verbthird conjugation
obvolvō
obvolvō (present infinitive obvolvere, perfect active obvolvī, supine obvolūtum)
Classical[ɔbˈwɔɫ.woː]Ecclesiastical[obˈvɔl.vo]
Meaning
- to wrap around, cover all over, muffle up; smother
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvolvō | obvolvēbam | obvolvam | obvolvī | obvolveram | obvolverō |
| 2nd sg. | obvolvis | obvolvēbās | obvolvēs | obvolvistī | obvolverās | obvolveris |
| 3rd sg. | obvolvit | obvolvēbat | obvolvet | obvolvit | obvolverat | obvolverit |
| 1st pl. | obvolvimus | obvolvēbāmus | obvolvēmus | obvolvimus | obvolverāmus | obvolverimus |
| 2nd pl. | obvolvitis | obvolvēbātis | obvolvētis | obvolvistis | obvolverātis | obvolveritis |
| 3rd pl. | obvolvunt | obvolvēbant | obvolvent | obvolvērunt obvolvēre | obvolverant | obvolverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvolvam | obvolverem | obvolverim | obvolvissem |
| 2nd sg. | obvolvās | obvolverēs | obvolverīs | obvolvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obvolvat | obvolveret | obvolverit | obvolvisset |
| 1st pl. | obvolvāmus | obvolverēmus | obvolverīmus | obvolvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obvolvātis | obvolverētis | obvolverītis | obvolvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obvolvant | obvolverent | obvolverint | obvolvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvolvor | obvolvēbar | obvolvar |
| 2nd sg. | obvolveris obvolvere | obvolvēbāris obvolvēbāre | obvolvēris obvolvēre |
| 3rd sg. | obvolvitur | obvolvēbātur | obvolvētur |
| 1st pl. | obvolvimur | obvolvēbāmur | obvolvēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obvolviminī | obvolvēbāminī | obvolvēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obvolvuntur | obvolvēbantur | obvolventur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obvolvar | obvolverer |
| 2nd sg. | obvolvāris obvolvāre | obvolverēris obvolverēre |
| 3rd sg. | obvolvātur | obvolverētur |
| 1st pl. | obvolvāmur | obvolverēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obvolvāminī | obvolverēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obvolvantur | obvolverentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obvolve | obvolvere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obvolvite | obvolviminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obvolvitō | obvolvitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obvolvitō | obvolvitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obvolvitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obvolvuntō | obvolvuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obvolvere | obvolvī |
| perfect infinitive | obvolvisse | obvolūtum esse |
| future infinitive | obvolūtūrum esse | obvolūtum īrī |
| present participle | obvolvēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obvolūtus obvolūta, obvolūtā, obvolūtae, obvolūtam, obvolūtārum, obvolūtās, obvolūte, obvolūtī, obvolūtīs, obvolūtō, obvolūtōrum, obvolūtōs |
| future participle | obvolūtūrus obvolūtūra, obvolūtūrā, obvolūtūrae, obvolūtūram, obvolūtūrārum, obvolūtūrās, obvolūtūre, obvolūtūrī, obvolūtūrīs, obvolūtūrō, obvolūtūrōrum, obvolūtūrōs, obvolūtūrum | obvolvendus obvolvenda, obvolvendā, obvolvendae, obvolvendam, obvolvendārum, obvolvendās, obvolvende, obvolvendīs, obvolvendōrum, obvolvendōs |
gerundobvolvendī, obvolvendō, obvolvendumsupineobvolūtum, obvolūtū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- capite obvoluto
- with head covered.
ob-volvo, vi, ūtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to wrap round, muffle up, cover all over (class.; cf. obtego).
I. Lit.:
pictor ille vidit, obvolvendum caput Agamemnonis esse, Cic. Or. 22, 74; so freq.: capite obvoluto, with his head muffled up, Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 77; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72; Liv. 4, 12 fin.; cf. id. 23, 10; Suet. Calig. 58: caput obnubere ... quod est obvolvere, Paul. ex Fest. p. 170 Müll.: os obvolutum est folliculo, Cic. Inv. 2, 50, 149: bracchium lanis fasciisque, Suet. Dom. 17.—II. Trop.:
verbisque decoris Obvolvas vitium, cloak, disguise, Hor. S. 2, 7, 42: obvolutus in peccatis, Vulg. Ecclus. 12, 13. Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-volvō vī, ūtus, ere,
to wrap round, envelop, muffle up, cover over, enfold: obvolvendum caput esse: capitibus obvolutis, muffled, L.: os obvolutum folliculo: fax obvoluta sanguine, covered, Enn. ap. C.—Fig., of language, to cover, veil: verbis decoris vitium, H.
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 *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin obvolvō From ob- + volvō (“roll”).
Descendants
- Englishobvolve
In English words that came into English from obvolvō
- obvoluteobvolutus
- obvolventobvolvēns
- obvolveobvolvō