contravenio

Latin

Etymology

From contrā- (against) +‎ veniō (come).

Pronunciation

Verb

contrāveniō (present infinitive contrāvenīre, perfect active contrāvēnī, supine contrāventum); fourth conjugation

  1. to oppose

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Catalan: contravenir
  • English: contravene
  • French: contrevenir
  • Portuguese: contravir
  • Romanian: contraveni
  • Spanish: contravenir

References

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