convena

Latin

Etymology

From conveniō +‎ -a (forms masculine agent nouns), used attributively as an adjective.

Pronunciation

Noun

convena m (genitive convenae); first declension

  1. (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.

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.