diligo, diligare, diligavi, diligatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · variant: 1st · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
bind fast, tie (up), fasten; make fast by tying; bandage; tie (bandage);
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | diligo | diligamus |
| 2 | diligas | diligatis |
| 3 | diligat | diligant |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | diligare |
| active | perfect | diligavisse |
| passive | present | diligari |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | diliga | diligate |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | diligato | diligatote |
| 3 | diligato | diliganto |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | diligare | diligamini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | diligator | — |
| 3 | diligator | diligantor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diligatus | diligati |
| Gen. | diligati | diligatorum |
| Dat. | diligato | — |
| Acc. | diligatum | diligatos |
| Voc. | diligate | diligati |
| Abl. | diligato | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diligata | diligatae |
| Gen. | diligatae | diligatarum |
| Dat. | diligatae | — |
| Acc. | diligatam | diligatas |
| Voc. | diligata | diligatae |
| Abl. | diligata | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diligatum | diligata |
| Gen. | diligati | diligatorum |
| Dat. | diligato | — |
| Acc. | diligatum | diligata |
| Voc. | diligatum | diligata |
| Abl. | diligato | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diligandus | — |
| Gen. | diligandi | — |
| Dat. | diligando | — |
| Acc. | diligandum | — |
| Voc. | diligande | — |
| Abl. | diligando | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diliganda | — |
| Gen. | diligandae | — |
| Dat. | diligandae | — |
| Acc. | diligandam | — |
| Voc. | diliganda | — |
| Abl. | diliganda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | diligandum | — |
| Gen. | diligandi | — |
| Dat. | diligando | — |
| Acc. | diligandum | — |
| Voc. | diligandum | — |
| Abl. | diligando | — |
Supines
accusative: diligatum; ablative: diligatu
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...rogabo; illud deinde sequens ut cito, Cinna, neges. Diligo praestantem; non odi, Cinna, negantem: sed tu nec praestas..."- G
Horace
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE POETIS
"...epigrammate: "Ni te visceribus meis, Horati, Plus iam diligo, tu tuum sodalem Ninnio videas strigosiorem"; sed multo magis..." 
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...Oedipode ducente timeres. nupsi equidem peperique nefas, sed diligo tales (a dolor) et uestros etiamnum excuso furores. quodsi..."- M
Liber Quintus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...soletis, sum multum equidem cum Phaedro, quem unice diligo, ut scitis, in Epicuri hortis, quos modo praeteribamus..." - G
Liber VII
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...maiore officio iubente secerno. Corelliam cum summa reverentia diligo, primum ut sororem Corelli Rufi, cuius mihi memoria sacrosancta..." - G
Liber VI
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...amat? Hunc ego non ut multi, sed artissime diligo. Oppida nostra unius diei itinere dirimuntur; ipsi amare invicem..." - G
Liber IV
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...PLINIUS SOSIO SENECIONI SUO S. Varisidium Nepotem valdissime diligo, virum industrium rectum disertum, quod apud me vel potentissimum..." - G
Liber III
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...poeticen ipsam religiosissime veneror et te valdissime diligo. Faciam ergo quod desideras tam diligenter quam libenter. Videor autem..."