanugine malas, Ov. M. 12, 291: cucullo caput tectus, Mart. 5, 14, 6: quae (casae) more Gallorum stramentis erant tectae, Caes. B. G. 5, 43: tectas casas testudinum superficie, Plin. 6, 24, 28, § 109: musculum, Caes. B. C. 2, 10: domum, Dig. 19, 1, 18: naves tectae, covered with decks, decked ( = constratae), Caes. B. C. 1, 56; Liv. 36, 43, 13 (opp. apertae); 31, 46, 6: tectae instrataeque scaphae, Caes. B. C. 3, 100: incepto tegeret cum lumina somno, Verg. G. 4, 414: utne tegam spurco Damae latus? i. e. to go by the side of, walk cheek by jowl with, Hor. S. 2, 5, 18; so, latus alicui, Suet. Claud. 24; cf. aliquem, to surround, attend, accompany: omnis eum stipata tegebat Turba ducum, Verg. A. 11, 12; Stat. S. 5, 1, 26: sarta tecta; v. sartus. — B. In partic.
1. To cover, hide, conceal (rare in lit. sense;
syn.: abscondo, occulto): Caesar tectis insignibus suorum occultatisque signis militaribus, etc., Caes. B. G. 7, 45: fugientem silvae texerunt, id. ib. 6, 30: oves (silva), Ov. M. 13, 822: quas (tabellas) tegat in tepido sinu, id. A. A. 3, 622: ferae latibulis se tegunt, Cic. Rab. Post. 15, 42; cf.: nebula matutina texerat inceptum, Liv. 41, 2, 4: Scipionem nebulae possiderent ac tegerent, Vop. prol. 2. — 2. To shelter, protect, defend (rare in lit. sense); constr., in analogy with defendere and tueri, aliquid ab aliquo or ab aliquā re:
qui portus ab Africo tegebatur, ab Austro non erat tutus, Caes. B. C. 3, 26: ut alter (ordo propugnatorum) ponte ab incidentibus telis tegeretur, Hirt. B. G. 8, 9: aliquem conservare et tegere, id. ib. 1, 85: tempestas et nostros texit et naves Rhodias afflixit, Caes. B. C. 3, 27; Hirt. B. G. 8, 5; Sall. J. 101, 4: triumpho, si licet me latere tecto abscedere, i. e. with a whole skin, safe, unhurt, Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 5.—Pass. in mid. force: tegi magis Romani quam pugnare, Liv. 4, 37, 11.—3. To cover over, bury, enclose (poet.):
te modo terra tegat, Prop. 2, 26, 44 (3, 22, 24): sit tibi terra levis mollique tegaris harenā, Mart. 9, 29, 11: ossa tegebat humus, Ov. M. 15, 56: ossa tegit tumulus, id. Am. 2, 6, 59: Sicanio tegitur sepulcro, Luc. 2, 548. — II. Trop.
A. In gen., to cover (very rare):
tempestas, mihi quae modestiam omnem, Detexit tectus quā fui, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 7. — B. In partic.
