LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

cōnfluō

cōnfluō (present infinitive cōnfluere, perfect active cōnflūxī)
Classical[ˈkõː.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔɱ.flu.o]

Meaning

  1. Classical Latinintransitiveto flow or run together
    māteriēs ūmōris et ad caput amnibus omnīs ¶ cōnfluit, inde super terrās redit agmine dulcīthe substance of moisture flows together from all rivers to the head, and from there returns over the lands in a sweet streamc. 99 BCE – 55 BCE, Lucretius, De rerum natura 6.636–637
  2. figurativelyintransitiveto flock or crowd together, to come together in multitudes; to throng, assemble
    multī cōnflūxērunt et Athēnās et in hanc urbemmany people flocked both to Athens and to this city43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad Brutum 74.258

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.cōnfluōcōnfluēbamcōnfluamcōnflūxīcōnflūxeramcōnflūxerō
2nd sg.cōnfluiscōnfluēbāscōnfluēscōnflūxistīcōnflūxerāscōnflūxeris
3rd sg.cōnfluitcōnfluēbatcōnfluetcōnflūxitcōnflūxeratcōnflūxerit
1st pl.cōnfluimuscōnfluēbāmuscōnfluēmuscōnflūximuscōnflūxerāmuscōnflūxerimus
2nd pl.cōnfluitiscōnfluēbātiscōnfluētiscōnflūxistiscōnflūxerātiscōnflūxeritis
3rd pl.cōnfluuntcōnfluēbantcōnfluentcōnflūxērunt
cōnflūxēre		cōnflūxerantcōnflūxerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.cōnfluamcōnflueremcōnflūxerimcōnflūxissem
2nd sg.cōnfluāscōnfluerēscōnflūxerīscōnflūxissēs
3rd sg.cōnfluatcōnflueretcōnflūxeritcōnflūxisset
1st pl.cōnfluāmuscōnfluerēmuscōnflūxerīmuscōnflūxissēmus
2nd pl.cōnfluātiscōnfluerētiscōnflūxerītiscōnflūxissētis
3rd pl.cōnfluantcōnfluerentcōnflūxerintcōnflūxissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.cōnflue—
pres. 2nd pl.cōnfluite—
fut. 2nd sg.cōnfluitō—
fut. 3rd sg.cōnfluitō—
fut. 2nd pl.cōnfluitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.cōnfluuntō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivecōnfluere—
perfect infinitivecōnflūxisse—
present participlecōnfluēns—
gerundcōnfluendī, cōnfluendō, cōnfluendum

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

in unum locum convenire, confluere
to collect together at one spot.

con-flŭo, xi, 3 (confluxet = confluxisset, Lucr. 1, 987),
I. v. n., to flow or run together (class. in prose and poetry).
I. Prop.: materies umoris, Lucr. 6, 637: in imum, id. 5, 498: copia materiai Undique confluxet ad imum, id. 1, 987: confluat aër, id. 1, 389 al.: Fibrenus divisus aequaliter in duas partes cito in unum confluit, Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6: ibi Isara Rhodanusque amnes ... confluunt in unum, Liv. 21, 31, 4: qui (portus) cum diversos inter se aditus habeant, in exitu conjunguntur et confluunt, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 117: vasti amnes e diverso in Phasin confluunt, Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 13: qualis et in curvum pontus confluxerit orbem, Tib. 4, 1, 20: Panticapen confluere infra Olbiam cum Borysthene, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 83: a confluente Rhodano castra movi, i. e. where it unites with the Saōne, Lepidus ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 34, 1: aqua in rivum confluit, Dig. 8, 3, 20, § 1.—Hence,
B. conflŭens, entis, or conflŭentes, ium, subst. m., the place where two rivers unite, the confluence: cum ad confluentem Mosae et Rheni pervenissent, Caes. B. G. 4, 15.—In sing., Plin. 6, 26, 30, § 122: a confluente supra dicto, id. 3, 26, 29, § 149; Just. 32, 3, 8: ubi Anienem transiit, ad confluentes collocat castra, at the confluence of the Anio with the Tiber, Liv. 1, 27, 4; 4, 17, 2; id. Epit. 137; Plin. 6, 26, 31, § 126; Tac. H. 2, 40 al.—Hence, κατʼ ἐξοχήν, Conflŭentes, ium, the town of Coblentz, situated at the confluence of the Moselle with the Rhine, Suet. Calig. 8; Flor. 4, 6, 3; Amm. 16, 3, 1.—
II. Trop., of other objects, esp. of a great multitude, to flock or crowd together, to come together in multitudes: multi confluxerunt et Athenas et in hanc urbem, Cic. Brut. 74, 258: perfugarum magnus ad eum cotidie numerus confluebat, Caes. B. G. 7, 44: ut ad ejus triremem vulgus conflueret, Nep. Alcib. 6, 1: ad spectacula, Suet. Caes. 39: Neapolin, id. Ner. 20: plures ad haec studia, Cic. Tusc. 2, 2, 6: undique ad eum auxiliis confluentibus, Vell. 2, 55, 2; 2, 80, 4.—Absol.: multitudo confluens, Suet. Caes. 16: turba undique confluentis fluctuantisque populi, Gell. 10, 6, 2: ut nos dicamur duo Omnium dignissimi quo cruciatus confluant, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 48; cf. id. Ep. 4, 1, 3.—
b. With abstr. subjects: maeror, Lucr. 6, 1260: ad ipsos laus, honos, dignitas confluit, Cic. Inv. 1, 4, 5: ut ad nos pleraeque (causae) confluant, etc., id. Planc. 34, 84; Ov. M. 9, 741; Suet. Tib. 10.

Origins

From cōn- + fluō.

Descendants
  • Catalanconfluir
  • Frenchconfluer
  • Italianconfluìre
  • Portugueseconfluir
  • Spanishconfluir
  • Galicianconfluír

In English words that came into English from cōnfluō

  • confluentcōnfluēns
  • confluxcōnflūxus
  • conflowcōnfluō
  • confluviumcōnfluvium

Quick answers

What does cōnfluō mean in Latin?
cōnfluō, a verb, means “to flow or run together; to flock or crowd together, to come together in multitudes; to throng, assemble”.
What are the principal parts of cōnfluō?
cōnfluō, cōnfluere, cōnflūxī (third conjugation, no passive, no supine stem).
How do you pronounce cōnfluō?
In classical Latin, [ˈkõː.fɫu.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔɱ.flu.o].
Which English words come from cōnfluō?
English words that go back to Latin cōnfluō include conflow, confluent, conflux and confluvium.