advenio
Latin
Etymology
ad- (“toward”) + veniō (“come”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [adˈwɛ.ni.oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ad̪ˈvɛː.ni.o]
Verb
adveniō (present infinitive advenīre, perfect active advēnī, supine adventum); fourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive
- (intransitive) to come to, to arrive
- 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 319:
- Ad tē adveniō spem salūtem auxilium cōnsilium expetēns.
- I come to you seeking hope, safety, help, and advice.
- Ad tē adveniō spem salūtem auxilium cōnsilium expetēns.
Conjugation
Conjugation of adveniō (fourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive)
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References
- “advenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “advenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- advenio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.