obvenio
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ob- (“in the direction of; against”) + veniō (“come”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /obˈu̯e.ni.oː/, [ɔbˈu̯ɛnioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /obˈve.ni.o/, [obˈvɛːnio]
Verb
[edit]obveniō (present infinitive obvenīre, perfect active obvēnī, supine obventum); fourth conjugation, limited passive
- to come before or in the way of, meet, come face-to-face
- to come or fall to someone, fall to the lot of
- to happen, arise, befall
Conjugation
[edit]- Passive forms are non-Classical.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- “obvenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “obvenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- obvenio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.