indulgeo
Latin
Etymology
From in- and an unattested verb *dulgeō, from Proto-Italic *dolɣēō, from Proto-Indo-European *delgʰ-. Possible relation to longus, Ancient Greek ἐνδελεχής (endelekhḗs, “continuous”), thus originally with the meaning of "being persistent, patient".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /inˈdul.ɡe.oː/, [ɪn̪ˈd̪ʊɫ̪ɡeoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /inˈdul.d͡ʒe.o/, [in̪ˈd̪ul̠ʲd͡ʒeo]
Verb
indulgeō (present infinitive indulgēre, perfect active indulsī, supine indultum); second conjugation
- (intransitive) I am kind or courteous (to); I am inclined (to); give free rein (to).
- (intransitive) I give myself up (to); I am addicted (to), indulge (in).
- (transitive) I concede, allow, grant, permit, bestow.
- I favor
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References
- “indulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “indulgeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- indulgeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to indulge oneself: animo or simply sibi indulgere
- to give way to grief: dolori indulgere
- to be indulgent to a person's faults: indulgere vitiis alicuius
- to give free play to one's anger: irae indulgere (Liv. 23. 3)
- to indulge one's caprice: sibi or ingenio suo indulgere (Nep. Chabr. 3)
- to be given to drink: vino deditum esse, indulgere
- to indulge oneself: animo or simply sibi indulgere
- indulgeo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 96
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