LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive

cōnferveō

cōnferveō (present infinitive cōnfervēre, perfect active cōnferbuī)
Classical[kõːˈfɛr.we.oː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈfɛr.ve.o]

Meaning

  1. impersonalto boil or seethe together
  2. impersonalto heal or grow together

Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnferveōcōnfervēbamcōnfervēbōcōnferbuīcōnferbueramcōnferbuerō
2nd sg.cōnfervēscōnfervēbāscōnfervēbiscōnferbuistīcōnferbuerāscōnferbueris
3rd sg.cōnfervetcōnfervēbatcōnfervēbitcōnferbuitcōnferbueratcōnferbuerit
1st pl.cōnfervēmuscōnfervēbāmuscōnfervēbimuscōnferbuimuscōnferbuerāmuscōnferbuerimus
2nd pl.cōnfervētiscōnfervēbātiscōnfervēbitiscōnferbuistiscōnferbuerātiscōnferbueritis
3rd pl.cōnferventcōnfervēbantcōnfervēbuntcōnferbuērunt
cōnferbuēre
cōnferbuerantcōnferbuerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnferveamcōnfervēremcōnferbuerimcōnferbuissem
2nd sg.cōnferveāscōnfervērēscōnferbuerīscōnferbuissēs
3rd sg.cōnferveatcōnfervēretcōnferbueritcōnferbuisset
1st pl.cōnferveāmuscōnfervērēmuscōnferbuerīmuscōnferbuissēmus
2nd pl.cōnferveātiscōnfervērētiscōnferbuerītiscōnferbuissētis
3rd pl.cōnferveantcōnfervērentcōnferbuerintcōnferbuissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.cōnfervēturcōnfervēbāturcōnfervēbitur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.———
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.cōnferveāturcōnfervērētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.——
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnfervē—
pres. 2nd pl.cōnfervēte—
fut. 2nd sg.cōnfervētō—
fut. 3rd sg.cōnfervētōcōnfervētor
fut. 2nd pl.cōnfervētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnferventō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnfervērecōnfervērī
perfect infinitivecōnferbuisse—
present participlecōnfervēns—
future participle—cōnfervendum
gerundcōnfervendī, cōnfervendō, cōnfervendum

con-fervĕo, ēre,
I. v. n., to seethe, boil together (very rare).
I. In gen., Pall. 1, 35, 13.—
II. In medic. lang., of broken limbs, to heal, grow together, Cels. 8, 10, 1 al.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincōnferveō

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *ferwejō Proto-Italic *ferweō Latin ferveō Latin cōnferveō From con- + ferveō (“boil, seethe”).

In English words that came into English from cōnferveō

  • confervacōnferva
  • consoundcōnsolida

Quick answers

What does cōnferveō mean in Latin?
cōnferveō, a verb, means “to boil or seethe together; to heal or grow together”.
What are the principal parts of cōnferveō?
cōnferveō, cōnfervēre, cōnferbuī (second conjugation, no supine stem, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce cōnferveō?
In classical Latin, [kõːˈfɛr.we.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koɱˈfɛr.ve.o].
Where does cōnferveō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin cōnferveō.