volans

See also: Volans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of volō (“fly; move swiftly”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯o.lans/, [ˈu̯ɔɫ̪ä̃ːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvo.lans/, [ˈvɔːläns]

Participle

volāns (genitive volantis); third-declension one-termination participle

1. flying

Declension

Third-declension participle.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	volāns			volantēs	volantia
Genitive	volantis			volantium
Dative	volantī			volantibus
Accusative	volantem	volāns		volantēs volantīs	volantia
Ablative	volante volantī1			volantibus
Vocative	volāns			volantēs	volantia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• Italian: volante
• Old French: volant
  • French: volant
  • → English: volant
• Portuguese: voante
• Spanish: volante
  • → English: volante
• → Portuguese: volante

References

• “volans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “volans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• volans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.