LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no passive

abundō

abundō (present infinitive abundāre, perfect active abundāvī, supine abundātum)
Classical[aˈbʊn.doː]Ecclesiastical[aˈbun.do]

Meaning

  1. to overflow, flow over or down
  2. figurativelygenitivewith ablativeto abound or overflow in
    Quod equitatu ipsi abundentBecause they themselves were well supplied with cavalryc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.14
    Villa abundat gallina, lacte, caseo, melleThe farm abounds in poultry, milk, cheese and honeyCicero
  3. figurativelyto exceed (in)
  4. Medieval Latinto invest (surplus capital)

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Abundare · Redundare

Abundare denotes plenteousness in a good sense, as the symbol of full measure and affluence, like περιεῖναι, redundare is used in a bad sense, as a symbol of over-abundance and luxury, like περισσεύειν: of that which is abundans there is an ample supply at hand; that which is redundans is superfluous and might be dispensed with.

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.abundōabundābamabundābōabundāvīabundāveramabundāverō
2nd sg.abundāsabundābāsabundābisabundāvistī
abundāstī		abundāverās
abundārās		abundāveris
3rd sg.abundatabundābatabundābitabundāvitabundāverat
abundārat		abundāverit
abundārit
1st pl.abundāmusabundābāmusabundābimusabundāvimusabundāverāmusabundāverimus
abundārimus
2nd pl.abundātisabundābātisabundābitisabundāvistisabundāverātisabundāveritis
abundāritis
3rd pl.abundantabundābantabundābuntabundāvērunt
abundāvēre, abundārunt		abundāverant
abundārant		abundāverint
abundārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.abundemabundāremabundāverim
abundārim		abundāvissem
abundāssem
2nd sg.abundēsabundārēsabundāverīsabundāvissēs
abundāssēs
3rd sg.abundetabundāretabundāverit
abundārit		abundāvisset
abundāsset
1st pl.abundēmusabundārēmusabundāverīmus
abundārīmus		abundāvissēmus
abundāssēmus
2nd pl.abundētisabundārētisabundāverītis
abundārītis		abundāvissētis
3rd pl.abundentabundārentabundāverint
abundārint		abundāvissent
abundāssent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.abundā—
pres. 2nd pl.abundāte—
fut. 2nd sg.abundātō—
fut. 3rd sg.abundātō—
fut. 2nd pl.abundātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.abundantō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveabundāre—
perfect infinitiveabundāvisse
abundāsse		—
future infinitiveabundātūrum esse—
present participleabundāns—
future participleabundātūrus
abundātūra, abundātūrā, abundātūrae, abundātūram, abundātūrārum, abundātūrās, abundātūre, abundātūrī, abundātūrīs, abundātūrō, abundātūrōrum, abundātūrōs, abundātūrum		—
gerundabundandī, abundandō, abundandumsupineabundātum, abundātū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

otio abundare
to have abundance of leisure.
ingenio abundare
to be very talented.
divitiis, copiis abundare
to be rich, wealthy.
verbis abundantem esse, abundare
to be rich in words.
in omnium rerum abundantia vivere
to live in great affluence.
doctrina abundare (De Or. 3. 16. 59)
to be a man of great learning.
opibus, divitiis, bonis, facultatibus abundare
to be very rich.
sententiis abundans or creber (opp. sententiis inanis)
rich in ideas.

