LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, impersonal in the passive

affluō

affluō (present infinitive affluere, perfect active afflūxī, supine afflūxum)
Classical[ˈaf.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaf.flu.o]
affluēns pres. act. ptcp.

Meaning

  1. impersonalto flow, run or float to, towards or in
    Adfluit incautis insidiosus Amor1929 translation by J. H. Mozley Insidious Love glides into defencless heartsc. 2 CE, Ovidius, Remedia Amoris 148
    adfluunt subito, repente dilabuntur2000 translation by D. R. Shackleton Bailey Suddenly they stream in, abruptly they fall apart1st c. CE, Valerius Maximus, Memorable Doings and Sayings 6.9.ext. 7
  2. impersonalto come to in haste; run, hasten or flock to or towards
    Motusque Bonna exercitus in coloniam Agrippinensem, adfluentibus auxiliis Gallorum1931 translation by Clifford H. Moore The army next advanced from Bonn to Cologne, while Gallic auxiliary troops poured inc. 100 CE – 110 CE, Tacitus, Historiae 4.25
  3. impersonalwith ablativeto flow with something in rich abundance, overflow with, abound in, have in abundance
    Coroni quoque montis altissimi partem habitantes occiduam, frumentariis agris affluunt et vinariis1940 translation by J. C. Rolfe Those who dwell on the western part of the lofty mountain of Coronus abound in fields of grain and vineyardsc. 330 CE – c. 390 CE, Ammianus Marcellinus, History 23.29

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.affluōaffluēbamaffluamafflūxīafflūxeramafflūxerō
2nd sg.affluisaffluēbāsaffluēsafflūxistīafflūxerāsafflūxeris
3rd sg.affluitaffluēbataffluetafflūxitafflūxeratafflūxerit
1st pl.affluimusaffluēbāmusaffluēmusafflūximusafflūxerāmusafflūxerimus
2nd pl.affluitisaffluēbātisaffluētisafflūxistisafflūxerātisafflūxeritis
3rd pl.affluuntaffluēbantaffluentafflūxērunt
afflūxēre		afflūxerantafflūxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.affluamafflueremafflūxerimafflūxissem
2nd sg.affluāsaffluerēsafflūxerīsafflūxissēs
3rd sg.affluatafflueretafflūxeritafflūxisset
1st pl.affluāmusaffluerēmusafflūxerīmusafflūxissēmus
2nd pl.affluātisaffluerētisafflūxerītisafflūxissētis
3rd pl.affluantaffluerentafflūxerintafflūxissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.afflueris——
3rd sg.affluituraffluēbāturaffluētur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.affluāturaffluerētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.afflue—
pres. 2nd pl.affluite—
fut. 2nd sg.affluitō—
fut. 3rd sg.affluitōaffluitor
fut. 2nd pl.affluitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.affluuntō—
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveaffluereaffluī
perfect infinitiveafflūxisseafflūxum esse
future infinitiveafflūxūrum esseafflūxum īrī
present participleaffluēns
affluente, affluentem, affluentēs, affluentī, affluentia, affluentibus, affluentis, affluentīs, affluentium		—
perfect participle—afflūxum
future participleafflūxūrus
afflūxūra, afflūxūrā, afflūxūrae, afflūxūram, afflūxūrārum, afflūxūrās, afflūxūre, afflūxūrī, afflūxūrīs, afflūxūrō, afflūxūrōrum, afflūxūrōs, afflūxūrum		affluendum
affluenda, affluendā, affluendae, affluendam, affluendārum, affluendās, affluende, affluendīs, affluendōrum, affluendōs, affluendus
gerundaffluendī, affluendō, affluendumsupineafflūxum, afflūxū

af-flŭo (better adf-), xi, xum, 3, v. a. and n.,
I. to flow or run to or toward; with ad or dat.
I. Lit., of water: aestus bis adfluunt bisque remeant, Plin. 2, 97, 99, § 212: Rhenus ad Gallicam ripam placidior adfluens, Tac. A. 4, 6.—In the lang. of the Epicurean philos., of the flow of atoms from an object, as the cause of perception (cf. aestus, II. C.), Cic. N. D. 1, 19, 49.— Poet., of time: Maecenas meus adfluentes Ordinat annos, flowing on, increasing, = accrescentes, Hor. C. 4, 11, 19.—
II. Transf.
A. Of persons, to come to in haste, to hasten to, to run or flock to or toward (only poet. and in the histt. from the Aug. per.): ingentem comitum adfluxisse Invenio numerum, Verg. A. 2, 796: copiae adfluebant, Liv. 39, 31: adfluentibus auxiliis Gallorum, Tac. H. 4, 25: multitudo adfluens, id. A. 4, 41.— Of food, to flow down: cibo adfluente, Suet. Claud. 44.—Trop.: si ea sola voluptas esset, quae ad eos (sensus) cum suavitate adflueret et inlaberetur, Cic. Fin. 1, 11: nihil ex istis locis litterarum adfluxit, id. Q. Fr. 3, 3: incautis amor, Ov. R. A. 148: opes adfluunt subito, repente dilabuntur, Val. Max. 6, 9 fin.—
B. Aliquā re, to flow with a thing in rich abundance, to overflow with, to abound in, to have in abundance (more elevated than abundo; hence adfluens in Cic. Oratt. is much more freq. than abundans): frumento, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 57: divitiis honore et laude, Lucr. 6, 13: voluptatibus, Cic. Fin. 2, 28, 93: cui cum domi otium atque divitiae adfluerent, Sall. C. 36, 4: ubi effuse adfluunt opes, Liv. 3, 26.—Hence, afflŭ-ens (adf-), entis, P. a., flowing abundantly with a thing, having in abundance or superfluity; abounding in; abundant, rich, copious, numerous: Asiatico ornatu, Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. 1, 10: unguentis, Cic. Sest. 8: urbs eruditissimis hominibus, liberalissimisque studiis adfluens, id. Arch. 3; so id. Rosc. Com. 10; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54; id. Clu. 66; id. Agr. 2, 30; id. de Or. 3, 15; id. Off. 1, 43; id. Lael. 16 al.: uberiores et adfluentiores aquae, Vitr. 8, 1.—Poet.: homo vestitu adfluens, in ample, flowing robes, Phaedr. 5, 1, 22: ex adfluenti, in abundance, profusely, Tac. H. 1, 57 al.—Sup., Sol. c. 50; Aug. Conf. 2, 6.—Adv.: afflŭente (adf-), richly, copiously, App. M. 4.—Comp., Cic. Tusc. 5, 6; Nep. Att. 14; Tac. A. 15, 54.

Origins

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

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin affluō From ad- + fluō (“flow”).

Descendants
  • Catalanafluir
  • Frenchaffluer
  • Italianaffluire
  • Portugueseafluir
  • Romanianaflui
  • Spanishafluir
  • Normanaffliouer

Quick answers

What does affluō mean in Latin?
affluō, a verb, means “to flow, run or float to, towards or in; to come to in haste; run, hasten or flock to or towards”.
What are the principal parts of affluō?
affluō, affluere, afflūxī, afflūxum (third conjugation, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce affluō?
In classical Latin, [ˈaf.fɫu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaf.flu.o].
Where does affluō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin affluō.