verbthird conjugation, third person-only in the passive
īnfluō
īnfluō (present infinitive īnfluere, perfect active īnflūxī, supine īnflūxum)
Classical[ˈĩː.fɫu.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɱ.flu.o]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to flow or run into
- usuallyto stream, rush or press into
- figurativelyto throng or stream in; enter in large numbers
- figurativelyto steal or insinuate oneself into, invade
- Medieval Latinto exercise influence
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
fluō in aliquid; rīvus in flūmen īnfluit.īnfluō -ere — in Mille Verba, Rūs et Agrīcultūra
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnfluō | īnfluēbam | īnfluam | īnflūxī | īnflūxeram | īnflūxerō |
| 2nd sg. | īnfluis | īnfluēbās | īnfluēs | īnflūxistī | īnflūxerās | īnflūxeris |
| 3rd sg. | īnfluit | īnfluēbat | īnfluet | īnflūxit | īnflūxerat | īnflūxerit |
| 1st pl. | īnfluimus | īnfluēbāmus | īnfluēmus | īnflūximus | īnflūxerāmus | īnflūxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | īnfluitis | īnfluēbātis | īnfluētis | īnflūxistis | īnflūxerātis | īnflūxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | īnfluunt | īnfluēbant | īnfluent | īnflūxērunt īnflūxēre | īnflūxerant | īnflūxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | īnfluam | īnfluerem | īnflūxerim | īnflūxissem |
| 2nd sg. | īnfluās | īnfluerēs | īnflūxerīs | īnflūxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | īnfluat | īnflueret | īnflūxerit | īnflūxisset |
| 1st pl. | īnfluāmus | īnfluerēmus | īnflūxerīmus | īnflūxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | īnfluātis | īnfluerētis | īnflūxerītis | īnflūxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | īnfluant | īnfluerent | īnflūxerint | īnflūxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | īnfluitur | īnfluēbātur | īnfluētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | īnfluuntur | īnfluēbantur | īnfluentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | īnfluātur | īnfluerētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | īnfluantur | īnfluerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | īnflue | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | īnfluite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | īnfluitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | īnfluitō | īnfluitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | īnfluitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | īnfluuntō | īnfluuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | īnfluere | īnfluī |
| perfect infinitive | īnflūxisse | īnflūxum esse |
| future infinitive | īnflūxūrum esse | īnflūxum īrī |
| present participle | īnfluēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | īnflūxum īnflūxus |
| future participle | īnflūxūrus īnflūxūra, īnflūxūrā, īnflūxūrae, īnflūxūram, īnflūxūrārum, īnflūxūrās, īnflūxūre, īnflūxūrī, īnflūxūrīs, īnflūxūrō, īnflūxūrōrum, īnflūxūrōs, īnflūxūrum | īnfluendum |
gerundīnfluendī, īnfluendō, īnfluendumsupineīnflūxum, īnflūxū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- oratio in aures influit
- his words find an easy hearing, are listened to with pleasure.
in-flŭo, xi, xum, 3, v. n.,
I. to flow or run into.
I. Lit.:
Hypanis in Pontum influit, Cic. Tusc. 1, 39, 94: in quem sanguis a jecore per venam illam cavam influit, id. N. D. 2, 55, 138: lacus qui in flumen Rhodanum influit, Caes. B. G. 1, 8; 3, 9, 1: palus influit in Sequanam flumen, id. ib. 7, 57.— With the simple acc.: Oceanum, Plin. 6, 24, 28, § 108.—With adv. of place: non longe a mari, quo Rhenus influit, Caes. B. G. 4, 1: huc Lycus, huc Sagaris influit, Ov. P. 4, 10, 48: influentes capilli, flowing down, hanging loose, Cels. 6, 1.—Absol.: amnis influens, Plin. 6, 7, 7, § 19.—II. Transf., of things not fluid, to flow, stream, rush, or press into:
influentes in Italiam Gallorum copiae, Cic. Prov. Cons. 13, 32: influxisse eo Scythas, Plin. 6, 7, 7, § 22; cf.: influentibus negotiis, Plin. Pan. 81: influens atque effluens divinus animus tamquam influere possumus, Cic. Univ. 13: in universorum animos, steal into, insinuate one's self into, id. Off. 2, 9, 31: in aures, id. Lael. 25, 96: oratio quam maxime in sensus eorum qui audiunt influat, id. de Or. 3, 24, 91: in animos teneros atque molles, id. Leg. 2, 15, 38: sermone Graeco in proximas Asiae civitates influente, Quint. 12, 10, 16: aliquid ex illa lenitate ad hanc vim acerrimam, Cic. de Or. 2, 53, 212: quis influentis dona fortunae abnuit, overflowing, abounding, Sen. Thyest. 536.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
īn-fluō uxī, uxus, ere,
to flow in, run in: ut influat in urbis sinum portus: locus qui in flumen influit, Cs.: mare, quo Rhenus influit, Cs.: huc Sagaris influit, O.—To stream in, throng in, invade: influentes in Italiam Gallorum copiae.—To make way gently, pour in: in universorum animos, steal: oratio in sensūs eorum influat.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinīnfluō
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Latin īnfluō From in- + fluō (“to flow”).
Descendants
- Catalaninfluir
- Frenchinfluer
- Italianinfluire
- Portugueseinfluir
- Spanishinfluir
- Galicianinfluír
In English words that came into English from īnfluō
- influenceīnfluēns
- influenzainfluentia
- influxīnflūxus
- influentialīnfluentiālis