LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

interventus

interventus m (genitive interventūs)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈwɛn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈvɛn.tus]

Meaning

  1. masculineintervention, a coming between
  2. broadlymasculinemediation, assistance

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

adventus interrumpēns
intervention, arrival
interventus -ūs (m) — in De Bello Gallico II, ch. 11

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeinterventusinterventūs
genitiveinterventūsinterventuum
dativeinterventuīinterventibus
accusativeinterventuminterventūs
ablativeinterventūinterventibus
vocativeinterventusinterventūs

interventus, ūs, m. id.,
I. a coming up, appearance, coming between, intervention.
I. Lit.
A. Of persons: interventus alicujus, Cic. Part. 8, 30: Caleni et Calvenae, id. Att. 16, 11, 1: Pomptini, id. Cat. 3, 3, 6: hominum, Liv. 26, 19: Alexandri, Just. 11, 1, 7. —
B. Of inanim. and abstr. things, a coming between, intervention, occurrence: id proelium diremit nox interventu suo, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 99: amnis alicujus interventu arceri, Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52: solem interventu lunae occultari, id. 2, 10, 7, § 47: noctis, Caes. B. G. 3, 15: malorum, Cic. N. D. 1, 40: interventu feriarum impediri, Dig. 4, 6, 26, § 7.—
II. Transf., interposition, mediation, assistance: principis, Trajan. ad Plin. Ep. 10, 68: judicis, Dig. 33, 1, 7: sponsorum, i. e. bail, Suet. Caes. 18. —Esp., in a suit at law, the substitution of a new plaintiff or defendant, Gai. Inst. 3, 176.

Origins

From interveniō + -tus (forming action nouns).

Quick answers

What does interventus mean in Latin?
interventus, a noun, means “intervention, a coming between; mediation, assistance”.
What is the genitive of interventus?
The genitive singular is interventūs. interventus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce interventus?
In classical Latin, [ɪn.tɛrˈwɛn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [in.terˈvɛn.tus].