Oxford Latin Dictionary
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volāre to fly
volāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to fly.
Definitions for volāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
fly
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(of birds and other winged creatures) To fly; (pres. pple. as sb., pl.) birds, etc.
- 2
To move through the air, empty space, etc.: (a) (of missiles). (b) (of wind-borne objects. substances, etc.). (c) (of atmospheric or celestial phenomena). (d) (of disembodied spirits). (e) (of sounds, utterances).
- 3
To move rapidly over the surface of the land or sea, speed, fly. (b) (w. less emphasis on means of locomotion) to hurry, speed; to move rapidly to and fro.
- 4
(transf., of time) To fly.
Noun
- 1
A volunteer (in the period following the battle of Cannae a slave ransomed at public expense to serve in the army; see LIV.22.57.11).
Sentences with volāre
Latin to English
Labitur uncta carina, volat super impetur undas.Compare The well-greased keel, rushing on, flies over the white waves.
Conjugation table for volāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| volō volās volat volāmus volātis volant | volābam volābās volābat volābāmus volābātis volābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| volāvī volāvistī volāvit volāvimus volāvistis volāvērunt / volāvēre | volāveram volāverās volāverat volāverāmus volāverātis volāverant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| volābō volābis volābit volābimus volābitis volābunt | volāverō volāveris volāverit volāverimus volāveritis volāverint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| volem volēs volet volēmus volētis volent | volārem volārēs volāret volārēmus volārētis volārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| volāverim volāveris volāverit volāverimus volāveritis volāverint | volāvissem volāvissēs volāvisset volāvissēmus volāvissētis volāvissent |
Infinitive present volāre Infinitive perfect volāvisse Infinitive future volātūrum esse | Imperative present volā volāte Imperative future volātō volātō volātōte volantō |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| - - volātur - - - | - - volābātur - - - |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| - - volātus est - - - | - - volātus erat - - - |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| - - volābitur - - - | - - volātus erit - - - |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| - - volētur - - - | - - volārētur - - - |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| - - volātus sit - - - | - - volātus esset - - - |
Infinitive present volārī Infinitive perfect volātum esse Infinitive future volātum īrī | Imperative present - - Imperative future - volātō - - |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | volāns | volantēs |
| Gen. | volantis | volantium |
| Dat. | volantī | volantibus |
| Acc. | volantem | volantēs |
| Abl. | volante | volantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | volātūrus | volātūrī |
| Gen. | volātūrī | volātūrōrum |
| Dat. | volātūrō | volātūrīs |
| Acc. | volātūrum | volātūrōs |
| Abl. | volātūrō | volātūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | volātus | volātī |
| Gen. | volātī | volātōrum |
| Dat. | volātō | volātīs |
| Acc. | volātum | volātōs |
| Abl. | volātō | volātīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | volandus | volandī |
| Gen. | volandī | volandōrum |
| Dat. | volandō | volandīs |
| Acc. | volandum | volandōs |
| Abl. | volandō | volandīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | volāre | volātum |
| Gen. | volandī | volātū |
| Dat. | volandō | |
| Acc. | volandum | |
| Abl. | volandō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 493.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2099.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "volō, volāre, volāvī, volātum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/volo-volare-volavi-volatum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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