advoco

Catalan

Verb

advoco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of advocar

Latin

Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ vocō (call, summon).

Pronunciation

Verb

advocō (present infinitive advocāre, perfect active advocāvī, supine advocātum); first conjugation

  1. to call, invite or summon someone to a place, invoke
    Synonyms: prōvocō, ēvocō, invocō, invītō, acciō, arcessō, citō, inclāmō, exciō
    Antonym: āvocō
  2. to get a respite, delay
  3. to give consolation, console; recommend
  4. (law) to call in as aid, assistant, witness or counsellor

Conjugation

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

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dalmatian: abucur, advocur
  • English: advoke, advocate
  • Italian: avvocare
  • Franco-Provençal: avoyer
  • Old French: avouchier, avoer
  • Portuguese: advogar, advocar
  • Sicilian: abbucari
  • Spanish: abogar
  • Spanish: advocar, avocar

References

  • advoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • advoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • advoco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to summon an assembly of the people: contionem advocare (Sall. Iug. 33. 3)

Portuguese

Verb

advoco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of advocar

Spanish

Verb

advoco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of advocar