1. (Acc. to I. B. 1.) To cloak, hide, veil, conceal, keep secret (freq. and class.):
triumphi nomine tegere atque velare cupiditatem suam, Cic. Pis. 24, 56: multis simulationum involucris tegitur et quasi velis quibusdam obtenditur unius cujusque natura, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5, § 15: ignaviam suam tenebrarum ac parietum custodiis tegere, id. Rab. Perd. 7, 21: animus ejus vultu, flagitia parietibus tegebantur, id. Sest. 9, 22: summam prudentiam simulatione stultitiae, id. Brut. 14, 53: honestā praescriptione rem turpissimam, Caes. B. C. 3, 32; cf.: turpia facta oratione, Sall. J. 85, 31: aliquid mendacio, Cic. Quint. 26, 81: nomen tyranni humanitate, Nep. Dion, 1: commissum, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 38; id. A. P. 200: non uti corporis vulnera, ita exercitus incommoda sunt tegenda, Caes. B. C. 2, 31: nostram sententiam, Cic. Tusc. 5, 4, 11: dira supplicia, Verg. A. 6, 498: causam doloris, Ov. M. 13, 748: pectoribus dabas multa tegenda meis, id. Tr. 3, 6, 10: ignobilitatis tegendae causā, Cap. Max. 8. — 2. (Acc. to I. B. 2.) To defend, protect, guard:
aliquid excusatione amicitiae, Cic. Lael. 12, 43; id. Clu. 11: quod is meam salutem atque vitam suā benevolentiā, praesidio custodiāque texisset, id. Planc. 1, 1: nostri clarissimorum hominum auctoritate leges et jura tecta esse voluerunt, id. de Or. 1, 59, 253: pericula facile innocentiā tecti repellemus, id. Imp. Pomp. 24, 70: qui a patrum crudelibus suppliciis tegere liberos sciant, Liv. 1, 53, 8: aliquem tegere ac tueri, Cic Fam. 13, 66, 2: libertatem, patriam, parentisque armis tegere, Sall. C. 6, 5: ut legatos cura magistratuum magis quam jus gentium ab irā impetuque hominum tegeret, Liv. 8, 6, 7: legationisque jure satis tectum se arbitraretur, Nep. Pelop. 5, 1.—Hence, tec-tus, a, um, P. a., covered, i. e. hidden, concealed. B. Trop., hidden, not frank, open, or plain; secret, concealed, disguised; close, reserved, cautious:
sermo verbis tectus, covered, enveloped, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 1; cf. verba (opp. apertissima), id. ib. 9, 22, 5: occultior atque tectior cupiditas, id. Rosc. Am. 36, 104: amor, Ov. R. Am. 619. — Of persons: occultus et tectus, Cic. Fin. 2, 17, 54: tecti esse ad alienos possumus, id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116; cf. in comp.: tectior, id. Phil. 13, 3, 6: te in dicendo mihi videri tectissimum, id. de Or. 2, 73, 296: silet ille, tectusque recusat Prodere quemquam, Verg. A. 2, 126; cf.: quis consideratior illo? Quis tectior? Cic. Deiot. 6, 16. — Hence, adv.: tectō, covertly, privily, cautiously: et tamen ab illo aperte, tecte quicquid est datum, libenter accepi, Cic. Att. 1, 14, 4. — Comp.: tectius, Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 2; id. Planc. 10, 8, 5; Ov. A. A. 1, 276.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tegō tēxī, tēctus, ere
TEG-, to cover, cover over : corpus eius suo pallio: bestiae coriis tectae: Mars tunicā tectus adamantinā, H.: (casae) stramentis tectae, Cs.: tectis instructisque scaphis, decked , Cs.: tegeret cum lumina somno, V.: ossa tegebat humus, O.: tegere Damae latus, i. e. walk beside , H.: omnis eum tegebat Turba, i. e. attended , V.— To cover, hide, conceal : fugientem silvae texerunt, Cs.: (tabellas) in sinu, O.: latibulis se: nebula texerat inceptum, L.— To shelter, protect, defend : tempestas nostros texit, Cs.: latere tecto abscedere, i. e. with a whole skin , T.: tegi magis Romanus quam pugnare, L.: portus ab Africo tegebatur, Cs.—Fig., to cloak, hide, veil, conceal, keep secret, dissemble : triumphi nomine cupiditatem suam: eius flagitia parietibus tegebantur: honestā praescriptione rem turpissimam, Cs.: turpia facta oratione, S.: Commissum, H.: dira Supplicia, V.: Pectoribus dabas multa tegenda meis, O.— To defend, protect, guard : consensio inproborum excusatione amicitiae tegenda non est: pericula facile innocentiā tecti repellemus: a patrum suppliciis tegere liberos, L.: patriam parentīsque armis, S.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg-der. Proto-Italic *tegō Latin tegō From Proto-Italic *tegō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover with a roof”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέγος (tégos, “roof; covered room”), English deck, English thatch.