obligō

From ob- (“to, against”) +‎ ligō (“bind, unite”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈob.li.ɡoː/, [ˈɔblʲɪɡoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈob.li.ɡo/, [ˈɔbliɡo]

Verb

obligō (present infinitive obligāre, perfect active obligāvī, supine obligātum); first conjugation

1. to bind in obligation, obligate, make liable
2. to make guilty
3. to mortgage, pawn
4. to restrain, impede
5. (rare) to tie, fasten
6. (rare) to bind together

Conjugation

[ less ▲]   Conjugation of obligō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s|pres|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligō	s|pres|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligās	s|pres|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligat	p|pres|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāmus	p|pres|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātis	p|pres|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligant
	imperfect	s|impf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābam	s|impf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābās	s|impf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābat	p|impf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābāmus	p|impf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābātis	p|impf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābant
	future	s|fut|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābō	s|fut|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābis	s|fut|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābit	p|fut|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābimus	p|fut|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābitis	p|fut|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābunt
	perfect	s|perf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvī	s|perf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvistī, obligāstī1	s|perf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvit, obligāt1	p|perf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvimus, obligāmus1	p|perf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvistis, obligāstis1	p|perf|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvērunt, obligāvēre, obligārunt1
	pluperfect	s|plup|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāveram, obligāram1	s|plup|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverās, obligārās1	s|plup|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverat, obligārat1	p|plup|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverāmus, obligārāmus1	p|plup|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverātis, obligārātis1	p|plup|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverant, obligārant1
	future perfect	s|futp|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverō, obligārō1	s|futp|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāveris, obligāris1	s|futp|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverit, obligārit1	p|futp|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverimus, obligārimus1	p|futp|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāveritis, obligāritis1	p|futp|act|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverint, obligārint1
passive	present	s|pres|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligor	s|pres|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāris, obligāre	s|pres|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātur	p|pres|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāmur	p|pres|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāminī	p|pres|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligantur
	imperfect	s|impf|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābar	s|impf|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābāris, obligābāre	s|impf|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābātur	p|impf|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābāmur	p|impf|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābāminī	p|impf|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābantur
	future	s|fut|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābor	s|fut|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāberis, obligābere	s|fut|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābitur	p|fut|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābimur	p|fut|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābiminī	p|fut|pass|ind-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligābuntur
	perfect	obligātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	obligātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	obligātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	s|pres|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligem	s|pres|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligēs	s|pres|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obliget	p|pres|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligēmus	p|pres|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligētis	p|pres|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligent
	imperfect	s|impf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārem	s|impf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārēs	s|impf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāret	p|impf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārēmus	p|impf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārētis	p|impf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārent
	perfect	s|perf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverim, obligārim1	s|perf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverīs, obligārīs1	s|perf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverit, obligārit1	p|perf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverīmus, obligārīmus1	p|perf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverītis, obligārītis1	p|perf|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāverint, obligārint1
	pluperfect	s|plup|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvissem, obligāssem1	s|plup|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvissēs, obligāssēs1	s|plup|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvisset, obligāsset1	p|plup|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvissēmus, obligāssēmus1	p|plup|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvissētis, obligāssētis1	p|plup|act|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvissent, obligāssent1
passive	present	s|pres|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obliger	s|pres|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligēris, obligēre	s|pres|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligētur	p|pres|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligēmur	p|pres|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligēminī	p|pres|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligentur
	imperfect	s|impf|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārer	s|impf|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārēris, obligārēre	s|impf|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārētur	p|impf|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārēmur	p|impf|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārēminī	p|impf|pass|sub-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārentur
	perfect	obligātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	obligātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	s|pres|act|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligā	—	—	p|pres|act|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāte	—
	future	—	s|fut|act|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātō	s|fut|act|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātō	—	p|fut|act|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātōte	p|fut|act|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligantō
passive	present	—	s|pres|pass|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāre	—	—	p|pres|pass|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāminī	—
	future	—	s|fut|pass|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātor	s|fut|pass|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātor	—	—	p|fut|pass|imp-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		act|inf-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāre	act|inf-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāvisse, obligāsse1	obligātūrum esse	pass|inf-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligārī	obligātum esse	obligātum īrī
participles		act|part-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligāns	—	act|part-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātūrus	—	pass|part-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātus	pass|part-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		ger-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligandī	ger-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligandō	ger-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligandum	ger-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligandō	sup-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātum	sup-form-of origin-obligō" lang="la">obligātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

• obligāmentum
• obligātiō
• obligātōrius
• obligātūra
• obligātus