verbirregular conjugation
coeō
coeō (present infinitive coīre, perfect active coiī or coīvī, supine coitum)
Classical[ˈko.e.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔː.e.o]
Meaning
- to assemble, meet, come together
in triclinio coeam, in cubiculo nolam
I meet (you) at the table but I won’t at the dormitory - to encounter, come up against
- to copulate, have sex
- to join, ally with
- to unite, come together as a whole
- to mass together, ball up, curdle
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
conveniō, ūnā veniōcoeō -īre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 8
Conjugation irregular
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | coeō | coībam | coībō | coiī coīvī | coieram coīveram | coierō coīverō |
| 2nd sg. | coīs | coībās | coībis | coīstī coiistī, coīvistī | coierās coīverās | coieris coīveris |
| 3rd sg. | coit | coībat | coībit | coiit coīvit | coierat coīverat | coierit coīverit |
| 1st pl. | coīmus | coībāmus | coībimus | coiimus coīvimus | coierāmus coīverāmus | coierimus coīverimus |
| 2nd pl. | coītis | coībātis | coībitis | coīstis coiistis, coīvistis | coierātis coīverātis | coieritis coīveritis |
| 3rd pl. | coeunt | coībant | coībunt | coiērunt coiēre, coīvērunt, coīvēre | coierant coīverant | coierint coīverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | coeam | coīrem | coierim coīverim | coīssem coiissem, coīvissem |
| 2nd sg. | coeās | coīrēs | coierīs coīverīs | coīssēs coiissēs, coīvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | coeat | coīret | coierit coīverit | coīsset coiisset, coīvisset |
| 1st pl. | coeāmus | coīrēmus | coierīmus coīverīmus | coīssēmus coiissēmus, coīvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | coeātis | coīrētis | coierītis coīverītis | coīssētis coiissētis, coīvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | coeant | coīrent | coierint coīverint | coīssent coiissent, coīvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | coeor | coībar | coībor |
| 2nd sg. | coīris coīre | coībāris coībāre | coīberis coībere |
| 3rd sg. | coītur | coībātur | coībitur |
| 1st pl. | coīmur | coībāmur | coībimur |
| 2nd pl. | coīminī | coībāminī | coībiminī |
| 3rd pl. | coeuntur | coībantur | coībuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | coear | coīrer |
| 2nd sg. | coeāris coeāre | coīrēris coīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | coeātur | coīrētur |
| 1st pl. | coeāmur | coīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | coeāminī | coīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | coeantur | coīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | coī | coīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | coīte | coīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | coītō | coītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | coītō | coītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | coītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | coeuntō | coeuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | coīre | coīrī |
| perfect infinitive | coīsse coiisse, coīvisse | coitum esse |
| future infinitive | coitūrum esse | coitum īrī |
| present participle | coiēns coëunte, coëuntem, coëuntēs, coëuntī, coëuntia, coëuntibus, coëuntis, coëuntīs, coëuntium | — |
| perfect participle | — | coitus coita, coitā, coitae, coitam, coitārum, coitās, coitī, coitōrum, coitōs |
| future participle | coitūrus coitūra, coitūrā, coitūrae, coitūram, coitūrārum, coitūrās, coitūre, coitūrī, coitūrīs, coitūrō, coitūrōrum, coitūrōs, coitūrum | coeundus coëunda, coëundā, coëundae, coëundam, coëundārum, coëundās, coëunde, coëundīs, coëundōrum, coëundōs |
gerundcoeundī, coeundō, coeundumsupinecoitum, coitū
cŏ-ĕo, īvi or ii (e. g. coierunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 22:
I.
