LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

advolvō

advolvō (present infinitive advolvere, perfect active advolvī, supine advolūtum)
Classical[adˈwɔɫ.woː]Ecclesiastical[adˈvɔl.vo]

Meaning

  1. to roll to or toward
  2. to throw oneself at the feet of someone, fall at, prostrate oneself before

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Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.advolvōadvolvēbamadvolvamadvolvīadvolveramadvolverō
2nd sg.advolvisadvolvēbāsadvolvēsadvolvistīadvolverāsadvolveris
3rd sg.advolvitadvolvēbatadvolvetadvolvitadvolveratadvolverit
1st pl.advolvimusadvolvēbāmusadvolvēmusadvolvimusadvolverāmusadvolverimus
2nd pl.advolvitisadvolvēbātisadvolvētisadvolvistisadvolverātisadvolveritis
3rd pl.advolvuntadvolvēbantadvolventadvolvērunt
advolvēre
advolverantadvolverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.advolvamadvolveremadvolverimadvolvissem
2nd sg.advolvāsadvolverēsadvolverīsadvolvissēs
3rd sg.advolvatadvolveretadvolveritadvolvisset
1st pl.advolvāmusadvolverēmusadvolverīmusadvolvissēmus
2nd pl.advolvātisadvolverētisadvolverītisadvolvissētis
3rd pl.advolvantadvolverentadvolverintadvolvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.advolvoradvolvēbaradvolvar
2nd sg.advolveris
advolvere
advolvēbāris
advolvēbāre
advolvēris
advolvēre
3rd sg.advolvituradvolvēbāturadvolvētur
1st pl.advolvimuradvolvēbāmuradvolvēmur
2nd pl.advolviminīadvolvēbāminīadvolvēminī
3rd pl.advolvunturadvolvēbanturadvolventur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.advolvaradvolverer
2nd sg.advolvāris
advolvāre
advolverēris
advolverēre
3rd sg.advolvāturadvolverētur
1st pl.advolvāmuradvolverēmur
2nd pl.advolvāminīadvolverēminī
3rd pl.advolvanturadvolverentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.advolveadvolvere
pres. 2nd pl.advolviteadvolviminī
fut. 2nd sg.advolvitōadvolvitor
fut. 3rd sg.advolvitōadvolvitor
fut. 2nd pl.advolvitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.advolvuntōadvolvuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveadvolvereadvolvī
perfect infinitiveadvolvisseadvolūtum esse
future infinitiveadvolūtūrum esseadvolūtum īrī
present participleadvolvēns—
perfect participle—advolūtus
advolūta, advolūtā, advolūtae, advolūtam, advolūtārum, advolūtās, advolūte, advolūtī, advolūtīs, advolūtō, advolūtōrum, advolūtōs
future participleadvolūtūrus
advolūtūra, advolūtūrā, advolūtūrae, advolūtūram, advolūtūrārum, advolūtūrās, advolūtūre, advolūtūrī, advolūtūrīs, advolūtūrō, advolūtūrōrum, advolūtūrōs, advolūtūrum
advolvendus
advolvenda, advolvendā, advolvendae, advolvendam, advolvendārum, advolvendās, advolvende, advolvendīs, advolvendōrum, advolvendōs
gerundadvolvendī, advolvendō, advolvendumsupineadvolūtum, advolūtū

ad-volvo, vi, vŏlūtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to roll to or toward.
I. In gen.: robora focis, Verg. G. 3, 377; so id. A. 6, 182: advolvi (for advolvere se) ad ignem, Plin. 11, 37, 70, § 185: advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium, Vulg. Matt. 27, 60; Marc. 15, 46.—
II. Esp., of suppliants, to throw one's self at the feet of any one, to fall at. fall prostrate before: genibus ejus advolutus est, Vell. 2, 80: omnium genibus se advolvens, Liv. 8, 37 fin.: advolvi genibus, id. 28, 34: tuis advolvimur aris, Prop. 4, 16, 1.—With acc.: genua patrum advolvuntur, Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 1, 311: cum Tiberii genua advolveretur, Tac. A. 1, 13; cf. id. ib. 6, 49; 15, 71.—Trop.: magnusque advolvitur astris clamor, rolls, i. e. rises or ascends, Stat. Th. 5, 143.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinadvolvō

Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin advolvō From ad- + volvō (“roll”).

Descendants
  • Italianavvolgere

In English words that came into English from advolvō

  • advolutionadvolutum

Quick answers

What does advolvō mean in Latin?
advolvō, a verb, means “to roll to or toward; to throw oneself at the feet of someone, fall at, prostrate oneself before”.
What are the principal parts of advolvō?
advolvō, advolvere, advolvī, advolūtum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce advolvō?
In classical Latin, [adˈwɔɫ.woː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [adˈvɔl.vo].
Where does advolvō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin advolvō.