vigeo

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *wegēō (with unexpected i), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ-eh₁-(ye)-, stative verb from *weǵ- (to be lively), same ultimate source of English wake. Compare with the causative vegeō.

Pronunciation

Verb

vigeō (present infinitive vigēre, perfect active viguī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to be vigorous or thriving; thrive, flourish
    Synonyms: polleo, possum, valeō, praevaleō, queō
    Antonym: nequeō
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.175:
      Mōbilitāte viget, vīrēsque adquīrit eundō.
      thrives on swift action, and gains strength by going forth.
  2. to be in honor, esteem or repute; prosper
  3. to be alive, live

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: vigere
  • Portuguese: viger

References

  • vigeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • vigeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • vigeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be in the prime of life: aetate florere, vigere
    • a rumour is prevalent: rumor, fama viget
    • learning, scientific knowledge is flourishing: artium studia or artes vigent (not florent)
  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN