Latin edit

Etymology edit

From in- (after) +‎ veniō (come).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

inveniō (present infinitive invenīre, perfect active invēnī, supine inventum); fourth conjugation

  1. to find
    Synonyms: reperiō, nancīscor, offendō
  2. to discover, find out, learn
    Synonyms: comperiō, agnōscō, cognōscō, sentiō, cōnsciō, sapiō, sciō, nōscō, scīscō, intellegō, percipiō, discernō, tongeō, cernō, audiō
    Antonyms: ignōrō, nesciō
  3. to come upon, meet with
    Synonyms: occurrō, congredior, obeō, prōcēdō, offendō
  4. to invent, to devise
    Synonyms: māchinor, comminīscor, struō
  5. to get, acquire, earn
    Synonyms: adipīscor, cōnsequor, parō, pariō, impetrō, lucror, mereō, sūmō, emō, comparō, potior, acquīrō, apīscor, obtineō, conciliō, nancīscor, colligō, alliciō
    Antonym: āmittō

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of inveniō (fourth conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present inveniō invenīs invenit invenīmus invenītis inveniunt
imperfect inveniēbam inveniēbās inveniēbat inveniēbāmus inveniēbātis inveniēbant
future inveniam inveniēs inveniet inveniēmus inveniētis invenient
perfect invēnī invēnistī invēnit invēnimus invēnistis invēnērunt,
invēnēre
pluperfect invēneram invēnerās invēnerat invēnerāmus invēnerātis invēnerant
future perfect invēnerō invēneris invēnerit invēnerimus invēneritis invēnerint
passive present invenior invenīris,
invenīre
invenītur invenīmur invenīminī inveniuntur
imperfect inveniēbar inveniēbāris,
inveniēbāre
inveniēbātur inveniēbāmur inveniēbāminī inveniēbantur
future inveniar inveniēris,
inveniēre
inveniētur inveniēmur inveniēminī invenientur
perfect inventus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect inventus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect inventus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present inveniam inveniās inveniat inveniāmus inveniātis inveniant
imperfect invenīrem invenīrēs invenīret invenīrēmus invenīrētis invenīrent
perfect invēnerim invēnerīs invēnerit invēnerīmus invēnerītis invēnerint
pluperfect invēnissem invēnissēs invēnisset invēnissēmus invēnissētis invēnissent
passive present inveniar inveniāris,
inveniāre
inveniātur inveniāmur inveniāminī inveniantur
imperfect invenīrer invenīrēris,
invenīrēre
invenīrētur invenīrēmur invenīrēminī invenīrentur
perfect inventus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect inventus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present invenī invenīte
future invenītō invenītō invenītōte inveniuntō
passive present invenīre invenīminī
future invenītor invenītor inveniuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives invenīre invēnisse inventūrum esse invenīrī inventum esse inventum īrī
participles inveniēns inventūrus inventus inveniendus,
inveniundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
inveniendī inveniendō inveniendum inveniendō inventum inventū

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Inherited:
    • Corsican: imbènesi (reflexive)
    • Sardinian: imbennere
    • Vulgar Latin: *invenūtus (participle)
  • Borrowed:

References edit

  1. ^ Dunkel, George E. (2014) Lexikon der indogermanischen Partikeln und Pronominalstämme [Lexicon of Indo-European Particles and Pronominal Stems] (Indogermanische Bibliothek. 2. Reihe: Wörterbücher) (in German), volume 2: Lexikon, Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH Heidelberg, →ISBN, page 242

Further reading edit

  • invenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • invenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • invenio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.