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Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *peyǵ-, though De Vaan is skeptical.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
pigeō (present infinitive pigēre, perfect active piguī, supine pigitum); second conjugation
- to feel annoyance or reluctance at; to repent of
- (third person, in the singular, impersonal) (+ accusative of the person, + genitive of the cause of distress) to irk, pain, disgust, afflict, grieve
- Mē piget ignāviae tuae.
Usage notes
- Personal conjugation is very rare, and non-classical. In Classical usage, only the impersonal verb piget exists.
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References
- “pigeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- pigeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 464-5