verbsecond conjugation, no perfect or supine stems
tongeō
tongeō (present infinitive tongēre)
Classical[ˈtɔŋ.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒe.o]
Meaning
- raretransitiveto know
Tongēre nōsse est, nam Praenestīnī tongitiōnem dīcunt nōtiōnem. Ennius: “Aliī rhētorica tongent.”
1839 [8th century CE], Paulus Diaconus, edited by Karl Otfried Müller, Excerpta ex libris Pompeii Festi De significatione verborum, page 357, line 3:
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tongeō | tongēbam | tongēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | tongēs | tongēbās | tongēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | tonget | tongēbat | tongēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | tongēmus | tongēbāmus | tongēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | tongētis | tongēbātis | tongēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | tongent | tongēbant | tongēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tongeam | tongērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | tongeās | tongērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | tongeat | tongēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | tongeāmus | tongērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | tongeātis | tongērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | tongeant | tongērent | — | — |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tongeor | tongēbar | tongēbor |
| 2nd sg. | tongēris tongēre | tongēbāris tongēbāre | tongēberis tongēbere |
| 3rd sg. | tongētur | tongēbātur | tongēbitur |
| 1st pl. | tongēmur | tongēbāmur | tongēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | tongēminī | tongēbāminī | tongēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | tongentur | tongēbantur | tongēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tongear | tongērer |
| 2nd sg. | tongeāris tongeāre | tongērēris tongērēre |
| 3rd sg. | tongeātur | tongērētur |
| 1st pl. | tongeāmur | tongērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | tongeāminī | tongērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | tongeantur | tongērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tongē | tongēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tongēte | tongēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tongētō | tongētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tongētō | tongētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | tongētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | tongentō | tongentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tongēre | tongērī |
| perfect infinitive | tongisse | — |
| present participle | tongēns | — |
| future participle | — | tongendus tongenda, tongendā, tongendae, tongendam, tongendārum, tongendās, tongende, tongendīs, tongendōrum, tongendōs |
gerundtongendī, tongendō, tongendum
Origins
From Proto-Italic *tongeō, from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think”).