coiere, Lucr. 6, 452; Prop. 3 (4), 24, 18; Ov. M. 4, 83 al.: cŏĭisse, Verg. A. 12, 709: coisse, Prop. 3 (4), 15, 8. Ov. F. 6, 94; Quint. 5, 9, 5; 5, 11, 35; pedants preferred conire to coire, Quint. 1, 6, 17; cf. id. 1, 5, 69, and Lachm. ad Lucr. p. 137), ĭtum, īre, v. a. and n. I. To go or come together, to meet, assemble, collect together (so mostly poet. or in post-Aug. prose); constr. absol., with ad aliquem, ad or in locum, more rar. in loco:
matronae ad Veturiam Volumniamque frequentes coëunt, Liv. 2, 40, 1: in porticum, Plin. Ep. 1, 5, 9: ad solitum locum, Ov. M. 4, 83: ad aliquem, Curt. 7, 2, 21: Pharsaliam, * Cat. 64, 37: quo (sc. in sedilia theatri) populus coibat, Hor. A. P. 207: in regiam, Curt. 6, 8, 17: in quem (locum) coibatur, Tac. A. 4, 69: apud aram ejus dei in cujus templo coiretur, Suet. Aug. 35: cum rege in insulā, Vell. 2, 101, 1: in foro, Just. 5, 7, 6: milia crabronum coeunt, Ov. F. 3, 753; id. H. 7, 123 Loers.: coivere amicis animis, Curt. 8, 12, 9; 10, 3, 6: agmina coibant, id. 10, 9, 15; Tac. A. 16, 5; id. H. 1, 27; 2, 52.—B. Specif., to go or come together in a hostile manner, to encounter:
inter se coiisse viros et cernere ferro, Verg. A. 12, 709; cf. id. G. 4, 73; Ov. M. 3, 236; Luc. 2, 225; Manil. 4, 83; Val. Fl. 5, 635; Stat. Th. 16, 408.—II. Pregn., to form a whole by coming together, to be united into a whole, to unite, combine (the usu. class. signif.); constr. absol., with cum, or dat.
A. Lit.
1. Of living beings:
neque se conglobandi coëundique in unum datur spatium, Liv. 6, 3, 6; so Verg. A. 9, 801; 10, 410: ut vaga illa multitudo coiret in populos, Quint. 2, 16, 9: qui una coierunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 22: reliqui (milites) coëunt inter se, assemble, id. B. C. 1, 75; so Liv. 7, 37, 15: in formam justi exercitūs, Vell. 2, 61, 2: ut coëat par Jungaturque pari, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 25.—b. Of the coition of the sexes (both of men and animals), to copulate, Lucr. 4, 1055; cf. Ov. M. 11, 744:
cum alienā uxore, Quint. 7, 3, 10: coisse eam cum viro, id. 5, 9, 5: dominum cum ancillā, id. 5, 11, 35: cum hospitibus stupro, Curt. 5, 1, 37 al.: privigno, Ov. H. 4, 129: simul binis, Sen. Cons. ad Marc. 17, 5: sic et aves coëunt, Ov. M. 9, 733; 10, 324; id. A. A. 2, 615; Col. 6, 27, 3 sq.; Ov. F. 3, 193 al.; cf., of marriage, B. b.. infra.—
2. Transf., of things: membra. Ov. M. 4, 377; cf. Quint. 11, 3, 96: ignes coire globum quasi in unum, roll together, as into a ball, etc., Lucr. 5, 665; cf. id. 2, 563:
sanguenque creari Sanguinis inter se multis coëuntibu' guttis, out of many little drops running together, id. 1, 838; cf.: ut coëat lac, to curdle, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 4; Col. 12, 20, 4: bitumen spissatur et in densitatem coit, thickens, Plin. 35, 15, 51, § 178; cf.: gelidus coit formidine sanguis, Verg. A. 3, 30: semina, Lucr. 3, 395; cf. id. 1, 770; 5, 190; 5, 425: tum digiti coëunt, Ov. M. 2, 670; Quint. 11, 3, 21: ut cornua tota coirent Efficerentque orbem, Ov. M. 7, 179; cf. Verg. A. 11, 860: palpebrae dormientis non coëunt, do not close, Cels. 2, 8: labris coëuntibus, Quint. 8, 3, 45 et saep.: perfectum quiddam fieri, cum omnia coierunt, necesse est, id. 11, 3, 9; 9, 1, 9; 2, 19, 2; cf. id. 1, 5, 67: quae littera cum quāque optime coëat, id. 9, 4, 91: ut placidis coëant immitia, Hor. A. P. 12.—Of wounds, to close: arteria incisa neque coit neque sanescit, Cels. 2, 10; cf.: potest os coire et vulnus sanescere, id. 8, 10; so Plin. 11, 39, 93, § 227; Prop. 3 (4), 24, 18; Ov. Tr. 4, 4, 41; 5, 2, 9; and poet.: an male sarta Gratia nequicquam coit et rescinditur? Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 32; Petr. 113, 8.— B. Trop., to unite for some object, in feeling, will, conclusions, etc., to join together, assimilate, combine, agree, ally one's self:
