indulgeo – Latin verb conjugation

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(Ind. Present 1.sg.): indulgeō

Active Nominal Forms

Infinitive: indulgḗre
Present participle: indulgēns; indulgéntis
Future participle: indultúrus
Gerund: indulgéndum
Gerundive: indulgéndus

Passive Nominal Forms

Infinitive: indulgḗre
Perfect participle: indúltum

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Etymology

1. From in- and an unattested verb *dulgeō, from Proto-Italic *dolɣēō, from Proto-Indo-European *delǵʰ- (“to become fixed”); cognate with Welsh dala (“to catch”), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (tulgjan, “to reinforce”), and perhaps Sanskrit दृह् (dṛh, “to make firm”).
2. The initial in- may be, instead of the above, derived from a negated form of an unattested adjectival Proto-Indo-European *n-dlgʰ-ro- (“not hard”), thus giving indulgeō an original meaning of "to not be hard toward" > "to be lenient toward" > "to indulge". This is semantically smoother than if the "in-" were to mean "in".
3. Possibly related to longus, Ancient Greek ἐνδελεχής (endelekhḗs, “continuous”), thus originally with the meaning of "being persistent, patient". See: Welsh 'dala', Sanskrit 'दृह्'.

Verbs referencing "indulgeo"

Welsh dal.

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