foveo, fovere, fovi, fotus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
keep warm; favor, cherish, maintain, foster;
Conjugations
Finite Forms
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | foveo | fovemus |
| 2 | foves | fovetis |
| 3 | fovet | fovent |
Infinitives
| Voice | Tense | Forms |
|---|---|---|
| active | present | fovere |
| active | perfect | fovisse |
| passive | present | foveri |
Imperatives
active
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fove | fovete |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | foveto | fovetote |
| 3 | foveto | fovento |
passive
present
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fovere | fovemini |
future
| Person | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | fovetor | — |
| 3 | fovetor | foventor |
Participles
Perfect Passive Participle
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fotus | foti |
| Gen. | foti | fotorum |
| Dat. | foto | — |
| Acc. | fotum | fotos |
| Voc. | fote | foti |
| Abl. | foto | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fota | fotae |
| Gen. | fotae | fotarum |
| Dat. | fotae | — |
| Acc. | fotam | fotas |
| Voc. | fota | fotae |
| Abl. | fota | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fotum | fota |
| Gen. | foti | fotorum |
| Dat. | foto | — |
| Acc. | fotum | fota |
| Voc. | fotum | fota |
| Abl. | foto | — |
Gerundive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fovendus | — |
| Gen. | fovendi | — |
| Dat. | fovendo | — |
| Acc. | fovendum | — |
| Voc. | fovende | — |
| Abl. | fovendo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fovenda | — |
| Gen. | fovendae | — |
| Dat. | fovendae | — |
| Acc. | fovendam | — |
| Voc. | fovenda | — |
| Abl. | fovenda | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fovendum | — |
| Gen. | fovendi | — |
| Dat. | fovendo | — |
| Acc. | fovendum | — |
| Voc. | fovendum | — |
| Abl. | fovendo | — |
Supines
accusative: fotum; ablative: fotu
Examples
Bacchides
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...IV.x PHILOXENVS Quam magis in pectore meo foveo quas meus filius turbas turbet, quam se ad vitam..."VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...quantum,' inquit, 'misera pertuli laborem, dum tam magnam foveo tristitiam! non fuit mihi rixa cum morbis..."