provolvo
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈu̯ol.u̯oː/, [proːˈu̯ɔɫ̪u̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈvol.vo/, [proˈvɔlvo]
Verb edit
prōvolvō (present infinitive prōvolvere, perfect active prōvolvī, supine prōvolūtum); third conjugation
- to roll or tumble forwards, along, over and over or away
- (with passive or se) to cast oneself down, fall down, prostrate oneself; descend
- (figuratively) to snatch away, carry away, hurry on
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References edit
- “provolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “provolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- provolvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.