prorogo

See also: prorogò

Italian

Verb

prorogo

1. first-person singular present indicative of prorogare

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ rogō (“ask; request”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.ro.ɡoː/, [ˈproːrɔɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.ro.ɡo/, [ˈprɔːroɡo]

Verb

prōrogō (present infinitive prōrogāre, perfect active prōrogāvī, supine prōrogātum); first conjugation

1. to prolong, draw out, keep (something) going
2. to extend (a term of office, a certain situation)
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 26.1:

     Q. Fuluio Ap. Claudio, prioris anni consulibus, prorogatum imperium est atque exercitus quos habebant decreti, adiectumque ne a Capua quam obsidebant abscederent priusquam expugnassent.

     The military authority of Quintus Fulvius and Appius Claudius, consuls of the previous year, was extended and the armies which they had were decided upon, and it was added as a proviso that they should not withdraw from Capua, which they were besieging, until they conquered it.

3. to preserve, keep for a long time, continue
4. to defer, put off, postpone
5. to pay down beforehand, advance money from one account to another
6. to propagate, perpetuate

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōrogō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōrogō	prōrogās	prōrogat	prōrogāmus	prōrogātis	prōrogant
	imperfect	prōrogābam	prōrogābās	prōrogābat	prōrogābāmus	prōrogābātis	prōrogābant
	future	prōrogābō	prōrogābis	prōrogābit	prōrogābimus	prōrogābitis	prōrogābunt
	perfect	prōrogāvī	prōrogāvistī	prōrogāvit	prōrogāvimus	prōrogāvistis	prōrogāvērunt, prōrogāvēre
	pluperfect	prōrogāveram	prōrogāverās	prōrogāverat	prōrogāverāmus	prōrogāverātis	prōrogāverant
	future perfect	prōrogāverō	prōrogāveris	prōrogāverit	prōrogāverimus	prōrogāveritis	prōrogāverint
passive	present	prōrogor	prōrogāris, prōrogāre	prōrogātur	prōrogāmur	prōrogāminī	prōrogantur
	imperfect	prōrogābar	prōrogābāris, prōrogābāre	prōrogābātur	prōrogābāmur	prōrogābāminī	prōrogābantur
	future	prōrogābor	prōrogāberis, prōrogābere	prōrogābitur	prōrogābimur	prōrogābiminī	prōrogābuntur
	perfect	prōrogātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōrogātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōrogātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōrogem	prōrogēs	prōroget	prōrogēmus	prōrogētis	prōrogent
	imperfect	prōrogārem	prōrogārēs	prōrogāret	prōrogārēmus	prōrogārētis	prōrogārent
	perfect	prōrogāverim	prōrogāverīs	prōrogāverit	prōrogāverīmus	prōrogāverītis	prōrogāverint
	pluperfect	prōrogāvissem	prōrogāvissēs	prōrogāvisset	prōrogāvissēmus	prōrogāvissētis	prōrogāvissent
passive	present	prōroger	prōrogēris, prōrogēre	prōrogētur	prōrogēmur	prōrogēminī	prōrogentur
	imperfect	prōrogārer	prōrogārēris, prōrogārēre	prōrogārētur	prōrogārēmur	prōrogārēminī	prōrogārentur
	perfect	prōrogātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	prōrogātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōrogā	—	—	prōrogāte	—
	future	—	prōrogātō	prōrogātō	—	prōrogātōte	prōrogantō
passive	present	—	prōrogāre	—	—	prōrogāminī	—
	future	—	prōrogātor	prōrogātor	—	—	prōrogantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōrogāre	prōrogāvisse	prōrogātūrum esse	prōrogārī	prōrogātum esse	prōrogātum īrī
participles		prōrogāns	—	prōrogātūrus	—	prōrogātus	prōrogandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		prōrogandī	prōrogandō	prōrogandum	prōrogandō	prōrogātum	prōrogātū

Derived terms

• prōrogātiō
• prōrogātīvus
• prōrogātor

 

Related terms

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

 

Descendants

• → English: prorogue, prorogate
• → French: proroger
• → Italian: prorogare
• → Portuguese: prorrogar
• → Spanish: prorrogar

References

• “prorogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “prorogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• prorogo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to prolong the command for a year: imperium in annum prorogare
    
  • to prolong a person's command: prorogare alicui imperium (in annum)