Caesar cum eo coire per Arrium cogitat, Cic. Att. 1, 17, 11: cum hoc tu coire ausus es, ut ... addiceres, etc., id. Red. in Sen. 7, 16; id. Dom. 18, 47: principes, quitum unā coierunt, quantum visum est agri adtribuunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 22: heri aliquot adulescentuli coimus in Piraeo (Piraeum ap. Cic. Att. 7, 3, 10), Ter. Eun. 3, 4, 1 (consensimus ac pepigimus, Don.): duodecim adulescentuli coierunt ex his, qui exsilio erant multati, etc., conspired together, Nep. Pelop. 2, 3; cf.: sed neque cum quoquam de eā re collocuturum neque coiturum: sic, ille consensionis globus hujus unius dissensione disjectus est, id. Att. 8, 4: patricii coiere et interregem creavere, Liv. 4, 7, 7: mos est regibus, quotiens in societatem coëant, implicare dextras, etc., Tac. A. 12, 47; hence poet.: coëant in foedera dextrae, Verg. A. 11, 292; Tac. H. 3, 12: ad nullius non facinoris societatem coibant, Suet. Aug. 32; and, like this, with changed construction.—b. Esp. of the marriage contract (poet. and in post-Aug. prose); cf.:
taedae quoque jure coissent, Ov. M. 4, 60: conubio, Curt. 8, 1, 9: nuptiis, id. 9, 1, 26; Quint. 5, 11, 32: matrimonio, Dig. 24, 1, 27: in matrimonium, ib. 45, 1, 134; cf.: hac gener atque socer coëant mercede suorum, i. e. in the marriage of Æneas with Lavinia, Verg. A. 7, 317.—2. Act.: coire societatem (cum aliquo or absol.), to enter into an alliance, to make a compact, form a league (with some one;
several times in Cic.): utinam, Pompei, cum Caesare societatem aut numquam coisses aut numquam diremisses! Cic. Phil. 2, 10, 24; Nep. Con. 2, 2: societatem sceleris, Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 96: de municipis fortunis, id. ib. 31, 87; Dig. 17, 2, 65, § 10: qui societatem in tempus coiit, ib. 17, 2, 65, § 6.— 3. Pass.:
ad eam rem societas coitur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20: ad coëundam societatem, id. Fam. 5, 19, 2; so Gell. 1, 9 fin.: si unius rei societas coita sit, Dig. 17, 2, 65 init.; cf. ib. 17, 2, 65, §§ 2, 9, 10, 15.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
coëō īvī or iī, itus, īre
com- + eo, to go together, come together, meet, assemble, collect: in Piraeo, T.: matronae ad Venturiam frequentes coëunt, L.: quo populus coibat, H.: certis diebus (ad concilium), Ta.: milia crabronum, O.: populi legationibus coëunt, by their representatives, Ta.— To come together in battle, meet, encounter: inter se, V.: agmina, Cu.: cetera turba coit, joins in the attack, O.—To come together, be united, gather, unite, combine: coëundi in unum spatium, L.: manus coit omnis in unum, V.: qui unā coierunt, Cs.: ut coëat par Iungaturque pari, H.: amnes in artius coëunt, Cu.: membra, O.: coit formidine sanguis, congeals, V.: digiti coëunt, grow together, O.: volnera coiere mea, have closed, Pr.: Inter se capita (arcūs), V.: ut placidis coëant immitia, H.: memini nobis verba coisse, to have been exchanged, Pr.—Fig., to unite, join together, assimilate, combine, agree, ally oneself, conspire: cum hoc: principes tum unā coierunt, Cs.: in foedera dextrae, V.—Of a marriage contract: taedae quoque iure coissent, O.: conubio, nuptiis, Cu.: cum captivā, Cu.: Hac gener atque socer coëant mercede suorum, i. e. in the marriage, V.—With societatem, to enter into partnership, make a compact, become an ally, associate, form a league: societatem laboris: cum Caesare societatem: cum Lacedaemoniis, N.: societatem sceleris: ad eam rem societas coitur.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincoeō
Latin eō Latin coëō From con- + eō (“go”).
Descendants
- Middle Frenchcohir