turgeo

Latin

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Pokorny suggests a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (“to swell”),^[1] but this is rejected by de Vaan.^[2] More recently, Martirosyan suggests a connection to Old Armenian թուրծ (tʻurc, “cheek”), from a Proto-Indo-European *turH-ǵ- (“to swell and become firm”); see the Armenian for more cognates.^[3]

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.ɡe.oː/, [ˈt̪ʊrɡeoː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtur.d͡ʒe.o/, [ˈt̪urd͡ʒeo]

Verb

turgeō (present infinitive turgēre, perfect active tursī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

to be swollen, swell out
(figuratively) to swell (with rage); to be enraged
(figuratively, of speech) to be inflated or bombastic

Conjugation

Conjugation of turgeō (second conjugation, no supine stem, active only)

indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	turgeō	turgēs	turget	turgēmus	turgētis	turgent
	imperfect	turgēbam	turgēbās	turgēbat	turgēbāmus	turgēbātis	turgēbant
	future	turgēbō	turgēbis	turgēbit	turgēbimus	turgēbitis	turgēbunt
	perfect	tursī	tursistī	tursit	tursimus	tursistis	tursērunt, tursēre
	pluperfect	turseram	turserās	turserat	turserāmus	turserātis	turserant
	future perfect	turserō	turseris	turserit	turserimus	turseritis	turserint
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	turgeam	turgeās	turgeat	turgeāmus	turgeātis	turgeant
imperfect	turgērem	turgērēs	turgēret	turgērēmus	turgērētis	turgērent
perfect	turserim	turserīs	turserit	turserīmus	turserītis	turserint
pluperfect	tursissem	tursissēs	tursisset	tursissēmus	tursissētis	tursissent
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	turgē	—	—	turgēte	—
active	future	—	turgētō	turgētō	—	turgētōte	turgentō
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		turgēre	tursisse	—	—	—	—
participles		turgēns	—	—	—	—	—
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		turgendī	turgendō	turgendum	turgendō	—	—

Synonyms

(I am swollen): tumeō
(I am bombastic): tumeō

Derived terms

Related terms

turgidulus

Descendants

→ Italian: turgere
→ Middle French: turgir
→ Portuguese: turgir

References

^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “3131”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3131
^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “turgeō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 635
^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “t‘urc₁”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 298-9