verbfirst conjugation
invocō
invocō (present infinitive invocāre, perfect active invocāvī, supine invocātum)
Classical[ˈɪn.wɔ.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɱ.vo.ko]
Meaning
- to invoke, call upon
- to call (by name)
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
call upon
invocō -āre — in De Bello Gallico II
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | invocō | invocābam | invocābō | invocāvī | invocāveram invocāram | invocāverō invocārō |
| 2nd sg. | invocās | invocābās | invocābis | invocāvistī invocāstī | invocāverās invocārās | invocāveris invocāris |
| 3rd sg. | invocat | invocābat | invocābit | invocāvit invocāt | invocāverat invocārat | invocāverit invocārit |
| 1st pl. | invocāmus | invocābāmus | invocābimus | invocāvimus invocāmus | invocāverāmus invocārāmus | invocāverimus invocārimus |
| 2nd pl. | invocātis | invocābātis | invocābitis | invocāvistis invocāstis | invocāverātis invocārātis | invocāveritis invocāritis |
| 3rd pl. | invocant | invocābant | invocābunt | invocāvērunt invocārunt, invocāvēre | invocāverant invocārant | invocāverint invocārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | invocem | invocārem | invocāverim invocārim | invocāvissem invocāssem |
| 2nd sg. | invocēs | invocārēs | invocāverīs invocārīs | invocāvissēs invocāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | invocet | invocāret | invocāverit invocārit | invocāvisset invocāsset |
| 1st pl. | invocēmus | invocārēmus | invocāverīmus invocārīmus | invocāvissēmus invocāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | invocētis | invocārētis | invocāverītis invocārītis | invocāvissētis invocāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | invocent | invocārent | invocāverint invocārint | invocāvissent invocāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | invocor | invocābar | invocābor |
| 2nd sg. | invocāris invocāre | invocābāris invocābāre | invocāberis invocābere |
| 3rd sg. | invocātur | invocābātur | invocābitur |
| 1st pl. | invocāmur | invocābāmur | invocābimur |
| 2nd pl. | invocāminī | invocābāminī | invocābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | invocantur | invocābantur | invocābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | invocer | invocārer |
| 2nd sg. | invocēris invocēre | invocārēris invocārēre |
| 3rd sg. | invocētur | invocārētur |
| 1st pl. | invocēmur | invocārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | invocēminī | invocārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | invocentur | invocārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | invocā | invocāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | invocāte | invocāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | invocātō | invocātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | invocātō | invocātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | invocātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | invocantō | invocantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | invocāre | invocārī |
| perfect infinitive | invocāvisse invocāsse | invocātum esse |
| future infinitive | invocātūrum esse | invocātum īrī |
| present participle | invocāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | invocātus invocāta, invocātā, invocātae, invocātam, invocātārum, invocātās, invocātī, invocātōrum, invocātōs |
| future participle | invocātūrus invocātūra, invocātūrā, invocātūrae, invocātūram, invocātūrārum, invocātūrās, invocātūre, invocātūrī, invocātūrīs, invocātūrō, invocātūrōrum, invocātūrōs, invocātūrum | invocandus invocanda, invocandā, invocandae, invocandam, invocandārum, invocandās, invocande, invocandīs, invocandōrum, invocandōs |
gerundinvocandī, invocandō, invocandumsupineinvocātum, invocātū
in-vŏco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I. to call upon, invoke (cf. imploro), esp. as a witness or for aid.
I. Lit.
A. With living beings as objects: alium invocat, cum alio cantat, Naev. ap. Isid. Orig. 1, 26:
invoco vos, Lares viales, Plaut. Merc. 5, 2, 23: sibi deos, id. Am. 5, 1, 9; cf.: in pariendo Junonem Lucmam, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68: deos in auxilium, Quint. 4 prooem. § 5: deos precibus, Tac. A. 16, 31: Deos testes, Liv. 45, 31; Curt. 4, 10, 33; 5, 12, 3.—With a foll. subj.: justae preces invocantium, ad ultionem accingerentur, Tac. H. 4, 79.— B. With things as objects, to invoke, appeal to, implore:
leges, Tac. A. 2, 71: auxilia libertati, id. ib. 15, 56: arma alicujus adversus alium, id. ib. 2, 46: fidem suorum militum, id. H. 2, 9; Suet. Caes. 33: nomen Domini, Vulg. Deut. 32, 3 saep. — II. Transf., in gen., to call by name, to name: aspice hoc sublimen candens, quem invocant omnes Jovem, Enn. ap. Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 4 (Trag. v. 402 Vahl.):
aliquem dominum, regem, Curt. 10, 5, 9: reginas dominasque veris quondam, tunc alienis nominibus invocantes, id. 3, 11, 25.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-vocō āvī, ātus, āre,
to call upon, invoke, appeal to: in pariendo Iunonem Lucinam: deos testīs, L.: agmina matrum, summon, O.—To call, name, address: quem invocant omnes Iovem: aliquem dominum, Cu.
Origins
Derived from in- + vocō (“to call”).
Descendants
- Catalaninvocar
- Englishinvoke
- Englishinvocate
- Frenchinvoquer
- Italianinvocare
- Portugueseinvocar
- Romanianinvoca
- Spanishinvocar
- Galicianinvocar