verbthird conjugation
convolvō
convolvō (present infinitive convolvere, perfect active convolvī, supine convolūtum)
Classical[kɔnˈwɔɫ.woː]Ecclesiastical[koɱˈvɔl.vo]
Meaning
- to roll together, up or around; coil, wrap
- to fasten together, interweave, interlace
- to unroll and roll up; look over
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convolvō | convolvēbam | convolvam | convolvī | convolveram | convolverō |
| 2nd sg. | convolvis | convolvēbās | convolvēs | convolvistī | convolverās | convolveris |
| 3rd sg. | convolvit | convolvēbat | convolvet | convolvit | convolverat | convolverit |
| 1st pl. | convolvimus | convolvēbāmus | convolvēmus | convolvimus | convolverāmus | convolverimus |
| 2nd pl. | convolvitis | convolvēbātis | convolvētis | convolvistis | convolverātis | convolveritis |
| 3rd pl. | convolvunt | convolvēbant | convolvent | convolvērunt convolvēre | convolverant | convolverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convolvam | convolverem | convolverim | convolvissem |
| 2nd sg. | convolvās | convolverēs | convolverīs | convolvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | convolvat | convolveret | convolverit | convolvisset |
| 1st pl. | convolvāmus | convolverēmus | convolverīmus | convolvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | convolvātis | convolverētis | convolverītis | convolvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | convolvant | convolverent | convolverint | convolvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convolvor | convolvēbar | convolvar |
| 2nd sg. | convolveris convolvere | convolvēbāris convolvēbāre | convolvēris convolvēre |
| 3rd sg. | convolvitur | convolvēbātur | convolvētur |
| 1st pl. | convolvimur | convolvēbāmur | convolvēmur |
| 2nd pl. | convolviminī | convolvēbāminī | convolvēminī |
| 3rd pl. | convolvuntur | convolvēbantur | convolventur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | convolvar | convolverer |
| 2nd sg. | convolvāris convolvāre | convolverēris convolverēre |
| 3rd sg. | convolvātur | convolverētur |
| 1st pl. | convolvāmur | convolverēmur |
| 2nd pl. | convolvāminī | convolverēminī |
| 3rd pl. | convolvantur | convolverentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | convolve | convolvere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | convolvite | convolviminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | convolvitō | convolvitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | convolvitō | convolvitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | convolvitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | convolvuntō | convolvuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | convolvere | convolvī |
| perfect infinitive | convolvisse | convolūtum esse |
| future infinitive | convolūtūrum esse | convolūtum īrī |
| present participle | convolvēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | convolūtus |
| future participle | convolūtūrus convolūtūra, convolūtūrā, convolūtūrae, convolūtūram, convolūtūrārum, convolūtūrās, convolūtūre, convolūtūrī, convolūtūrīs, convolūtūrō, convolūtūrōrum, convolūtūrōs, convolūtūrum | convolvendus convolvenda, convolvendā, convolvendae, convolvendam, convolvendārum, convolvendās, convolvende, convolvendīs, convolvendōrum, convolvendōs |
gerundconvolvendī, convolvendō, convolvendumsupineconvolūtum, convolūtū
con-volvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3,
I. v. a., to roll together, roll up, roll round (first freq. in the post-Aug. per., esp. in Pliny the elder).
I. Lit.:
ignis semina convolvunt venti, Lucr. 6, 200 sq.: se sol, Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46: lubrica terga coluber, Verg. A. 2, 474 (in acc. with Hom. Il. 22, 95: δράκων ἑλισσόμενος): rapta turbines, Sen. Ep. 94, 67: se venae arborum, Plin. 16, 39, 76, § 198 al.—So in part. perf.: convoluti in semet dracones, Plin. 10, 72, 92, § 197: aër ignavo globo torpet, id. 2, 8, 6, § 33; 11, 37, 45, § 124 al.—Poet.: gentes mare, i. e. involved by inundating, Luc. 4, 623.—Medial: pennis convolvitur Ales, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 44, 113.—B. Esp.
1. To fasten together, interweave, interlace:
testudo convoluta omnibus rebus, quibus ignis jactus et lapides defendi possent, Caes. B. C. 2, 2: spartum convolutum osseis iligneisve conamentis, Plin. 19, 2, 7, § 27.—2. Of a written book or roll of manuscript, to unroll and roll up, as one reads; hence, to look over:
magnam partem (historiae), Sen. Contr. 5 (10), prooem. § 8.—II. Trop.: Gallograeciam quoque Syriatici belli ruina convolvit, involved, Flor. 2, 11, 1 (in Sen. Ep. 40, 2, the right read. is convellere).
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
con-volvō volvī, volūtus, ere,
to roll together, roll up, roll round: se (sol): Lubrica terga (coluber), V.: pennis convolvitur Ales.—To fasten together, interweave, interlace: testudo convoluta omnibus rebus, quibus, etc., Cs.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latinconvolvō
Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvō From con- (“with, together”) + volvō (“roll”).
Descendants
- Englishconvolve
- Englishconvolute
- Italianconvolgere
- Italianconvolvere
In English words that came into English from convolvō
- convolutionconvolutus
- convoluteconvolūtum
- convolveconvolvō
- convolvulusconvolvulus