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verbfirst conjugation

supervolō

supervolō (present infinitive supervolāre, perfect active supervolāvī, supine supervolātum)
Classical[sʊˈpɛr.wɔ.ɫoː]Ecclesiastical[suˈpɛr.vo.lo]

Meaning

  1. ambitransitivefigurativelypoeticsometimesto fly over
    ille āstū subit, at tremibunda supervolat hasta,he ducked down with a clever move, and the spear flew quivering over him,29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 10.522
    dēspectat terrās tōtumque supervolat orbem.he looks down upon the lands and flies over the whole world.8 CE, Ovidius, Metamorphoses 4.624

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.supervolōsupervolābamsupervolābōsupervolāvīsupervolāveramsupervolāverō
2nd sg.supervolāssupervolābāssupervolābissupervolāvistīsupervolāverāssupervolāveris
3rd sg.supervolatsupervolābatsupervolābitsupervolāvitsupervolāveratsupervolāverit
1st pl.supervolāmussupervolābāmussupervolābimussupervolāvimussupervolāverāmussupervolāverimus
2nd pl.supervolātissupervolābātissupervolābitissupervolāvistissupervolāverātissupervolāveritis
3rd pl.supervolantsupervolābantsupervolābuntsupervolāvērunt
supervolāvēre		supervolāverantsupervolāverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.supervolemsupervolāremsupervolāverimsupervolāvissem
2nd sg.supervolēssupervolārēssupervolāverīssupervolāvissēs
3rd sg.supervoletsupervolāretsupervolāveritsupervolāvisset
1st pl.supervolēmussupervolārēmussupervolāverīmussupervolāvissēmus
2nd pl.supervolētissupervolārētissupervolāverītissupervolāvissētis
3rd pl.supervolentsupervolārentsupervolāverintsupervolāvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.supervolorsupervolābarsupervolābor
2nd sg.supervolāris
supervolāre		supervolābāris
supervolābāre		supervolāberis
supervolābere
3rd sg.supervolātursupervolābātursupervolābitur
1st pl.supervolāmursupervolābāmursupervolābimur
2nd pl.supervolāminīsupervolābāminīsupervolābiminī
3rd pl.supervolantursupervolābantursupervolābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.supervolersupervolārer
2nd sg.supervolēris
supervolēre		supervolārēris
supervolārēre
3rd sg.supervolētursupervolārētur
1st pl.supervolēmursupervolārēmur
2nd pl.supervolēminīsupervolārēminī
3rd pl.supervolentursupervolārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.supervolāsupervolāre
pres. 2nd pl.supervolātesupervolāminī
fut. 2nd sg.supervolātōsupervolātor
fut. 3rd sg.supervolātōsupervolātor
fut. 2nd pl.supervolātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.supervolantōsupervolantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesupervolāresupervolārī
perfect infinitivesupervolāvissesupervolātum esse
future infinitivesupervolātūrum essesupervolātum īrī
present participlesupervolāns—
perfect participle—supervolātus
supervolāta, supervolātā, supervolātae, supervolātam, supervolātārum, supervolātās, supervolātī, supervolātōrum, supervolātōs
future participlesupervolātūrus
supervolātūra, supervolātūrā, supervolātūrae, supervolātūram, supervolātūrārum, supervolātūrās, supervolātūre, supervolātūrī, supervolātūrīs, supervolātūrō, supervolātūrōrum, supervolātūrōs, supervolātūrum		supervolandus
gerundsupervolandī, supervolandō, supervolandumsupinesupervolātum, supervolātū

sŭper-vŏlo, āre, v. a. and n.,
I. to fly over (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): totum supervolat orbem, Ov. M. 4, 624: supervolantes alte alites, Plin. 8, 14, 14, § 36; Mel. 1, 19; Val. Max. 4, 8, 5: tremebunda supervolat hasta, Verg. A. 10, 522.

Origins

From super- + volō.

Descendants
  • Portuguesesobrevoar

Quick answers

What does supervolō mean in Latin?
supervolō, a verb, means “to fly over”.
What are the principal parts of supervolō?
supervolō, supervolāre, supervolāvī, supervolātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce supervolō?
In classical Latin, [sʊˈpɛr.wɔ.ɫoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [suˈpɛr.vo.lo].