advoco

Catalan

Verb

advoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of advocar

Latin

Etymology

From ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ vocō (“call, summon”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈad.u̯o.koː/, [ˈäd̪u̯ɔkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈad.vo.ko/, [ˈäd̪voko]

Verb

advocō (present infinitive advocāre, perfect active advocāvī, supine advocātum); first conjugation

1. to call, invite or summon someone to a place, invoke

   Synonyms: prōvocō, ēvocō, invocō, invītō, acciō, arcessō, citō, inclāmō, exciō

   Antonym: āvocō

2. to get a respite, delay
3. to give consolation, console; recommend
4. (law) to call in as aid, assistant, witness or counsellor

Conjugation

Conjugation of advocō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	advocō	advocās	advocat	advocāmus	advocātis	advocant
	imperfect	advocābam	advocābās	advocābat	advocābāmus	advocābātis	advocābant
	future	advocābō	advocābis	advocābit	advocābimus	advocābitis	advocābunt
	perfect	advocāvī	advocāvistī, advocāstī1	advocāvit, advocāt1	advocāvimus, advocāmus1	advocāvistis, advocāstis1	advocāvērunt, advocāvēre, advocārunt1
	pluperfect	advocāveram, advocāram1	advocāverās, advocārās1	advocāverat, advocārat1	advocāverāmus, advocārāmus1	advocāverātis, advocārātis1	advocāverant, advocārant1
	future perfect	advocāverō, advocārō1	advocāveris, advocāris1	advocāverit, advocārit1	advocāverimus, advocārimus1	advocāveritis, advocāritis1	advocāverint, advocārint1
passive	present	advocor	advocāris, advocāre	advocātur	advocāmur	advocāminī	advocantur
	imperfect	advocābar	advocābāris, advocābāre	advocābātur	advocābāmur	advocābāminī	advocābantur
	future	advocābor	advocāberis, advocābere	advocābitur	advocābimur	advocābiminī	advocābuntur
	perfect	advocātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	advocātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	advocātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	advocem	advocēs	advocet	advocēmus	advocētis	advocent
	imperfect	advocārem	advocārēs	advocāret	advocārēmus	advocārētis	advocārent
	perfect	advocāverim, advocārim1	advocāverīs, advocārīs1	advocāverit, advocārit1	advocāverīmus, advocārīmus1	advocāverītis, advocārītis1	advocāverint, advocārint1
	pluperfect	advocāvissem, advocāssem1	advocāvissēs, advocāssēs1	advocāvisset, advocāsset1	advocāvissēmus, advocāssēmus1	advocāvissētis, advocāssētis1	advocāvissent, advocāssent1
passive	present	advocer	advocēris, advocēre	advocētur	advocēmur	advocēminī	advocentur
	imperfect	advocārer	advocārēris, advocārēre	advocārētur	advocārēmur	advocārēminī	advocārentur
	perfect	advocātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	advocātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	advocā	—	—	advocāte	—
	future	—	advocātō	advocātō	—	advocātōte	advocantō
passive	present	—	advocāre	—	—	advocāminī	—
	future	—	advocātor	advocātor	—	—	advocantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		advocāre	advocāvisse, advocāsse1	advocātūrum esse	advocārī	advocātum esse	advocātum īrī
participles		advocāns	—	advocātūrus	—	advocātus	advocandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		advocandī	advocandō	advocandum	advocandō	advocātum	advocātū

¹At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• advocāta
• advocātiō
• advocātor
• advocātus

Related terms

• convocō
• ēvocō
• invocō
• prōvocō
• revocō
• vocō

Descendants

• Dalmatian: abucur, advocur
• → English: advoke, advocate
• Italian: avvocare
• Franco-Provençal: avoyer
• Old French: avouchier, avoer
  • Middle French: avouer
    • French: avouer
  • → English: avow
  • Anglo-Norman: avocher, avoucher
  • → English: avouch
  • Norman: avouchier
• Portuguese: advogar, advocar
• Sicilian: abbucari
• Spanish: abogar
• → Spanish: advocar, avocar

References

• “advoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “advoco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• advoco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to summon an assembly of the people: contionem advocare (Sall. Iug. 33. 3)
    

Portuguese

Verb

advoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of advocar

Spanish

Verb

advoco

1. first-person singular present indicative of advocar