LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird conjugation

supervolvō

supervolvō (present infinitive supervolvere, perfect active supervolvī, supine supervolūtum)
Classical[sʊ.pɛrˈwɔɫ.woː]Ecclesiastical[su.perˈvɔl.vo]

Meaning

  1. raretransitiveto roll over, extend in a curved shape over or above
    Potest etiam citra hanc operam fieri crispum qualitercunque satum, si, cum est natum, incrementum eius supervoluto cylindro coerceas.1955 translation by Edward S. Forster It can also 34 be made to grow with curly leaves without all this trouble, in whatever manner it is sown, if, when it has come up, you check its growth by passing a roller over it.4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De Res Rustica 11.3.34

Conjugation conjugation 3

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.supervolvōsupervolvēbamsupervolvamsupervolvīsupervolveramsupervolverō
2nd sg.supervolvissupervolvēbāssupervolvēssupervolvistīsupervolverāssupervolveris
3rd sg.supervolvitsupervolvēbatsupervolvetsupervolvitsupervolveratsupervolverit
1st pl.supervolvimussupervolvēbāmussupervolvēmussupervolvimussupervolverāmussupervolverimus
2nd pl.supervolvitissupervolvēbātissupervolvētissupervolvistissupervolverātissupervolveritis
3rd pl.supervolvuntsupervolvēbantsupervolventsupervolvērunt
supervolvēre
supervolverantsupervolverint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.supervolvamsupervolveremsupervolverimsupervolvissem
2nd sg.supervolvāssupervolverēssupervolverīssupervolvissēs
3rd sg.supervolvatsupervolveretsupervolveritsupervolvisset
1st pl.supervolvāmussupervolverēmussupervolverīmussupervolvissēmus
2nd pl.supervolvātissupervolverētissupervolverītissupervolvissētis
3rd pl.supervolvantsupervolverentsupervolverintsupervolvissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.supervolvorsupervolvēbarsupervolvar
2nd sg.supervolveris
supervolvere
supervolvēbāris
supervolvēbāre
supervolvēris
supervolvēre
3rd sg.supervolvitursupervolvēbātursupervolvētur
1st pl.supervolvimursupervolvēbāmursupervolvēmur
2nd pl.supervolviminīsupervolvēbāminīsupervolvēminī
3rd pl.supervolvuntursupervolvēbantursupervolventur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.supervolvarsupervolverer
2nd sg.supervolvāris
supervolvāre
supervolverēris
supervolverēre
3rd sg.supervolvātursupervolverētur
1st pl.supervolvāmursupervolverēmur
2nd pl.supervolvāminīsupervolverēminī
3rd pl.supervolvantursupervolverentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.supervolvesupervolvere
pres. 2nd pl.supervolvitesupervolviminī
fut. 2nd sg.supervolvitōsupervolvitor
fut. 3rd sg.supervolvitōsupervolvitor
fut. 2nd pl.supervolvitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.supervolvuntōsupervolvuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivesupervolveresupervolvī
perfect infinitivesupervolvissesupervolūtum esse
future infinitivesupervolūtūrum essesupervolūtum īrī
present participlesupervolvēns—
perfect participle—supervolūtus
future participlesupervolūtūrussupervolvendus
gerundsupervolvendī, supervolvendō, supervolvendumsupinesupervolūtum, supervolūtū

sŭper-volvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3, v. a.,
I. to roll over (very rare): cylindrum, Col. 11, 3, 34: se quinque partibus, Avien. Arat. 970.

Origins

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

Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin supervolvō From super- + volvō.

In English words that came into English from supervolvō

  • supervolutesupervolutus

Quick answers

What does supervolvō mean in Latin?
supervolvō, a verb, means “to roll over, extend in a curved shape over or above”.
What are the principal parts of supervolvō?
supervolvō, supervolvere, supervolvī, supervolūtum (third conjugation).
How do you pronounce supervolvō?
In classical Latin, [sʊ.pɛrˈwɔɫ.woː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [su.perˈvɔl.vo].
Where does supervolvō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *úp → Proto-Indo-European *upér → Proto-Italic *super → Latin supervolvō.