ăb-undo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n.
I. Lit., of a wave, to flow over and down, to overflow (while redundo signifies to flow over a thing with great abundance of water, to inundate): apud abundantem antiquam amnem, Att. ap. Non. 192, 4 (Trag. Rel. p. 175 Rib.): flumina abundare ut facerent, Lucr. 6, 267; cf. id. 1, 282; Verg. G. 3, 484; and in the beautiful figure in Plaut.: ripis superat mi atque abundat pectus laetitiā, for joy, my heart swells above its banks and overflows, Stich. 2, 1, 6: ita abundavit Tiberis, ut, etc., Liv. 30, 38, 10; cf.: quando aqua Albana abundāsset, id. 5, 15, 11: so, fons in omnem partem, Plin. 18, 22, 51, § 188.
II. Transf.
A. Poet., of plants, to shoot up with great luxuriance: de terris abundant herbarum genera ac fruges, Lucr. 5, 920 (in Enn. ap. Macr. 6, 3, the better read. is obundantes, Enn. p. 65 Vahl.).
B. In gen., to abound, to be redundant: sive deest naturae quippiam, sive abundat atque affluit, Cic. Div. 1, 29, 61: abundabant et praemia et operae vitae, Plin. H. N. 14, prooem. § 4.—Once with dat.: tenuioribus magis sanguis, plenioribus magis caro abundat, Cels. 2, 10.
C. To overflow with any thing, to have an abundance or superabundance of, to abound in (the most usual signif.); constr. with abl., and once poet. with gen. (cf. Rudd. II. p. 189 n.).
(a). With abl.: divitiis, Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 17: villa abundat porco, haedo, agno, etc., Cic. Sen. 16, 56: praeceptis philosophiae, id. Off. 1, 1: ingenio, otio, id. de Or. 1, 6, 22: mulier abundat audaciā, id. Clu. 84: cujus oratio omnibus ornamentis abundavit, id. Balb. 7: equitatu, Caes. B. G. 7, 14: magna copiā frumenti, id. ib. 8, 40: aquā, Auct. B. Alex. 1: et aequalium familiaritatibus et consuetudine propinquorum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 58: clientibus, Quint. 5, 10, 26.—Poet.: amore abundas, you are too fortunate in love (successu prospero affluis, Don.), Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 11; cf. Lucil.: ille abundans cum septem incolumis pinnis redit, ap. Don. Ter. l. c.—
(b). With gen.: quarum et abundemus rerum et quarum indigeamus, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 498, 7.—Esp., to abound in wealth, to be rich (cf. abundantia, II.): et absentes adsunt et egentes abundant, Cic. Lael. 7, 23: Caietam, si quando abundare coepero, ornabo, id. Att. 1, 4, 3.—Hence, ăbun-dans, antis, P. a., overflowing.
A. Lit., of rivers, fluids, etc.: fluvius abundantior aestate, i. e. fuller, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 227: abundantissimus amnis, Cic. Rep. 2, 19: menses (mulierum), Plin. 22, 25, 71, § 147. —
B. Transf.
1. Existing in abundance, copious, abundant: non adesā jam, sed abundanti etiam pecuniā sic dissolutus, Cic. Quint. 12, 40.—
2. Containing abundance, abounding, rich, full; constr. with abl., gen., or absol.
(a). With abl.: vir abundans bellicis laudibus, Cn. Pompeius, Cic. Off. 1, 22, 78: abundantior consilio, ingenio, sapientiā, id. Pis. 26, 62: rerum copiā et sententiarum varietate abundantissimus, id. de Or. 2, 14, 58.—
(b). With gen.: (via) copiosa omniumque rerum abundans, Nep. Eum. 8, 5: lactis, Verg. E. 2, 20: corporis, Claud. ap. Eutrop. 2, 380: pietatis, id. IV. Cons. Hon. 113.—
(g). Absol.: non erat abundans, non inops tamen oratio, Cic. Brut. 67, 238: abundantior atque ultra quam oportet fusa materia, Quint. 2, 4, 7: abundantissima cena, Suet. Ner. 42; cf. id. Calig. 17.—Also in a bad sense, of discourse, pleonastic, superabundant, Quint. 12, 10, 18; 8, 3, 56.— Hence, adv.: ex abundanti, superabundantly, Quint. 4, 5, 15; 5, 6, 2; Dig. 33, 7, 12, § 46 al.—
b. Esp., abounding in wealth, rich (syn. dives, opp. egens): (supellex) non illa quidem luxuriosi hominis, sed tamen abundantis, Cic. Phil. 2, 27, 66: haec utrum abundantis an egentis signa sunt? id. Par. 6, 1, § 43.—Hence, adv.: ăbundanter, abundantly, copiously: loqui, Cic. de Or. 2, 35: ferre fructum, Plin. 24, 9, 42.—Comp., Cic. Trop. 10.—Sup., Suet. Aug. 74.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
  3. Proto-Italic*ap
  4. Latinabundō

Latin ab- Latin unda Latin undō Latin abundō From ab- (“from, down from”) + undō (“surge, swell; fluctuate”).

Descendants
  • Catalanabundar
  • Italianabbondare
  • Frenchabonderfrom Old French abonder
  • Englishaboundfrom Old French abonder
  • Portugueseabundar
  • Portugueseavondar
  • Portugueseabondar
  • Romanianabunda
  • Sardinianabbundài
  • Sardinianabbundhare

Quick answers

What does abundō mean in Latin?
abundō, a verb, means “to overflow, flow over or down; to abound or overflow in; to exceed (in)”.
What are the principal parts of abundō?
abundō, abundāre, abundāvī, abundātum (first conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce abundō?
In classical Latin, [aˈbʊn.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈbun.do].
Where does abundō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep → Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó → Proto-Italic *ap → Latin abundō.