LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation

superveniō

superveniō (present infinitive supervenīre, perfect active supervēnī, supine superventum)
Classical[sʊ.pɛrˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[su.perˈvɛː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. to overtake, come upon
  2. to surpass, exceed, excel

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.superveniōsuperveniēbamsuperveniamsupervēnīsupervēneramsupervēnerō
2nd sg.supervenīssuperveniēbāssuperveniēssupervēnistīsupervēnerāssupervēneris
3rd sg.supervenitsuperveniēbatsupervenietsupervēnitsupervēneratsupervēnerit
1st pl.supervenīmussuperveniēbāmussuperveniēmussupervēnimussupervēnerāmussupervēnerimus
2nd pl.supervenītissuperveniēbātissuperveniētissupervēnistissupervēnerātissupervēneritis
3rd pl.superveniuntsuperveniēbantsupervenientsupervēnērunt
supervēnēre		supervēnerantsupervēnerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.superveniamsupervenīremsupervēnerimsupervēnissem
2nd sg.superveniāssupervenīrēssupervēnerīssupervēnissēs
3rd sg.superveniatsupervenīretsupervēneritsupervēnisset
1st pl.superveniāmussupervenīrēmussupervēnerīmussupervēnissēmus
2nd pl.superveniātissupervenīrētissupervēnerītissupervēnissētis
3rd pl.superveniantsupervenīrentsupervēnerintsupervēnissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.superveniorsuperveniēbarsuperveniar
2nd sg.supervenīris
supervenīre		superveniēbāris
superveniēbāre		superveniēris
superveniēre
3rd sg.supervenītursuperveniēbātursuperveniētur
1st pl.supervenīmursuperveniēbāmursuperveniēmur
2nd pl.supervenīminīsuperveniēbāminīsuperveniēminī
3rd pl.superveniuntursuperveniēbantursupervenientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.superveniarsupervenīrer
2nd sg.superveniāris
superveniāre		supervenīrēris
supervenīrēre
3rd sg.superveniātursupervenīrētur
1st pl.superveniāmursupervenīrēmur
2nd pl.superveniāminīsupervenīrēminī
3rd pl.superveniantursupervenīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.supervenīsupervenīre
pres. 2nd pl.supervenītesupervenīminī
fut. 2nd sg.supervenītōsupervenītor
fut. 3rd sg.supervenītōsupervenītor
fut. 2nd pl.supervenītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.superveniuntōsuperveniuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesupervenīresupervenīrī
perfect infinitivesupervēnissesuperventum esse
future infinitivesuperventūrum essesuperventum īrī
present participlesuperveniēns
superveniente, supervenientem, supervenientēs, supervenientī, supervenientia, supervenientibus, supervenientis, supervenientīs, supervenientium		—
perfect participle—superventus
superventa, superventā, superventae, superventam, superventārum, superventās, supervente, superventī, superventīs, superventō, superventōrum, superventōs
future participlesuperventūrussuperveniendus
superveniundus, supervenienda, superveniendā, superveniendae, superveniendam, superveniendārum, superveniendās, superveniende, superveniendīs, superveniendōrum, superveniendōs
gerundsuperveniendī, superveniendō, superveniendumsupinesuperventum, superventū

sŭper-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, v. n. and a.
I. , to come over or upon, to come to or in addition to, to overtake, to come up, arrive, come upon, fall upon (not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.
(a). Act.: et heres Heredem alterius, velut unda supervenit undam, follows after, presses upon, Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 176: crura loquentis Terra supervenit, closed over, covered, Ov. M. 10, 490: vineae superveniunt jugum, Col. 4, 22. 1: planitiem supervenit umor, id. 2, 17 fin.: si festinaret sequi, palantes superventurum, Curt. 5, 13, 11: hostes, Grat. Cyn. 185.—
(b). Neutr.: addit se sociam timidisque supervenit Aegle, Verg. E. 6, 20: semianimi lapsoque supervenit, id. A. 12, 356: parantibus jam oppugnare supervenit a Creüsā praetor, Liv. 42, 56, 5: munientibus supervenit Marcellus, id. 24, 35, 9; 28, 7, 7; 34, 29, 4; cf. id. 2, 3, 3: huic laetitiae Quintius supervenit, id. 34, 40, 7: ulcus ulceri supervenit, Cels. 5, 28, 5: quae (febris) vel levi vulneri supervenit, id. 5, 26, 26: quotiens imbres superveniunt, Front. Aquaed. 15: dum nox occasionem daret, securis et laetis superveniendum, Just. 2, 11, 12: inopinantibus, id. 8, 3, 15: quibusdam (insectorum) pinnarum tutelae crusta supervenit, Plin. 11, 28, 34, § 97. — Without dat.: Laelius Fulviusque ab Romā supervenerunt, Liv. 30, 25, 9; 2, 6, 10; 27, 28, 17: nuntii ab Urbe, Suet. Galb. 11: nulla auxilia, Tac. H. 4, 25: superveniunt deinde legati, Curt. 3, 1, 9; 4, 15, 18: tandem signa legionum, Liv. 34, 28, 4: tertia aquila, Suet. Vesp. 5: imbres superveniunt, Front. Aquaed. 15: grata superveniet quae non sperabitur hora, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 14.—
B. In partic., of animals, to leap, cover, Col. 6, 24, 3; 7, 6, 3; Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 174.—
II. Trop., to come upon, be added to; to go beyond, surpass, exceed, excel: ne tempus opimandi quintam et vigesimam lunam superveniat, go beyond, exceed, Col. 8, 7, 5: vis teneros supervenit annos, attacks suddenly, Stat. Achill. 1, 147: aliud majus alio supervenit, is added to, follows, Quint. 9, 4, 23: tunc donis Argia nitet, vilesque sororis Ornatus sacro praeculta supervenit auro, surpasses, exceeds, Stat. Th. 2, 298.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuperveniō

Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin superveniō From super- (“over, above”) + veniō (“come”).

Descendants
  • Catalansobrevenir
  • Englishsupervene
  • Englishsurvene
  • Frenchsurvenir
  • Portuguesesobrevir
  • Romaniansupraveni
  • Spanishsobrevenir
  • Spanishsupervenir
  • Galiciansobrevir

Quick answers

What does superveniō mean in Latin?
superveniō, a verb, means “to overtake, come upon; to surpass, exceed, excel”.
What are the principal parts of superveniō?
superveniō, supervenīre, supervēnī, superventum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce superveniō?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.pɛrˈwɛ.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.perˈvɛː.ni.o].
Where does superveniō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin superveniō.