verbthird conjugation
pervolvō
pervolvō (present infinitive pervolvere, perfect active pervolvī, supine pervolūtum)
Classical[pɛrˈwɔɫ.woː]Ecclesiastical[perˈvɔl.vo]
Meaning
- to roll or tumble about
DĀVUS: Nunc adeō ut tū sīs sciēns: / nisi puerum tollis iam ego hunc in mediam viam / prōvolvam, tēque ibīdem pervolvam in lutō!
DAVUS: Alright then, truly, so that you may be fully aware: unless you pick up that baby boy right now, I will roll him into the middle of the street, and likewise I will roll you into the mud in the very same spot! (Silly threats from a character who doesn’t intend to harm anyone. Terence delights his audience with clever wordplay between provolvam and pervolvam.)166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 775–777 - to be very busy
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pervolvō | pervolvēbam | pervolvam | pervolvī | pervolveram | pervolverō |
| 2nd sg. | pervolvis | pervolvēbās | pervolvēs | pervolvistī | pervolverās | pervolveris |
| 3rd sg. | pervolvit | pervolvēbat | pervolvet | pervolvit | pervolverat | pervolverit |
| 1st pl. | pervolvimus | pervolvēbāmus | pervolvēmus | pervolvimus | pervolverāmus | pervolverimus |
| 2nd pl. | pervolvitis | pervolvēbātis | pervolvētis | pervolvistis | pervolverātis | pervolveritis |
| 3rd pl. | pervolvunt | pervolvēbant | pervolvent | pervolvērunt pervolvēre | pervolverant | pervolverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pervolvam | pervolverem | pervolverim | pervolvissem |
| 2nd sg. | pervolvās | pervolverēs | pervolverīs | pervolvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | pervolvat | pervolveret | pervolverit | pervolvisset |
| 1st pl. | pervolvāmus | pervolverēmus | pervolverīmus | pervolvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | pervolvātis | pervolverētis | pervolverītis | pervolvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | pervolvant | pervolverent | pervolverint | pervolvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pervolvor | pervolvēbar | pervolvar |
| 2nd sg. | pervolveris pervolvere | pervolvēbāris pervolvēbāre | pervolvēris pervolvēre |
| 3rd sg. | pervolvitur | pervolvēbātur | pervolvētur |
| 1st pl. | pervolvimur | pervolvēbāmur | pervolvēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pervolviminī | pervolvēbāminī | pervolvēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pervolvuntur | pervolvēbantur | pervolventur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | pervolvar | pervolverer |
| 2nd sg. | pervolvāris pervolvāre | pervolverēris pervolverēre |
| 3rd sg. | pervolvātur | pervolverētur |
| 1st pl. | pervolvāmur | pervolverēmur |
| 2nd pl. | pervolvāminī | pervolverēminī |
| 3rd pl. | pervolvantur | pervolverentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | pervolve | pervolvere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | pervolvite | pervolviminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | pervolvitō | pervolvitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | pervolvitō | pervolvitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | pervolvitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | pervolvuntō | pervolvuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | pervolvere | pervolvī |
| perfect infinitive | pervolvisse | pervolūtum esse |
| future infinitive | pervolūtūrum esse | pervolūtum īrī |
| present participle | pervolvēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | pervolūtus pervolūta, pervolūtā, pervolūtae, pervolūtam, pervolūtārum, pervolūtās, pervolūte, pervolūtī, pervolūtīs, pervolūtō, pervolūtōrum, pervolūtōs |
| future participle | pervolūtūrus pervolūtūra, pervolūtūrā, pervolūtūrae, pervolūtūram, pervolūtūrārum, pervolūtūrās, pervolūtūre, pervolūtūrī, pervolūtūrīs, pervolūtūrō, pervolūtūrōrum, pervolūtūrōs, pervolūtūrum | pervolvendus pervolvenda, pervolvendā, pervolvendae, pervolvendam, pervolvendārum, pervolvendās, pervolvende, pervolvendīs, pervolvendōrum, pervolvendōs |
gerundpervolvendī, pervolvendō, pervolvendumsupinepervolūtum, pervolūtū
per-volvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to roll or tumble about (syn. voluto).
I. Lit.:
aliquem in luto, Ter. And. 4, 4, 38.—Mid., to roll one's self, to roll: in suo pervoluta sanguine, weltering, App. M. 8, p. 207, 22.— II. Trop., to be very busy or much engaged in any thing:
ut in iis locis pervolvatur animus, Cic. de Or. 2, 35, 149.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-volvō volvī, volūtus, ere,
to roll over, tumble about: te in luto, T.: Zmyrnam, to peruse, Ct —Fig., to busy, engage: ut in iis locis pervolvatur animus.
Origins
From per- + volvo.