nolo

Finnish

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: no‧lo
• Rhymes: -olo
• IPA: [ˈnolo]

Adjective

nolo (comparative nolompi, superlative noloin)

1. embarrassed

   Hän oli kovin nolo jäätyään kiinni itse teossa.

   He was so embarrassed for having been caught in the act.

2. awkward, embarrassing

   Se oli todella nolo tilanne.

   It was a really awkward situation.

Declension

Declension of nolo (type valo) singular plural nominative nolo nolot genitive nolon nolojen partitive noloa noloja accusative nolo nolon nolot inessive nolossa noloissa elative nolosta noloista illative noloon noloihin adessive nololla noloilla ablative nololta noloilta allative nololle noloille essive nolona noloina translative noloksi noloiksi instructive – noloin abessive nolotta noloitta comitative – noloine

Derived terms

• nolosti
• nolostua
• nolostuttaa

Anagrams

• olon

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈnɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: nò‧lo

Noun

nolo m (plural noli)

1. hire, hiring, renting

   prendere a nolo (=noleggiare) - to rent; to hire

2. hire, rental, freight

Synonyms

• noleggio

Related terms

• noleggiare

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Latin

Etymology

From ne "that not" + volo "I want".

Verb

present active nōlō, present infinitive nōlle, perfect active nōlui. (deponent)

1. I am unwilling, I wish not, I want not, I refuse

   T. Maccius Plautus, Stichus, or The Parasite Rebuffed

   Abire nolumus.

   We are unwilling to depart.

   Nollem.

   I would not./I could wish not.

   Nollem factum.

   I am sorry for it.

   Quod nolim.

   Which Heaven forbid.

   Non nolle.

   To have no objection. /To be willing

   Me nolente.

   Without my consent. /Against my will. (literally. with me being unwilling)

   Alere nolunt hominem edacem.

   They won't keep a greedy man.

Usage notes

• This verb is especially frequent in the imperative (nōlī, nōlīto, nōlīte) is used to denote "don't". The singular imperative (nōlī) is used to order one person "not to do something", whilst the plural imperative (nōlīte) is used to order many people "not to do something". It is followed by a verb in the infinitive (to love, to die..). E.g.:

  Nōlīte speluncas intrare! (plural)

  Don't (you people) enter the caves! (plural)

  Nōlī irascier.

  Don't become angry.

  Nōlī avorsari.

  Don't recoil.

  Nōlī putare.

  Don't think.

  Nōlītote mirari. (plural)

  Don't be surprised. (plural)

  Nōlīto putare.

  You shall not think.

  Nōlīte, hospites, ad me adire.

  Don't approach me strangers!

  Nōlīte, judices, existimare.

  Don't judge, judges!

• Sometimes the verb velle (to wish, to want) is used pleonastically with this verb:
• Sometimes followed by a negative, which does not destroy the negation.

Inflection

Irregular conjugation.

    Irregular

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nōlō	nōn vīs	nōn vult	nōlumus	nōn vultis	nōlunt
	future	nōlam	nōlēs	nōlet	nōlēmus	nōlētis	nōlent
	imperfect	nōlēbam	nōlēbās	nōlēbat	nōlēbāmus	nōlēbātis	nōlēbant
	perfect	nōluī	nōluistī	nōluit	nōluimus	nōluistis	nōluērunt
	future perfect	nōluerō	nōlueris	nōluerit	nōluerimus	nōlueritis	nōluerint
	pluperfect	nōlueram	nōluerās	nōluerat	nōluerāmus	nōluerātis	nōluerant
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nōlim	nōlīs	nōlit	nōlīmus	nōlītis	nōlint
	imperfect	nōllem	nōllēs	nōllet	nōllēmus	nōllētis	nōllent
	perfect	nōluerim	nōluerīs	nōluerit	nōluerīmus	nōluerītis	nōluerint
	pluperfect	nōluissem	nōluissēs	nōluisset	nōluissēmus	nōluissētis	nōluissent
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	nōlī	nōlītō	nōlītō	—	—	—
	plural	nōlīte	nōlītōte	nōluntō	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nōlle	nōluisse	—	—	—	—
participles		nōlēns	—	—	—	—	—

See also

• Noli me tangere (Do not touch me)
• Noli turbare circulos meos (Do not disturb my circles!)
• Nolens, volens (Unwilling, willing)
• Nolle prosequi (To be unwilling to prosecute)
• Nolo contendere (I do not wish to contend)
• nolens volens