convena

Latin

Etymology

From conveniō +‎ -a (forms masculine agent nouns), used attributively as an adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔn.wɛ.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔɱ.ve.na]

Noun

convena m (genitive convenae); first declension

1. (noun adjunct) coming together, meeting
   • 3rd century BCE, Plautus, Miles Gloriosus, act II, line 61:

     itaque ego paravi hic intus magnas machinas,
     qui amantis una inter se facerem convenas.

     Therefore, here, in-doors, I have found a grand contrivance,
     by which to cause these lovers, each, to meet the other.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	convena	convenae
genitive	convenae	convenārum
dative	convenae	convenīs
accusative	convenam	convenās
ablative	convenā	convenīs
vocative	convena	convenae

Derived terms

• convenae
  • Convenae

Further reading

• “convena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “convena”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.