neglegens Latin · revision 31859

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=190–159 BC, Terence|origins=ine-pro *leǵ-}}

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''neglegēns''' (genitive ''neglegentis'', comparative ''neglegentior'', superlative ''neglegentissimus''); third-declension one-termination adjective^(OLD 2012)

+ It is also spelled ''nec-''.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is the present participle of [[m|la|neglegō|t=to neglect]], used as an adjective.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)^(Köbler 2010) De Vaan takes the verb as a fairly recent compound of [[m|la|legō|t=to gather]], which goes back to [[itc-pro|*leg-e-]] and [[ine-pro|*leǵ-|t=to collect]]; a link with [[grc|ἀλέγω|tr=alégō|t=to heed]] is problematic.^(de Vaan 2008) Cognate with [[grc|λέγω|tr=légō|t=to gather, count, speak]].^(de Vaan 2008)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Its first example in the OLD is Terence's “if he sees that you take it calmly, you will make him careless”.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It means careless, heedless or neglectful, of persons, and of actions and things careless, slovenly or untidy, as in Quintilian's “none of us should ever speak carelessly”.^(OLD 2012) With a genitive it is not distinguishing between things, as in Tacitus' “making no difference between friends and enemies”.^(OLD 2012) Petronius uses it for “neglected”, of the sweat of unwashed armpits.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 190–159 BC – Terence of a careless man.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero.^(Köbler 2010)

+ * before 66 AD – Petronius in the sense “neglected”.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

+ * c. 35–95/96 AD – Quintilian of careless speech.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # [[m|en|careless|alt=Careless]], [[m|en|heedless]], [[m|en|negligent]]; slovenly, untidy.^(OLD 2012)^(Lewis & Short 1879)

+ # Not distinguishing between.^(OLD 2012)

+ # Neglected.^(OLD 2012)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[neglego|alt=neglegō]]

+ * [[neglegentia]]

+ * [[lego|alt=legō]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}