convena
Latin
Etymology
From conveniō + -a (forms masculine agent nouns), used attributively as an adjective.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɔn.wɛ.na]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔɱ.ve.na]
Noun
convena m (genitive convenae); first declension
- (noun adjunct) coming together, meeting
- 3rd century BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, act II, line 61:
- itaque ego paravi hic intus magnas machinas,
qui amantis una inter se facerem convenas.- Therefore, here, in-doors, I have found a grand contrivance,
by which to cause these lovers, each, to meet the other.
- Therefore, here, in-doors, I have found a grand contrivance,
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | convena | convenae |
| genitive | convenae | convenārum |
| dative | convenae | convenīs |
| accusative | convenam | convenās |
| ablative | convenā | convenīs |
| vocative | convena | convenae |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “convena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- convena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.