provolvo

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ volvō (“roll”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /proːˈu̯ol.u̯oː/, [proːˈu̯ɔɫ̪u̯oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /proˈvol.vo/, [proˈvɔlvo]

Verb

prōvolvō (present infinitive prōvolvere, perfect active prōvolvī, supine prōvolūtum); third conjugation

to roll or tumble forwards, along, over and over or away
(with passive or se) to cast oneself down, fall down, prostrate oneself; descend
(figuratively) to snatch away, carry away, hurry on

Conjugation

Conjugation of prōvolvō (third conjugation)

indicative		singular			plural
indicative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōvolvō	prōvolvis	prōvolvit	prōvolvimus	prōvolvitis	prōvolvunt
	imperfect	prōvolvēbam	prōvolvēbās	prōvolvēbat	prōvolvēbāmus	prōvolvēbātis	prōvolvēbant
	future	prōvolvam	prōvolvēs	prōvolvet	prōvolvēmus	prōvolvētis	prōvolvent
	perfect	prōvolvī	prōvolvistī	prōvolvit	prōvolvimus	prōvolvistis	prōvolvērunt, prōvolvēre
	pluperfect	prōvolveram	prōvolverās	prōvolverat	prōvolverāmus	prōvolverātis	prōvolverant
	future perfect	prōvolverō	prōvolveris	prōvolverit	prōvolverimus	prōvolveritis	prōvolverint
passive	present	prōvolvor	prōvolveris, prōvolvere	prōvolvitur	prōvolvimur	prōvolviminī	prōvolvuntur
	imperfect	prōvolvēbar	prōvolvēbāris, prōvolvēbāre	prōvolvēbātur	prōvolvēbāmur	prōvolvēbāminī	prōvolvēbantur
	future	prōvolvar	prōvolvēris, prōvolvēre	prōvolvētur	prōvolvēmur	prōvolvēminī	prōvolventur
	perfect	prōvolūtus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	prōvolūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	prōvolūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
subjunctive		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	prōvolvam	prōvolvās	prōvolvat	prōvolvāmus	prōvolvātis	prōvolvant
imperfect	prōvolverem	prōvolverēs	prōvolveret	prōvolverēmus	prōvolverētis	prōvolverent
perfect	prōvolverim	prōvolverīs	prōvolverit	prōvolverīmus	prōvolverītis	prōvolverint
pluperfect	prōvolvissem	prōvolvissēs	prōvolvisset	prōvolvissēmus	prōvolvissētis	prōvolvissent
passive	present	prōvolvar	prōvolvāris, prōvolvāre	prōvolvātur	prōvolvāmur	prōvolvāminī	prōvolvantur
imperfect	prōvolverer	prōvolverēris, prōvolverēre	prōvolverētur	prōvolverēmur	prōvolverēminī	prōvolverentur
perfect	prōvolūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect	prōvolūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
imperative		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	prōvolve	—	—	prōvolvite	—
active	future	—	prōvolvitō	prōvolvitō	—	prōvolvitōte	prōvolvuntō
passive	present	—	prōvolvere	—	—	prōvolviminī	—
passive	future	—	prōvolvitor	prōvolvitor	—	—	prōvolvuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
non-finite forms		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		prōvolvere	prōvolvisse	prōvolūtūrum esse	prōvolvī	prōvolūtum esse	prōvolūtum īrī
participles		prōvolvēns	—	prōvolūtūrus	—	prōvolūtus	prōvolvendus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		prōvolvendī	prōvolvendō	prōvolvendum	prōvolvendō	prōvolūtum	prōvolūtū

Related terms

References

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