verbsecond conjugation, no supine stem, third person-only in the passive
vegeō
vegeō (present infinitive vegēre, perfect active veguī)
Classical[ˈwɛ.ɡe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɛː.d͡ʒe.o]
Meaning
- error unknown tagtransitiveto move, excite, quicken, arouse
aequora salsa vegēs ingentibus ventīs
239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annalescum magnō strepitū volcānum (=ignem) ventus vegēbat.
239 BCE – 169 BCE, Ennius, Annales - error unknown tagintransitiveto be lively or active
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vegeō | vegēbam | vegēbō | veguī | vegueram | veguerō |
| 2nd sg. | vegēs | vegēbās | vegēbis | veguistī | veguerās | vegueris |
| 3rd sg. | veget | vegēbat | vegēbit | veguit | veguerat | veguerit |
| 1st pl. | vegēmus | vegēbāmus | vegēbimus | veguimus | veguerāmus | veguerimus |
| 2nd pl. | vegētis | vegēbātis | vegēbitis | veguistis | veguerātis | vegueritis |
| 3rd pl. | vegent | vegēbant | vegēbunt | veguērunt veguēre | veguerant | veguerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vegeam | vegērem | veguerim | veguissem |
| 2nd sg. | vegeās | vegērēs | veguerīs | veguissēs |
| 3rd sg. | vegeat | vegēret | veguerit | veguisset |
| 1st pl. | vegeāmus | vegērēmus | veguerīmus | veguissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vegeātis | vegērētis | veguerītis | veguissētis |
| 3rd pl. | vegeant | vegērent | veguerint | veguissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | vegētur | vegēbātur | vegēbitur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vegentur | vegēbantur | vegēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | vegeātur | vegērētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | vegeantur | vegērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vegē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vegēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vegētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vegētō | vegētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vegētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vegentō | vegentor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vegēre | vegērī |
| perfect infinitive | veguisse | — |
| present participle | vegēns | — |
| future participle | — | vegendum vegenda, vegendā, vegendae, vegendam, vegendārum, vegendās, vegende, vegendīs, vegendōrum, vegendōs, vegendus |
gerundvegendī, vegendō, vegendum
vĕgĕo, ēre, v. a. and n. Sanscr. ugras, strong; Gr. ὑγιής, healthful; cf. vigeo, vigor; augeo, vigil.
I. Act., to move, excite, quicken, arouse (ante-class.): aequora salsa veges ingentibu' ventis, Enn. ap. Non. 183, 3 (Com. v. 2, p. 153 Vahl.): cum magno strepitu Volcanum ventu' vegebat, id. ap. Fest. s. v. metonymia, p. 153 Müll. (Ann. v. 477 Vahl.): animos Venus veget voluptatibus, Pompon. ap. Non. 183, 2.—
II. Neutr., to be lively, active: viget, veget utpote plurimum, Varr. ap. Non. 183, 6.
Origins
Disputed. The e-grade of the Latin term is unusual for a causative form. De Vaan posits the verb may be derived from an adjective Proto-Italic *weg-o- (“active, alive, awake”). Alternatively, it may derive from Proto-Italic *wogeō, itself from Proto-Indo-European *woǵéyeti, from the root *weǵ-. The change from initial *wo- to *we- possibly follows a development seen in Latin vester, itself from voster. However, other examples of Latin terms such as volō and vorō indicate that such a change did not occur in terms with the structure *voCV-. Furthermore, the term does not follow the sound development *voCV- to *vaCV- seen in other Latin terms. Sihler argues that the unusual vowel development can be traced to "contamination."