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volo

See also: Volo, voló, volò, and Voló

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VerbEdit

volo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of volar

EsperantoEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

volo (accusative singular volon, plural voloj, accusative plural volojn)

  1. volition
  2. what one desires or wishes, a gift of peace, one's wish
  3. a Latin shortcut for the word Volabesta

Related termsEdit

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈvo.lo/
  • Rhymes: -olo
  • Hyphenation: vó‧lo

NounEdit

volo m (plural voli)

  1. flight (of a bird; trip in a plane)

VerbEdit

volo

  1. first-person singular present of volare

LatinEdit

FWOTD – 14 November 2012

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Italic *welō, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-. Cognate with Sanskrit वृणीते (vṛṇīte, “to choose, prefer”), Old English willan (“to will, wish, desire”). More at will.

VerbEdit

volō (present infinitive velle, perfect active voluī); irregular conjugation, no passive

  1. I wish
    Tibi bene ex animo volo.
    I wish you well with all my heart.
    Hanc rem publicam salvam esse volumus.
    We wish this republic to be safe.
  2. I want
    Quid vis?
    What do you want?
    Nunc edere volo.
    Now I want to eat.
  3. I mean, intend
    • c. 254 BCE – 184 BCE, Plautus, Captivi 618
      Do tibi operam, Aristophontes, si quid est quod me velis.
      I’m at your service, Aristophontes, if there’s anything you want of me.
    Et dixit ad socerum, "Quid est quod facere voluisti?
    And he said to his father-in-law: "What is it that thou didst mean to do?" (KJV Bible, Genesis 29:25)
    Quibus ad se accersitis rex ait: "Quidnam est hoc quod facere voluistis ut pueros servaretis?"
    And the king called for them, and said: "What is it that you meant to do, that you would save the men children?" (KJV Bible, Exodus 1:18)
InflectionEdit
   Conjugation of volo (irregular, no imperatives)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present volō vīs vult, volt volumus vultis, voltis volunt
imperfect volēbam volēbās volēbat volēbāmus volēbātis volēbant
future volam volēs volet volēmus volētis volent
perfect voluī voluistī voluit voluimus voluistis voluērunt, voluēre
pluperfect volueram voluerās voluerat voluerāmus voluerātis voluerant
future perfect voluerō volueris voluerit voluerimus volueritis voluerint
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present velim velīs velit velīmus velītis velint
imperfect vellem vellēs vellet vellēmus vellētis vellent
perfect voluerim voluerīs voluerit voluerīmus voluerītis voluerint
pluperfect voluissem voluissēs voluisset voluissēmus voluissētis voluissent
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives velle voluisse — — — —
participles volēns — — — — —
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Related to Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”), as from way and wagon

VerbEdit

volō (present infinitive volāre, perfect active volāvī, supine volātum); first conjugation

  1. I fly
    Verba volant, scrīpta manent.
    Words fly, writings remain.
InflectionEdit
   Conjugation of volo (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present volō volās volat volāmus volātis volant
imperfect volābam volābās volābat volābāmus volābātis volābant
future volābō volābis volābit volābimus volābitis volābunt
perfect volāvī volāvistī volāvit volāvimus volāvistis volāvērunt, volāvēre
pluperfect volāveram volāverās volāverat volāverāmus volāverātis volāverant
future perfect volāverō volāveris volāverit volāverimus volāveritis volāverint
passive present volor volāris, volāre volātur volāmur volāminī volantur
imperfect volābar volābāris, volābāre volābātur volābāmur volābāminī volābantur
future volābor volāberis, volābere volābitur volābimur volābiminī volābuntur
perfect volātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect volātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect volātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present volem volēs volet volēmus volētis volent
imperfect volārem volārēs volāret volārēmus volārētis volārent
perfect volāverim volāverīs volāverit volāverīmus volāverītis volāverint
pluperfect volāvissem volāvissēs volāvisset volāvissēmus volāvissētis volāvissent
passive present voler volēris, volēre volētur volēmur volēminī volentur
imperfect volārer volārēris, volārēre volārētur volārēmur volārēminī volārentur
perfect volātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect volātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — volā — — volāte —
future — volātō volātō — volātōte volantō
passive present — volāre — — volāminī —
future — volātor volātor — — volantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives volāre volāvisse volātūrus esse volārī volātus esse volātum īrī
participles volāns — volātūrus — volātus volandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
volāre volandī volandō volandum volātum volātū
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • volo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • volo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “volo” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be favourably disposed towards: alicuius causa velle or cupere
    • convince yourself of this; rest assured on this point: sic volo te tibi persuadere
    • he attained his object: id quod voluit consecutus est
    • he attained his object: ad id quod voluit pervenit
    • what is the meaning of this: quid hoc sibi vult?
    • to let those present fix any subject they like for discussion: ponere iubere, qua de re quis audire velit (Fin. 2. 1. 1)
    • to wish to speak to some one: velle aliquem (Plaut. Capt. 5. 2. 24)
    • a word with you: paucis te volo
    • a word with you: tribus verbis te volo
    • (ambiguous) the frost set in so severely that..: tanta vis frigoris insecuta est, ut
    • (ambiguous) vivid, lively imagination: ingenii vis or celeritas
    • (ambiguous) what do you mean to do: quid tibi vis?
    • (ambiguous) oratorical power: vis dicendi
    • (ambiguous) what is the meaning, the original sense of this word: quae est vis huius verbi?
    • (ambiguous) the fundamental meaning of a word: vis et notio verbi, vocabuli
    • (ambiguous) enthusiasm: ardor, inflammatio animi, incitatio mentis, mentis vis incitatior
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 687

MalagasyEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu (compare Malay bulu), from Proto-Austronesian *bulu.

NounEdit

volo

  1. (anatomy) hair (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals)

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buluq (compare Malay buluh), from Proto-Austronesian *buluq.

NounEdit

volo

  1. bamboo (wood)
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