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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)
- lavish
- extravagant
- prodigal
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
prodigo
- 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 (“I do, make, drive”).
Pronunciation
Verb
prōdigō (present infinitive prōdigere, perfect active prōdēgī, supine prōdāctum); third conjugation
- to squander, waste
- to use up, consume
- to drive forth
Conjugation
Derived terms
Descendants
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 (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Spanish
Verb
prodigo
- first-person singular present indicative of prodigar