LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive

interveniō

interveniō (present infinitive intervenīre, perfect active intervēnī, supine interventum)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈvɛː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. impersonalto intervene, come between
  2. impersonalto interrupt
  3. impersonalto occur, happen

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.interveniōinterveniēbaminterveniamintervēnīintervēneramintervēnerō
2nd sg.intervenīsinterveniēbāsinterveniēsintervēnistīintervēnerāsintervēneris
3rd sg.intervenitinterveniēbatintervenietintervēnitintervēneratintervēnerit
1st pl.intervenīmusinterveniēbāmusinterveniēmusintervēnimusintervēnerāmusintervēnerimus
2nd pl.intervenītisinterveniēbātisinterveniētisintervēnistisintervēnerātisintervēneritis
3rd pl.interveniuntinterveniēbantintervenientintervēnērunt
intervēnēre		intervēnerantintervēnerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.interveniamintervenīremintervēnerimintervēnissem
2nd sg.interveniāsintervenīrēsintervēnerīsintervēnissēs
3rd sg.interveniatintervenīretintervēneritintervēnisset
1st pl.interveniāmusintervenīrēmusintervēnerīmusintervēnissēmus
2nd pl.interveniātisintervenīrētisintervēnerītisintervēnissētis
3rd pl.interveniantintervenīrentintervēnerintintervēnissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.interveniorinterveniēbarinterveniar
2nd sg.intervenīrisinterveniēbāre
interveniēbāris		interveniēre
interveniēris
3rd sg.intervenīturinterveniēbāturinterveniētur
1st pl.intervenīmurinterveniēbāmurinterveniēmur
2nd pl.—interveniēbāminīinterveniēminī
3rd pl.interveniunturinterveniēbanturintervenientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.—intervenīrer
2nd sg.interveniāre
interveniāris		intervenīrēre
intervenīrēris
3rd sg.interveniāturintervenīrētur
1st pl.interveniāmurintervenīrēmur
2nd pl.interveniāminīintervenīrēminī
3rd pl.intervenianturintervenīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.intervenī—
pres. 2nd pl.intervenīte—
fut. 2nd sg.intervenītō—
fut. 3rd sg.intervenītōintervenītor
fut. 2nd pl.intervenītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.interveniuntōinterveniuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveintervenīreintervenīrī
perfect infinitiveintervēnisseinterventum esse
future infinitiveinterventūrum esseinterventum īrī
present participleinterveniēns
interveniente, intervenientem, intervenientēs, intervenientī, intervenientia, intervenientibus, intervenientis, intervenientīs, intervenientium		—
perfect participle—interventum
future participleinterventūrus
interventūra, interventūrā, interventūrae, interventūram, interventūrārum, interventūrās, interventūre, interventūrī, interventūrīs, interventūrō, interventūrōrum, interventūrōs, interventūrum		interveniendum
interveniundum, intervenienda, interveniendā, interveniendae, interveniendam, interveniendārum, interveniendās, interveniende, interveniendīs, interveniendōrum, interveniendōs, interveniendus
gerundinterveniendī, interveniendō, interveniendumsupineinterventum, interventū

inter-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, v. n., rarely
I. a., to come between, come upon, to come in during, to intervene, interrupt (class.; syn. intercedo).
I. Lit., constr. with dat., rarely with acc.
A. Of persons: sponsae pater intervenit, Ter. And. 4, 3, 17: quin malo abscedas: ne interveneris, quaeso, dum resipiscit, Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 23: verens ne molesti vobis interveniremus, Cic. de Or. 2, 3: casu Germani equites interveniunt, Caes. B. G. 6, 37: orationi, Liv. 1, 48: Statius intervenit nonnullorum querelis, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1.— With pro: pro sociis, Flor. 1, 13, 6. — With ne: ne quid perperam fieret, Suet. Tib. 33. —
B. Of things.
1. To come, be, or lie between: medius paries intervenit, Dig. 33, 3, 4: interveniente Ascanio lacu, Plin. 5, 32, 43, § 148: interveniente flumine, id. 5, 1, 1, § 13; 4, 21, 35, § 115.—
2. To interfere with, interrupt, put a stop to.
(a). With dat.: nox proelio intervenit, Liv. 23, 18: continuationi sermonis, Quint. 9, 3, 23: verboque intervenit omni plangor, Ov. M. 11, 708; so, of an oath in conversation: quoties lascivum intervenit illud, etc., Juv. 6, 194.—
(b). With acc. (only in Tacitus): ludorum diebus, qui cognitionem intervenerant, Tac. A. 3, 23.—
II. Transf.
A. To take place meanwhile or among other things, to happen, occur: nulla mihi res posthac potest jam intervenire tanta, quae, etc., Ter. Heaut. 4, 3, 1: quae inter vos intervenerint, etc., id. Hec. 3, 2, 16: Epicurus exiguam dicit fortunam intervenire sapienti, Cic. Fin. 1, 19: casus mirificus quidam intervenit, has taken place, id. Fam. 7, 5, 2: interveniunt motu stellarum grandines, imbres, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 208: intervenit his cogitationibus avitum malum, regni cupido, Liv. 1, 6.—
B. To stand in the way of, to oppose, hinder, prevent, disturb: Sabinum bellum coeptis intervenit, Liv. 1, 36: deliberationi metum pro republica intervenisse, id. 2, 24: vilicum intervenientem flagellāsset, Suet. Claud. 38: quis vestro Deus intervenit amori? Calp. Ecl. 3, 23.—
C. Leg. t. t.
1. To interpose, become surety, Dig. 15, 1, 3, § 5; 50, 1, 17, § 15 al.—
2. To conduct a suit in another's name, Gai. Inst. 4, 87; cf. 4, 86 init.: pro debitore, id. ib. 4, 182.—
D. To interfere, intermeddle, exercise one's authority: neque senatu interveniente, Suet. Caes. 30: praetor interveniet, Dig. 4, 3, 23. — Pass. impers.: si interventum est casu, Cic. Top. 20: ubi de improviso est interventum mulieri, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 40.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininterveniō

Latin inter- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin interveniō From inter- (“between”) + veniō (“come”).

Descendants
  • Catalanintervenir
  • Catalanentrevenir
  • Englishintervene
  • Frenchintervenir
  • Italianintervenire
  • Portugueseintervir
  • Romanianinterveni
  • Spanishintervenir
  • Spanishentrevenir
  • Galicianintervir

In English words that came into English from interveniō

  • interveneinterveniō
  • interventioninterventiō
  • intervenientintervenīre
  • interventorinterventor

Quick answers

What does interveniō mean in Latin?
interveniō, a verb, means “to intervene, come between; to interrupt; to occur, happen”.
What are the principal parts of interveniō?
interveniō, intervenīre, intervēnī, interventum (fourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive).
How do you pronounce interveniō?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛrˈwɛ.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.terˈvɛː.ni.o].
Where does interveniō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én → Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér → Proto-Italic *n̥ter → Latin interveniō.
Which English words come from interveniō?
English words that go back to Latin interveniō include intervene, intervenient, intervention and interventor.