profligo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [proːˈfliː.ɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈfliː.ɡo]
Verb
prōflīgō (present infinitive prōflīgāre, perfect active prōflīgāvī, supine prōflīgātum); first conjugation
- to strike or dash to the ground
- to overthrow, overcome, conquer
- to finish, conclude, resolve, put an end to
- to dishearten, debase
Conjugation
Conjugation of prōflīgō (first conjugation)
Derived terms
References
- “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- profligo in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
- “profligo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- profligo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
- to rout the enemy: prosternere, profligare hostem
- profligo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016