convenire

Italian

Etymology

From Latin convenīre, from cum + veniō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.veˈni.re/

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• Rhymes: -ire
• Hyphenation: con‧ve‧nì‧re

Verb

convenìre (first-person singular present convèngo, first-person singular past historic convénni or convènni, past participle convenùto, first-person singular future converrò, auxiliary (intransitive in most meanings) èssere or (transitive, also intransitive when meaning "to agree") avére)

1. (intransitive) to gather, to come together (from multiple places) [auxiliary essere]
2. (intransitive, literary) to converge (of roads, waters, etc.) [auxiliary essere]
3. (intransitive) to agree [with con ‘with’] [auxiliary avere]
4. (intransitive) to suit, to be fitting [auxiliary essere]
5. (intransitive, impersonal) to be necessary; should, ought, had better [auxiliary essere]
6. (transitive, law) to sue
7. (transitive, archaic) to summon

Conjugation

    Conjugation of convenìre (-ire; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	convenìre
auxiliary verb		èssere1, avére2	gerund		convenèndo
present participle		conveniènte	past participle		convenùto
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	convèngo	convièni, conviéni	conviène, conviéne	conveniàmo	convenìte	convèngono
imperfect	convenìvo	convenìvi	convenìva	convenivàmo	convenivàte	convenìvano
past historic	convénni, convènni	convenìsti	convénne, convènne	convenìmmo	convenìste	convénnero, convènnero
future	converrò	converrài	converrà	converrémo	converréte	converrànno
conditional	converrèi	converrésti	converrèbbe, converrébbe	converrémmo	converréste	converrèbbero, converrébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	convènga	convènga	convènga	conveniàmo	conveniàte	convèngano
imperfect	convenìssi	convenìssi	convenìsse	convenìssimo	convenìste	convenìssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		convièni, conviéni	convènga	conveniàmo	convenìte	convèngano
negative imperative		non convenìre	non convènga	non conveniàmo	non convenìte	non convèngano

¹Intransitive in most meanings.
²Transitive, also intransitive when meaning "to agree".

Derived terms

• conveniente
• convenirsi
• riconvenire

 

Related terms

• convenevole
• conveniente
• convenienza
• convento
• convenuto
• convenzione

 

Further reading

• convenire in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• convenire in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• convenire in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• convenìre in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• convenire in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• convenire in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kon.u̯eˈniː.re/, [kɔnu̯ɛˈniːrɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kon.veˈni.re/, [koɱveˈniːre]

Verb

convenīre

1. inflection of conveniō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

References

• “convenire”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Romanian

Etymology

From conveni +‎ -re.

Noun

convenire f (plural conveniri)

1. agreement

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	convenire	convenirea		conveniri	convenirile
genitive-dative	conveniri	convenirii		conveniri	convenirilor
vocative	convenire, convenireo			convenirilor

References

• convenire in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN