prodigo

See also: pródigo, prodigó, and prodigò

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin prōdigus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈprɔ.di.ɡo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdiɡo
  • Hyphenation: prò‧di‧go

Adjective

prodigo (feminine prodiga, masculine plural prodighi, feminine plural prodighe)

  1. lavish
  2. extravagant
  3. prodigal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

prodigo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prodigare

Further reading

  • prodigo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ agō (“to do, make, drive”); for the epenthetic d, compare redigō and redeō.

Pronunciation

Verb

prōdigō (present infinitive prōdigere, perfect active prōdēgī, supine prōdāctum); third conjugation

  1. to squander, waste
  2. to use up, consume
  3. to drive forth

Conjugation

   Conjugation of prōdigō (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōdigō prōdigis prōdigit prōdigimus prōdigitis prōdigunt
imperfect prōdigēbam prōdigēbās prōdigēbat prōdigēbāmus prōdigēbātis prōdigēbant
future prōdigam prōdigēs prōdiget prōdigēmus prōdigētis prōdigent
perfect prōdēgī prōdēgistī prōdēgit prōdēgimus prōdēgistis prōdēgērunt,
prōdēgēre
pluperfect prōdēgeram prōdēgerās prōdēgerat prōdēgerāmus prōdēgerātis prōdēgerant
future perfect prōdēgerō prōdēgeris prōdēgerit prōdēgerimus prōdēgeritis prōdēgerint
passive present prōdigor prōdigeris,
prōdigere 		prōdigitur prōdigimur prōdigiminī prōdiguntur
imperfect prōdigēbar prōdigēbāris,
prōdigēbāre 		prōdigēbātur prōdigēbāmur prōdigēbāminī prōdigēbantur
future prōdigar prōdigēris,
prōdigēre 		prōdigētur prōdigēmur prōdigēminī prōdigentur
perfect prōdāctus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect prōdāctus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect prōdāctus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōdigam prōdigās prōdigat prōdigāmus prōdigātis prōdigant
imperfect prōdigerem prōdigerēs prōdigeret prōdigerēmus prōdigerētis prōdigerent
perfect prōdēgerim prōdēgerīs prōdēgerit prōdēgerīmus prōdēgerītis prōdēgerint
pluperfect prōdēgissem prōdēgissēs prōdēgisset prōdēgissēmus prōdēgissētis prōdēgissent
passive present prōdigar prōdigāris,
prōdigāre 		prōdigātur prōdigāmur prōdigāminī prōdigantur
imperfect prōdigerer prōdigerēris,
prōdigerēre 		prōdigerētur prōdigerēmur prōdigerēminī prōdigerentur
perfect prōdāctus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect prōdāctus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — prōdige — — prōdigite —
future — prōdigitō prōdigitō — prōdigitōte prōdiguntō
passive present — prōdigere — — prōdigiminī —
future — prōdigitor prōdigitor — — prōdiguntor
non-finite forms infinitive participle
active passive active passive
present prōdigere prōdigī prōdigēns —
future prōdāctūrum esse prōdāctum īrī prōdāctūrus prōdigendus,
prōdigundus
perfect prōdēgisse prōdāctum esse — prōdāctus
future perfect — prōdāctum fore — —
perfect potential prōdāctūrum fuisse — — —
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōdigendī prōdigendō prōdigendum prōdigendō prōdāctum prōdāctū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: prodigate
  • French: prodiguer
  • Italian: prodigare
  • Romanian: prodiga
  • Spanish: prodigar

References

  • “prodigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “prodigo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “prodigo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • prodigo in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Spanish

Verb

prodigo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prodigar
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