verbfourth conjugation
dēveniō
dēveniō (present infinitive dēvenīre, perfect active dēvēnī, supine dēventum)
Classical[deːˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[deˈvɛː.ni.o]
Meaning
- to come down, descend; come from or to; arrive at (from somewhere), land at, reach
[...] Spēluncam Dīdō dux et Troiānus eandem / dēvenient. [...].
“Dido, [in the] lead, and the Trojan [Aeneas] will arrive at the same cavern.” (Note: There is some ambiguity in whether to ascribe the “dux” role to Dido or Aeneas.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.124-125
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
come down, arrive
dēveniō -īre — in De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēveniō | dēveniēbam | dēveniam | dēvēnī | dēvēneram | dēvēnerō |
| 2nd sg. | dēvenīs | dēveniēbās | dēveniēs | dēvēnistī | dēvēnerās | dēvēneris |
| 3rd sg. | dēvenit | dēveniēbat | dēveniet | dēvēnit | dēvēnerat | dēvēnerit |
| 1st pl. | dēvenīmus | dēveniēbāmus | dēveniēmus | dēvēnimus | dēvēnerāmus | dēvēnerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēvenītis | dēveniēbātis | dēveniētis | dēvēnistis | dēvēnerātis | dēvēneritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēveniunt | dēveniēbant | dēvenient | dēvēnērunt dēvēnēre | dēvēnerant | dēvēnerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēveniam | dēvenīrem | dēvēnerim | dēvēnissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēveniās | dēvenīrēs | dēvēnerīs | dēvēnissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēveniat | dēvenīret | dēvēnerit | dēvēnisset |
| 1st pl. | dēveniāmus | dēvenīrēmus | dēvēnerīmus | dēvēnissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēveniātis | dēvenīrētis | dēvēnerītis | dēvēnissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēveniant | dēvenīrent | dēvēnerint | dēvēnissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēvenior | dēveniēbar | dēveniar |
| 2nd sg. | dēvenīris dēvenīre | dēveniēbāris dēveniēbāre | dēveniēris dēveniēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēvenītur | dēveniēbātur | dēveniētur |
| 1st pl. | dēvenīmur | dēveniēbāmur | dēveniēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēvenīminī | dēveniēbāminī | dēveniēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēveniuntur | dēveniēbantur | dēvenientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēveniar | dēvenīrer |
| 2nd sg. | dēveniāris dēveniāre | dēvenīrēris dēvenīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēveniātur | dēvenīrētur |
| 1st pl. | dēveniāmur | dēvenīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēveniāminī | dēvenīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēveniantur | dēvenīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēvenī | dēvenīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēvenīte | dēvenīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēvenītō | dēvenītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēvenītō | dēvenītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēvenītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēveniuntō | dēveniuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēvenīre | dēvenīrī |
| perfect infinitive | dēvēnisse | dēventum esse |
| future infinitive | dēventūrum esse | dēventum īrī |
| present participle | dēveniēns dēveniente, dēvenientem, dēvenientēs, dēvenientī, dēvenientia, dēvenientibus, dēvenientis, dēvenientīs, dēvenientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | dēventus dēventa, dēventā, dēventae, dēventam, dēventārum, dēventās, dēvente, dēventī, dēventīs, dēventō, dēventōrum, dēventōs |
| future participle | dēventūrus | dēveniendus dēveniundus, dēvenienda, dēveniendā, dēveniendae, dēveniendam, dēveniendārum, dēveniendās, dēveniende, dēveniendīs, dēveniendōrum, dēveniendōs |
gerunddēveniendī, dēveniendō, dēveniendumsupinedēventum, dēventū
dē-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4,
I. v. n.; orig., to come from somewhere; hence, with predominant reference to the term. ad quem (cf. de, no. II. B.), to go to, arrive at, reach (class.).
I. Lit.:
quomodo ad hunc devenerim In servitutem ab eo, etc., Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 18; cf.: quam quisque in partem ab opere casu devenit, Caes. B. G. 2, 21 fin.: ad alias aedes, Plaut. Most. 4, 2, 52: ad mare, id Poen. 3, 3, 14: ad legionem decimam, Caes. B. G. 2, 21: in insidias, to fall, Plaut. As. 1, 1, 92; cf.: in victoris manus, Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 3: in loca nobis adversa, Lucr. 6, 1132: in eum locum, Liv. 9, 31: in Scythiam, Ov. M. 8, 798: domum alicujus, Nep. Pelop. 2 fin.: quo, *Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 27 et saep. —(b). Poet. with simple acc.:
devenere locos ubi, etc., Verg. A. 1, 365; so, locos laetos, id. ib. 6, 638: speluncam eandem, id. ib. 4, 125; 166: silvas et amoena piorum, Val. Fl. 1, 84. Cf.: venio, pervenio, and 1. eo.—B. Transf., in vulg. lang., like our to come, instead of to go to a place:
deveniam ad lenonem domum egomet solus, Plaut. Epid. 3, 2, 28: post ad furem ego devenio, id. Rud. 4, 3, 17; id. Ps. 1, 3, 53.—II. Trop., to reach, arrive at, come to: tantum devenisse ad eum mali, *Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 2:
ad juris studium, Cic. Mur. 13, 29; cf. id. Quint. 17, 54: devenit aut potius incidit in istum, id. Pis. 29; cf.: in medium rerum omnium certamen atque discrimen (coupled with incidere), id. de Or. 1, 1, 3: in alicujus tutelam, Suet. Vesp. 5: in quos fines saeculorum, Vulg. 1 Cor. 10, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-veniō vēnī, ventūrus, īre,
to come, arrive, reach: alquam in partem, Cs.: ad eam necessario: in victoris manūs: in eum locum, L.: in Scythiam, O.: quo, H.—With acc: devenere locos ubi, etc., V.: speluncam eandem, V.—Fig., to reach, arrive, come: tantum devenisse ad eum mali, T.: ad iuris studium.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēveniō
Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin dēveniō From dē- (“from”) + veniō (“come”).
Descendants
- Catalanesdevenir
- Frenchdevenir
- Italiandivenire
- Italiandiventare
- Portuguesedevir
- Romaniandeveni
- Spanishdevenir
- Piedmontesediventé
- Galiciandevir