LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

obviō

obviō (present infinitive obviāre, perfect active obviāvī, supine obviātum)
Classical[ˈɔb.wi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɔb.vi.o]

Meaning

  1. obsoleteto meet
  2. obsoleteto resist, withstand
  3. obsoleteto prevent, hinder, obviate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.obviōobviābamobviābōobviāvīobviāveramobviāverō
2nd sg.obviāsobviābāsobviābisobviāvistīobviāverāsobviāveris
3rd sg.obviatobviābatobviābitobviāvitobviāveratobviāverit
1st pl.obviāmusobviābāmusobviābimusobviāvimusobviāverāmusobviāverimus
2nd pl.obviātisobviābātisobviābitisobviāvistisobviāverātisobviāveritis
3rd pl.obviantobviābantobviābuntobviāvērunt
obviāvēre
obviāverantobviāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.obviemobviāremobviāverimobviāvissem
2nd sg.obviēsobviārēsobviāverīsobviāvissēs
3rd sg.obvietobviāretobviāveritobviāvisset
1st pl.obviēmusobviārēmusobviāverīmusobviāvissēmus
2nd pl.obviētisobviārētisobviāverītisobviāvissētis
3rd pl.obvientobviārentobviāverintobviāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.obviorobviābarobviābor
2nd sg.obviāris
obviāre
obviābāris
obviābāre
obviāberis
obviābere
3rd sg.obviāturobviābāturobviābitur
1st pl.obviāmurobviābāmurobviābimur
2nd pl.obviāminīobviābāminīobviābiminī
3rd pl.obvianturobviābanturobviābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.obvierobviārer
2nd sg.obviēris
obviēre
obviārēris
obviārēre
3rd sg.obviēturobviārētur
1st pl.obviēmurobviārēmur
2nd pl.obviēminīobviārēminī
3rd pl.obvienturobviārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.obviāobviāre
pres. 2nd pl.obviāteobviāminī
fut. 2nd sg.obviātōobviātor
fut. 3rd sg.obviātōobviātor
fut. 2nd pl.obviātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.obviantōobviantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveobviāreobviārī
perfect infinitiveobviāvisseobviātum esse
future infinitiveobviātūrum esseobviātum īrī
present participleobviāns—
perfect participle—obviātus
future participleobviātūrus
obviātūra, obviātūrā, obviātūrae, obviātūram, obviātūrārum, obviātūrās, obviātūre, obviātūrī, obviātūrīs, obviātūrō, obviātūrōrum, obviātūrōs, obviātūrum
obviandus
gerundobviandī, obviandō, obviandumsupineobviātum, obviātū

ob-vĭo, āvi, 1, v. n.,
I. to meet (post-class.).
I. In gen.: alicui, Hier. Ep. 5, 1: sibi, Vulg. Psa. 84, 11.—
II. In partic.
A. In a hostile sense, to withstand, resist, oppose: alicui, Macr. S. 7, 5: suae confessioni, Dig. 39, 5, 30.—
B. To prevent, hinder, obviate: grandini, Pall. 1, 35, 14: vermibus, id. Mart. 10, 4.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- Proto-Italic *wiā Latin via Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us Latin obvius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin obviō From obvius (“meeting, in the way”) + -ō.

Elsewhere
  • Catalanobviar
  • Frenchobvier
  • Italianovviare
  • Occitanobviar
  • Portugueseobviar
  • Spanishobviar
  • Englishobviate
  • Galicianobviar
Balkano-Romance
  • Megleno-Romaniannuib

Quick answers

What does obviō mean in Latin?
obviō, a verb, means “to meet; to resist, withstand; to prevent, hinder, obviate”.
What are the principal parts of obviō?
obviō, obviāre, obviāvī, obviātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce obviō?
In classical Latin, [ˈɔb.wi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɔb.vi.o].