iurgo

Latin

Alternative forms

  • jurgo
  • iurigo, jurigo (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier iūrigō, from iūs (right, law) +‎ -igō, compounding form of agō (to pursue, discuss), so “to pursue or discuss one's rights”.

Pronunciation

Verb

iūrgō (present infinitive iūrgāre, perfect active iūrgāvī, supine iūrgātum); first conjugation

  1. to quarrel, argue, brawl, dispute, scold
  2. to chide, censure, blame

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • jurgo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • iurgo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers