volo

See also Voló, voló, and volò

Catalan

Verb

volo

1. First-person singular present indicative form of volar.

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Esperanto

Noun

volo (plural voloj, accusative singular volon, 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 terms

• vola (“voluntary”)
• vole (“voluntarily”)
• voli (“to want, wish”)

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Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

volo m (plural voli)

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

Verb

volo

1. first-person singular present tense of volare

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Latin

FWOTD - 14 November 2012

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwo.loː/

• Audio (Classical)

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Etymology 1

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

Verb

present active volō, present infinitive velle, perfect active voluī, supine -.

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, I intend.

   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)

   • c. 254–184 BCE, Plautus, Captivi ("The Captives"), 618, (English and Latin text)

     Do tibi operam, Aristophontes, si quid est quod me velis.

     I’m at your service, Aristophontes, if there’s anything you want of me.

Inflection

Irregular conjugation.

    Irregular

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	volō	vīs	vult, volt	volumus	vultis, voltis	volunt
	future	volam	volēs	volet	volēmus	volētis	volent
	imperfect	volēbam	volēbās	volēbat	volēbāmus	volēbātis	volēbant
	perfect	voluī	voluistī	voluit	voluimus	voluistis	voluērunt
	future perfect	voluerō	volueris	voluerit	voluerimus	volueritis	voluerint
	pluperfect	volueram	voluerās	voluerat	voluerāmus	voluerātis	voluerant
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
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	—	—	—	—	—	—
	plural	—	—	—	—	—	—
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		velle	voluisse	—	—	—	—
participles		volēns	—	—	—	—	—

Derived terms

• benevolēns
• malevolēns
• vel
• volēns
• voluntās

Related terms

• nōlō
• malō

Descendants

Aromanian: voi, vreare Catalan: voler Dalmatian: blaire French: vouloir

Italian: volere Neapolitan: vulè Romanian: vrea Sicilian: vuliri

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Verb

present active volō, present infinitive volāre, perfect active volāvī, supine volātum.

1. I fly.

   Verba volant, scrīpta manent.

   Words fly, writings remain.

Conjugation

First Conjugation

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	volō	volās	volat	volāmus	volātis	volant
	future	volābō	volābis	volābit	volābimus	volābitis	volābunt
	imperfect	volābam	volābās	volābat	volābāmus	volābātis	volābant
	perfect	volāvī	volāvistī	volāvit	volāvimus	volāvistis	volāvērunt
	future perfect	volāverō	volāveris	volāverit	volāverimus	volāveritis	volāverint
	pluperfect	volāveram	volāverās	volāverat	volāverāmus	volāverātis	volāverant
passive	present	volor	volāris	volātur	volāmur	volāminī	volantur
	future	volābor	volāberis	volābitur	volābimur	volābiminī	volābuntur
	imperfect	volābar	volābāris	volābātur	volābāmur	volābāminī	volābantur
	perfect	Use volātus m, volāta f, volātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
	future perfect	Use volātus m, volāta f, volātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
	pluperfect	Use volātus m, volāta f, volātum n followed by the imperfect 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	volētur	volēmur	volēminī	volentur
	imperfect	volārer	volārēris	volārētur	volārēmur	volārēminī	volārentur
	perfect	Use volātus m, volāta f, volātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
	pluperfect	Use volātus m, volāta f, volātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives		active			passive
		present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)	present (you)	future (you)	future (he/she)
	singular	volā	volātō	volātō	volāre	volātor	volātor
	plural	volāte	volātōte	volantō	volāminī	—	volantor
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		volāre	volāvisse	volātūrus esse	volārī	volātus esse	volātum īrī
participles		volāns (volantis)	—	volātūrus-ra, -rum	—	volātus-a, -um	volandus-nda, -ndum

Derived terms

• volantēs
• volātus
• volitō

Descendants

Aromanian: azboair, azburare Catalan: volar French: voler, vouloir Friulian: svolâ Galician: voar Italian: volare Neapolitan: vulà

Occitan: volar Portuguese: voar Romanian: zbura, vrea Romansch: sgular, svolar, svuler Sardinian: bobai, bolare, bolai, borai, volare Sicilian: vulari Spanish: volar

References

• Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, page 687

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Malagasy

Etymology 1

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

Noun

volo

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

volo

1. bamboo (wood)