interrogo

See also: interrogó and interrogò

Catalan

Verb

interrogo

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Italian

Verb

interrogo

1. first-person singular present indicative of interrogare

Anagrams

• ritergono

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Latin

Etymology

From inter (“between; among”) +‎ rogō (“ask; request”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /inˈter.ro.ɡoː/, [ɪn̪ˈt̪ɛrːɔɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /inˈter.ro.ɡo/, [in̪ˈt̪ɛrːoɡo]

Verb

interrogō (present infinitive interrogāre, perfect active interrogāvī, supine interrogātum); first conjugation

1. (transitive) I ask, question, inquire, consult.
2. (law, transitive) I examine, interrogate, question judicially
3. (transitive, often with lege) I seek a legal action against, go to law with, arraign, indict, sue.
4. (intransitive) I argue, reason (syllogistically).

Conjugation

Conjugation of interrogō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	interrogō	interrogās	interrogat	interrogāmus	interrogātis	interrogant
	imperfect	interrogābam	interrogābās	interrogābat	interrogābāmus	interrogābātis	interrogābant
	future	interrogābō	interrogābis	interrogābit	interrogābimus	interrogābitis	interrogābunt
	perfect	interrogāvī	interrogāvistī, interrogāstī1	interrogāvit, interrogāt1	interrogāvimus, interrogāmus1	interrogāvistis, interrogāstis1	interrogāvērunt, interrogāvēre, interrogārunt1
	pluperfect	interrogāveram, interrogāram1	interrogāverās, interrogārās1	interrogāverat, interrogārat1	interrogāverāmus, interrogārāmus1	interrogāverātis, interrogārātis1	interrogāverant, interrogārant1
	future perfect	interrogāverō, interrogārō1	interrogāveris, interrogāris1	interrogāverit, interrogārit1	interrogāverimus, interrogārimus1	interrogāveritis, interrogāritis1	interrogāverint, interrogārint1
passive	present	interrogor	interrogāris, interrogāre	interrogātur	interrogāmur	interrogāminī	interrogantur
	imperfect	interrogābar	interrogābāris, interrogābāre	interrogābātur	interrogābāmur	interrogābāminī	interrogābantur
	future	interrogābor	interrogāberis, interrogābere	interrogābitur	interrogābimur	interrogābiminī	interrogābuntur
	perfect	interrogātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	interrogātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	interrogātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	interrogem	interrogēs	interroget	interrogēmus	interrogētis	interrogent
	imperfect	interrogārem	interrogārēs	interrogāret	interrogārēmus	interrogārētis	interrogārent
	perfect	interrogāverim, interrogārim1	interrogāverīs, interrogārīs1	interrogāverit, interrogārit1	interrogāverīmus, interrogārīmus1	interrogāverītis, interrogārītis1	interrogāverint, interrogārint1
	pluperfect	interrogāvissem, interrogāssem1	interrogāvissēs, interrogāssēs1	interrogāvisset, interrogāsset1	interrogāvissēmus, interrogāssēmus1	interrogāvissētis, interrogāssētis1	interrogāvissent, interrogāssent1
passive	present	interroger	interrogēris, interrogēre	interrogētur	interrogēmur	interrogēminī	interrogentur
	imperfect	interrogārer	interrogārēris, interrogārēre	interrogārētur	interrogārēmur	interrogārēminī	interrogārentur
	perfect	interrogātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	interrogātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	interrogā	—	—	interrogāte	—
	future	—	interrogātō	interrogātō	—	interrogātōte	interrogantō
passive	present	—	interrogāre	—	—	interrogāminī	—
	future	—	interrogātor	interrogātor	—	—	interrogantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		interrogāre	interrogāvisse, interrogāsse1	interrogātūrum esse	interrogārī	interrogātum esse	interrogātum īrī
participles		interrogāns	—	interrogātūrus	—	interrogātus	interrogandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		interrogandī	interrogandō	interrogandum	interrogandō	interrogātum	interrogātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• interrogāmentum
• interroganter
• interrogātiō
• interrogātīvus
• interrogātor

 

Related terms

• abrogō
• arrogō
• corrogō
• dērogō
• ērogō
• irrogō
• obrogō
• perrogō
• praerogō
• prōrogō
• rogō
• subrogō / surrogō

 

Descendants

• Asturian: entrugar
• → Catalan: interrogar
• → English: interrogate
• → French: interroger
• → Italian: interrogare
• Old French: enterver
  • French: entraver
• → Portuguese: interrogar
• Proto-Romanian:
  • Aromanian: ntreb, ntribari
  • Romanian: întreba, întrebare
• → Romanian: interoga
• → Spanish: interrogar

References

• “interrogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “interrogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• interrogo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to cross-examine cleverly, put leading questions: bene interrogare
    
  • to ask the opinion of..: sententiam rogare, interrogare
    

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Portuguese

Verb

interrogo

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inteˈroɡo/ [ĩn̪.t̪eˈro.ɣ̞o]

Verb

interrogo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of interrogar.