verbthird conjugation, impersonal in the passive
affluō
affluō (present infinitive affluere, perfect active afflūxī, supine afflūxum)
Classical[ˈaf.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaf.flu.o]
Meaning
- impersonalto flow, run or float to, towards or in
Adfluit incautis insidiosus Amor
1929 translation by J. H. Mozley Insidious Love glides into defencless heartsc. 2 CE, Ovidius, Remedia Amoris 148adfluunt subito, repente dilabuntur
2000 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 - impersonalto come to in haste; run, hasten or flock to or towards
Motusque Bonna exercitus in coloniam Agrippinensem, adfluentibus auxiliis Gallorum
1931 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 - 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 vinariis
1940 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
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | affluō | affluēbam | affluam | afflūxī | afflūxeram | afflūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | affluis | affluēbās | affluēs | afflūxistī | afflūxerās | afflūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | affluit | affluēbat | affluet | afflūxit | afflūxerat | afflūxerit |
| 1st pl. | affluimus | affluēbāmus | affluēmus | afflūximus | afflūxerāmus | afflūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | affluitis | affluēbātis | affluētis | afflūxistis | afflūxerātis | afflūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | affluunt | affluēbant | affluent | afflūxērunt afflūxēre | afflūxerant | afflūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | affluam | affluerem | afflūxerim | afflūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | affluās | affluerēs | afflūxerīs | afflūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | affluat | afflueret | afflūxerit | afflūxisset |
| 1st pl. | affluāmus | affluerēmus | afflūxerīmus | afflūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | affluātis | affluerētis | afflūxerītis | afflūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | affluant | affluerent | afflūxerint | afflūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | afflueris | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | affluitur | affluēbātur | affluētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | affluātur | affluerētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | afflue | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | affluite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | affluitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | affluitō | affluitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | affluitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | affluuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | affluere | affluī |
| perfect infinitive | afflūxisse | afflūxum esse |
| future infinitive | afflūxūrum esse | afflūxum īrī |
| present participle | affluēns affluente, affluentem, affluentēs, affluentī, affluentia, affluentibus, affluentis, affluentīs, affluentium | — |
| perfect participle | — | afflūxum |
| future participle | afflūxūrus 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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- 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