neglego
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From nec (“not”) + legō (“choose, select”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈne.ɡle.ɡoː/, [ˈnɛɡɫ̪ɛɡoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.ɡle.ɡo/, [ˈnɛːɡleɡo]
Verb
neglegō (present infinitive neglegere, perfect active neglēxī, supine neglēctum); third conjugation
- I am indifferent to, disregard, ignore, slight, neglect.
- I overlook, pass over, neglect.
- Si versus horum duorum poetarum neglegetis, magna parte litterarum carebitis.
- If you neglect the verses of these two poets, you will miss a great part of literature.
- Si versus horum duorum poetarum neglegetis, magna parte litterarum carebitis.
- I despise, condemn.
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References
- “neglego”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “neglego”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- neglego in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to leave a wrong unpunished, to ignore it: iniurias neglegere
- to neglect one's duty: officium suum deserere, neglegere
- to neglect, mismanage one's household matters: rem familiarem neglegere
- to leave a wrong unpunished, to ignore it: iniurias neglegere