verbthird conjugation
revellō
revellō (present infinitive revellere, perfect active revellī, supine revolsum)
Classical[rɛˈwɛl.loː]Ecclesiastical[reˈvɛl.lo]
Meaning
- to pluck or pull out
- to wrench out
- to disturb, violate
[...] nec patris Anchīsae cinerem mānīsve revellī, [...].
“… neither did I violate the ashes nor [disquiet] the shade of his father Anchises, ….” (Dido is speaking rhetorically as if she had done an injustice to the family of Aeneas.)29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.427
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vī āvellōrevellō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 5, 9
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revellō | revellēbam | revellam | revellī | revelleram | revellerō |
| 2nd sg. | revellis | revellēbās | revellēs | revellistī | revellerās | revelleris |
| 3rd sg. | revellit | revellēbat | revellet | revellit | revellerat | revellerit |
| 1st pl. | revellimus | revellēbāmus | revellēmus | revellimus | revellerāmus | revellerimus |
| 2nd pl. | revellitis | revellēbātis | revellētis | revellistis | revellerātis | revelleritis |
| 3rd pl. | revellunt | revellēbant | revellent | revellērunt revellēre | revellerant | revellerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revellam | revellerem | revellerim | revellissem |
| 2nd sg. | revellās | revellerēs | revellerīs | revellissēs |
| 3rd sg. | revellat | revelleret | revellerit | revellisset |
| 1st pl. | revellāmus | revellerēmus | revellerīmus | revellissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | revellātis | revellerētis | revellerītis | revellissētis |
| 3rd pl. | revellant | revellerent | revellerint | revellissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revellor | revellēbar | revellar |
| 2nd sg. | revelleris revellere | revellēbāris revellēbāre | revellēris revellēre |
| 3rd sg. | revellitur | revellēbātur | revellētur |
| 1st pl. | revellimur | revellēbāmur | revellēmur |
| 2nd pl. | revelliminī | revellēbāminī | revellēminī |
| 3rd pl. | revelluntur | revellēbantur | revellentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | revellar | revellerer |
| 2nd sg. | revellāris revellāre | revellerēris revellerēre |
| 3rd sg. | revellātur | revellerētur |
| 1st pl. | revellāmur | revellerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | revellāminī | revellerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | revellantur | revellerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | revelle | revellere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | revellite | revelliminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | revellitō | revellitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | revellitō | revellitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | revellitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | revelluntō | revelluntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | revellere | revellī |
| perfect infinitive | revellisse | revolsum esse |
| future infinitive | revolsūrum esse | revolsum īrī |
| present participle | revellēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | revolsus revolsa, revolsā, revolsae, revolsam, revolsārum, revolsās, revolse, revolsī, revolsīs, revolsō, revolsōrum, revolsōs, revulsa, revulsā, revulsae, revulsam, revulsārum, revulsās, revulse, revulsī, revulsīs, revulsō, revulsōrum, revulsōs, revulsum, revulsus |
| future participle | revolsūrus revolsūra, revolsūrā, revolsūrae, revolsūram, revolsūrārum, revolsūrās, revolsūre, revolsūrī, revolsūrīs, revolsūrō, revolsūrōrum, revolsūrōs, revolsūrum, revulsūra, revulsūrā, revulsūrae, revulsūram, revulsūrārum, revulsūrās, revulsūre, revulsūrī, revulsūrīs, revulsūrō, revulsūrōrum, revulsūrōs, revulsūrum, revulsūrus | revellendus revellundus, revellenda, revellendā, revellendae, revellendam, revellendārum, revellendās, revellende, revellendīs, revellendōrum, revellendōs |
gerundrevellendī, revellendō, revellendumsupinerevolsum, revolsū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- claustra portarum revellere
- to break down the gates.
- ianuam effringere, revellere
- to burst open the door.
rĕ-vello, velli, vulsum or volsum, 3, v. a.,
I. to pluck or pull away, to pull or tear out, to tear off or away (freq. and class.).
I. Lit.:
tela de corpore, Cic. Pis. 11, 25: nascentis equi de fronte revolsus amor, Verg. A. 4, 515: titulum de fronte, Ov. P. 4, 13, 7: telum altā ab radice, Verg. A. 12, 787: caput a cervice, id. G. 4, 523; cf.: cornu a fronte, Ov. M. 9, 86: saxum e monte, id. ib. 12, 341: partem e monte, id. ib. 13, 882: a silvis silvas et ab arvis arva, id. ib. 8, 584: ab aliquo morte revelli, to be torn away, id. ib. 4, 152: scuta manibus, Caes. B. G. 1, 52: axem temone, Ov. M. 2, 316; cf.: sudem osse, id. ib. 12, 300: arborem manibus tellure, id. R. Am. 87: quos Sidoniā urbe, to tear away, remove, Verg. A. 4, 545: puerum, Ov. F. 6, 515: solio regem, Sil. 16, 273: herbas radice, with the root, Ov. M. 7, 226; so, too, annosam pinum solido trunco, id. ib. 12, 356: illam crucem, quae fixa est ad portum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 11, § 26: tabulam, id. ib. 2, 2, 46, § 112: Gorgonis os pulcherrimum revellit atque abstulit, id. ib. 2, 4, 56, § 124: gradus, id. Pis. 10, 23: saepta, id. Phil. 5, 4, 9: claustra, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 52; Liv. 5, 21: janua, quā effractā et revolsā, tota pateret provincia, Cic. Mur. 15, 33: vincula, id. Caecin. 25, 70: paene fores templi, Suet. Calig. 6: templa, Luc. 3, 115: revulsis venis, opened, Sen. Oedip. 978: scuta manibus, Caes. B. G. 1, 52: pellem, Col. 2, 3, 1: stipites revincti, ne revelli possent, Caes. B. G. 7, 73: proximos agri terminos, to tear away, remove, Hor. C. 2, 18, 24: signa (when an army decamps), Luc. 7, 77; Sil. 12, 733: curvo dente humum, to tear up, Ov. Am. 3, 10, 14; cf.: majorum sepulcra, Auct. Her. 4, 8, 12. — Poet.: cinerem manesque, to disturb, violate, Verg. A. 4, 427.—II. Trop., to tear away, send away, etc.:
cujus totus consulatus est ex omni monumentorum memoriā revulsus, Cic. Phil. 13, 12, 26: injurias honorificis verbis, id. Att. 5, 20, 11: alicui avias veteres, prejudices, Pers. 5, 92: falsorum persuasionem, Sen. Ep. 95, 33: penitus de stirpe imperium, Claud. in Rufin. 2, 207: oscula fida, Stat. S. 3, 2, 57 (with dissipat amplexus).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
re-vellō vellī, volsus or vulsus, ere,
to pluck away, pull away, tear out, tear off: crucem quae fixa est ad portum: equi de fronte revolsus amor, V.: titulum de fronte, O.: caput a cervice, V.: partem e monte, O.: a me morte revelli, to be torn away, O.: scuta manibus, wrest, Cs.: sudem osse, O.: herbas radice, with the root, O.: tabulam: ianua, quā revolsā, pateret provincia: stipites revincti, ne revelli possent, Cs.: proximos agri terminos, tear away, H.: curvo dente humum, tear up, O.: cinerem manīsve, violate, V.—Fig., to abolish, do away: honorificis verbis iniurias.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinrevellō
Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *wl̥néh₃ti Proto-Italic *welnō Latin vellō Latin revellō From re- + vellō (“pluck out”).
Descendants
- Italianrivellere