vigilat

Vigilat is the third person singular present active indicative form of the Latin verb vigilo, meaning “he watches” or “he is awake.” It is a standard verb form found in classical Latin texts to express ongoing action of watching, guarding, or remaining alert.

Etymology and morphology: The verb vigilo belongs to the first conjugation, with principal parts vigilo, vigilare, vigilavi, vigilatum. The root vigil- is connected to the noun vigilia, meaning “watch,” “wakefulness,” or “a vigil.” The form vigilat is the normal present tense ending for the third person singular in Latin, producing a statement about a single subject’s current act of watching.

Usage: Vigilat appears in a variety of contexts, including descriptions of guards, sentries, or moral vigilance. It can convey literal watching during the night or a broader sense of attentiveness and vigilance. Examples in Latin might include phrases such as Dominus vigilat nocte (The lord watches by night) or Puer vigilat portas (The boy keeps watch at the gates). In medieval and later Latin, vigilat continues to be used in the same grammatical sense when describing watchfulness or attentiveness.

Relation to related terms: Vigilat is closely related to vigilia (the act or period of watching, a vigil) and to the adjective vigil, meaning watchful or awake. The English cognate is “vigil,” which derives from the same Latin word family. Vigilat itself is not a standalone lexical item in dictionaries; it is the inflected form used within sentences.

See also: vigilo, vigilare, vigilatio, vigilia, vigil.