voveo

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewegʷʰ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek εὔχομαι (eukhomai), Sanskrit वाघत् (vāghat) and Old Armenian գոգեմ (gogem).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwo.we.oː/

Verb

present active voveō, present infinitive vovēre, perfect active vōvī, supine vōtum.

1. I vow, promise; dedicate or devote to a deity.
2. I wish for, desire.

Inflection

The passive forms in Latin documents are third-person forms only.

Second Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	voveō	vovēs	vovet	vovēmus	vovētis	vovent
	future	vovēbō	vovēbis	vovēbit	vovēbimus	vovēbitis	vovēbunt
	imperfect	vovēbam	vovēbās	vovēbat	vovēbāmus	vovēbātis	vovēbant
	perfect	vōvī	vōvistī	vōvit	vōvimus	vōvistis	vōvērunt
	future perfect	vōverō	vōveris	vōverit	vōverimus	vōveritis	vōverint
	pluperfect	vōveram	vōverās	vōverat	vōverāmus	vōverātis	vōverant
passive	present	voveor	vovēris	vovētur	vovēmur	vovēminī	voventur
	future	vovēbor	vovēberis	vovēbitur	vovēbimur	vovēbiminī	vovēbuntur
	imperfect	vovēbar	vovēbāris	vovēbātur	vovēbāmur	vovēbāminī	vovēbantur
	perfect	Use vōtus m, vōta f, vōtum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use vōtus m, vōta f, vōtum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vōtus m, vōta f, vōtum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	voveam	voveās	voveat	voveāmus	voveātis	voveant
	imperfect	vovērem	vovērēs	vovēret	vovērēmus	vovērētis	vovērent
	perfect	vōverim	vōverīs	vōverit	vōverīmus	vōverītis	vōverint
	pluperfect	vōvissem	vōvissēs	vōvisset	vōvissēmus	vōvissētis	vōvissent
passive	present	vovear	voveāris	voveātur	voveāmur	voveāminī	voveantur
	imperfect	vovērer	vovērēris	vovērētur	vovērēmur	vovērēminī	vovērentur
	perfect	Use vōtus m, vōta f, vōtum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use vōtus m, vōta f, vōtum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	vovē	vovētō	vovētō	vovēre	vovētor	vovētor
	plural	vovēte	vovētōte	voventō	vovēminī	—	voventor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		vovēre	vōvisse	vōtūrus esse	vovērī	vōtus esse	vōtum īrī
participles		vovēns (voventis)	—	vōtūrus-ra, -rum	—	vōtus-a, -um	vovendus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• dēvoveō
• vōtum
• vōtus

Related terms

• vōtifer
• vōtīvitās
• vōtīvus

Descendants

• English: vote, vow
• French: vouer