verbfirst conjugation
vulgō1
vulgō (present infinitive vulgāre, perfect active vulgāvī, supine vulgātum)
Classical[ˈwʊɫ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈvul.ɡo]
vulgāte 2nd pl. pres. act. imper.№ 991 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to broadcast; to publish; to divulge; to issue; to make known among the people
- to make common; to prostitute
- to make known to all by words; to spread abroad; to publish; to divulge
- to cheapen; to degrade
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vulgō | vulgābam | vulgābō | vulgāvī | vulgāveram | vulgāverō vulgārō |
| 2nd sg. | vulgās | vulgābās | vulgābis | vulgāvistī vulgāstī | vulgāverās vulgārās | vulgāveris |
| 3rd sg. | vulgat | vulgābat | vulgābit | vulgāvit | vulgāverat vulgārat | vulgāverit vulgārit |
| 1st pl. | vulgāmus | vulgābāmus | vulgābimus | vulgāvimus | vulgāverāmus | vulgāverimus vulgārimus |
| 2nd pl. | vulgātis | vulgābātis | vulgābitis | vulgāvistis vulgāstis | vulgāverātis vulgārātis | vulgāveritis vulgāritis |
| 3rd pl. | vulgant | vulgābant | vulgābunt | vulgāvērunt vulgāvēre, vulgārunt | vulgāverant vulgārant | vulgāverint vulgārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vulgem | vulgārem | vulgāverim vulgārim | vulgāvissem vulgāssem |
| 2nd sg. | vulgēs | vulgārēs | vulgāverīs | vulgāvissēs vulgāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | vulget | vulgāret | vulgāverit vulgārit | vulgāvisset vulgāsset |
| 1st pl. | vulgēmus | vulgārēmus | vulgāverīmus vulgārīmus | vulgāvissēmus vulgāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | vulgētis | vulgārētis | vulgāverītis vulgārītis | vulgāvissētis vulgāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | vulgent | vulgārent | vulgāverint vulgārint | vulgāvissent vulgāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vulgor | vulgābar | vulgābor |
| 2nd sg. | vulgāris vulgāre | vulgābāris vulgābāre | vulgāberis vulgābere |
| 3rd sg. | vulgātur | vulgābātur | vulgābitur |
| 1st pl. | vulgāmur | vulgābāmur | vulgābimur |
| 2nd pl. | vulgāminī | vulgābāminī | vulgābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | vulgantur | vulgābantur | vulgābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | vulger | vulgārer |
| 2nd sg. | vulgēris vulgēre | vulgārēris vulgārēre |
| 3rd sg. | vulgētur | vulgārētur |
| 1st pl. | vulgēmur | vulgārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | vulgēminī | vulgārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | vulgentur | vulgārentur |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | vulgā | vulgāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | vulgāte | vulgāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | vulgātō | vulgātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | vulgātō | vulgātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | vulgātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | vulgantō | vulgantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | vulgāre | vulgārī |
| perfect infinitive | vulgāvisse vulgāsse | vulgātum esse |
| future infinitive | vulgātūrum esse | vulgātum īrī |
| present participle | vulgāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | vulgātus |
| future participle | vulgātūrus vulgātūra, vulgātūrā, vulgātūrae, vulgātūram, vulgātūrārum, vulgātūrās, vulgātūre, vulgātūrī, vulgātūrīs, vulgātūrō, vulgātūrōrum, vulgātūrōs, vulgātūrum | vulgandus vulganda, vulgandā, vulgandae, vulgandam, vulgandārum, vulgandās, vulgande, vulgandīs, vulgandōrum, vulgandōs |
gerundvulgandī, vulgandō, vulgandumsupinevulgātum, vulgātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ad vulgarem sensum or ad communem opinionem orationem accommodare (Off. 2. 10. 35)
- to express oneself in popular language.
vulgo (volg-), āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. vulgus,
I. to spread among the multitude; to make general, common, or universal; to put forth to the world, publish (cf. publico).
I. In gen.:
morbos, Liv. 3, 6, 3: contagium in alios, Curt. 9, 10, 1: rem, i. e. to let all share in, Liv. 2, 29, 7: librum, to publish, Quint. 1, prooem. § 7; Suet. Gram. 8.— Mid.: vulgari cum privatis, i. e. to confound one's self with, put one's self on a level with, Liv. 3, 35, 6.—II. In partic.
A. To make known to all by words, to spread abroad, publish, divulge (cf. promulgo): jurgare coepit dicens, quae facis atque in vulgus vulgat, Varr. ap. Non. p. 230, 31:
vulgare aliquem vulgo, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 44: non quod ego vulgari facinus per omnes velim, Liv. 28, 27, 10: vulgatur rumor duas deesse tabulas, id. 3, 34, 7: dolorem verbis, Verg. A. 10, 64: haec atque talia vulgantibus, Tac. A. 13, 7.—B. In mal. part., to make common, mingle, confound, to prostitute:
ut ferarum prope ritu vulgentur concubitus plebis patrumque, Liv. 4, 2, 6: vulgato corpore, id. 1, 4, 7: pretio corpus, Aur. Vict. Orig. Gent. Rom. 21.—C. To name, call (poet.):
bosporon hinc veteres errantis nomine divae Vulgavere, Val. Fl. 4, 420.—Hence, vulgātus (volg-), a, um, P. d., general, ordinary, usual, common. A. In gen.:
vulgatissimi sensus, Quint. 2, 4, 28.—B. In partic.
1. Commonly or generally known, notorious:
vulgatior fama est, Liv. 1, 7, 2: amores, Ov. M. 4, 276: αὐλητρὶς illa vulgata, Quint. 7, 9, 4: illud vulgatum, etc., id. 5, 10, 70; cf. id. 1, 5, 11.—2. In mal. part., common, public:
vulgatissimae meretrices, Suet. Dom. 22; cf.: quis navis umquam in flumine publico tam volgata omnibus quam istius aetas fuit? Cic. Har. Resp. 27, 59.—vulgātē (volg-), notoriously; comp., Amm. 15, 3, 6, and id. 31, 3, 2 init.Origins
The verb is from vulgus (“the public; the common people”) + -ō (suffix deriving verbs from nouns and adjectives). The adverb is with the adverbial suffix -o, equivalent to the dative and ablative singular of vulgus.
Descendants
- Italianvolgare
- Englishvulgate
In English words that came into English from vulgō
- divulgedīvulgō
- promulgateprōmulgātus
- divulgationdīvulgātiō
- vulgatevulgātus
- vulgovulgō
- divulgatedīvulgātus
- provulgateprovulgo
- pervulgatepervulgo
- provulgationprovulgatio