LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

turgeō

turgeō (present infinitive turgēre, perfect active tursī)
Classical[ˈtʊr.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtur.d͡ʒe.o]

Meaning

  1. to be swollen, swell out
  2. figurativelyto swell (with rage); to be enraged
  3. figurativelyto be inflated or bombastic

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Turgere · Tumere

Turgere (τραγᾷν) denotes being swoln, with reference to actual corpulency and fulness, like σπαργᾶν, σφριγᾶν; whereas tumere (from στόμφος) with reference to concealed nothingness and emptiness, like οἰδᾶν. Hence sails are called turgida, inasmuch as the wind, which swells them out, is something, and actually fills them; and tumida, inasmuch as it is merely air, consequently nothing, and only seems to fill them. (iv. 191.)

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.turgeōturgēbamturgēbōtursīturseramturserō
2nd sg.turgēsturgēbāsturgēbistursistīturserāsturseris
3rd sg.turgetturgēbatturgēbittursitturseratturserit
1st pl.turgēmusturgēbāmusturgēbimustursimusturserāmusturserimus
2nd pl.turgētisturgēbātisturgēbitistursististurserātisturseritis
3rd pl.turgentturgēbantturgēbunttursērunt
tursēre		turserantturserint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.turgeamturgēremturserimtursissem
2nd sg.turgeāsturgērēsturserīstursissēs
3rd sg.turgeatturgēretturserittursisset
1st pl.turgeāmusturgērēmusturserīmustursissēmus
2nd pl.turgeātisturgērētisturserītistursissētis
3rd pl.turgeantturgērentturserinttursissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.turgē—
pres. 2nd pl.turgēte—
fut. 2nd sg.turgētō—
fut. 3rd sg.turgētō—
fut. 2nd pl.turgētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.turgentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveturgēre—
perfect infinitivetursisse—
present participleturgēns—
gerundturgendī, turgendō, turgendum

turgĕo, rsi, gēre, v. n. cf. Gr. σπαργάω, to swell; σφριγάω, to be full; perh. Sanscr. root ūrgā, succulence; Gr. ὀργάω, to swell, etc.,
I. to swell out, be swollen or tumid (mostly poet.; not in Cic.; cf. tumeo).
I. Lit.: si lienes turgent, Cato, R. R. 157, 7: Cyclopis venter turserat alte, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 870 P. (Ann. v. 326 Vahl.): ora (ab ictu), Ov. F. 3, 757: lumina gemitu, Prop. 1, 21, 3: mammae, Plin. 20, 13, 51, § 141: rana, Prop. 3, 6 (4, 5), 27: laeto in palmite gemmae, Verg. E. 7, 48: frumenta, id. G. 1, 315: herba, Ov. M. 15, 203: caules, Plin. 12, 17, 37, § 73: uva mero, Mart. 13, 68, 2: sacculus pleno ore, Juv. 14, 138.—
II. Trop.
A. In gen.: turgent mendacia nimiis monstris, i. e. are full, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 350: (uxor) turget mihi, i. e. is swelling with anger, is enraged, Plaut. Cas. 2, 5, 17; so id. Most. 3, 2, 10.—
B. Of speech, to be inflated, turgid, bombastic: oratio, quae turget et inflata est, Auct. Her. 4, 10, 45: professus grandia turget, Hor. A. P. 27.

Origins

Of uncertain origin. Pokorny suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”), but this is rejected by De Vaan. More recently, Martirosyan suggests a connection to Old Armenian թուրծ (tʻurc, “cheek”), from a Proto-Indo-European *turH-ǵ- (“to swell and become firm”); see the Armenian for more cognates.

Descendants
  • Italianturgere
  • Portugueseturgir
  • Middle Frenchturgir

In English words that came into English from turgeō

  • turgidturgidus
  • turgorturgor
  • turgesceturgescere

Quick answers

What does turgeō mean in Latin?
turgeō, a verb, means “to be swollen, swell out; to swell (with rage); to be enraged”.
What are the principal parts of turgeō?
turgeō, turgēre, tursī (second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce turgeō?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʊr.ɡe.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtur.d͡ʒe.o].
Which English words come from turgeō?
English words that go back to Latin turgeō include turgid, turgor and turgesce.