voluta

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English

a voluta (Voluta musica) shell

Etymology

From Latin voluta (“a spiral scroll”). See volute.

Noun

voluta (plural volutas or volutae)

  1. (zoology) Any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.

See also

Czech

Etymology

Latin volvo.

Pronunciation

Noun

voluta f

  1. (architecture) volute
Related terms

Further reading

Italian

Etymology 1

Participle

voluta f sg

  1. feminine singular of voluto

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin voluta, from the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō.

Noun

voluta f (plural volute)

  1. spiral, volute, curl
  2. wreath

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun use of the feminine of volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō.

Noun

volūta f (genitive volūtae); first declension

  1. a spiral scroll
  2. a spiral decoration
Declension

volūta f (genitive volūtae); first declension

Descendants
  • Catalan: volta
  • English: vault, volute
  • French: volute, voûte
  • Hungarian: bolt
  • Italian: voluta, volta

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Etymology 2

Participle

(deprecated template usage) volūta

  1. inflection of volūtus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

(deprecated template usage) volūtā

  1. ablative feminine singular of volūtus
Descendants

Etymology 3

Verb

(deprecated template usage) volūtā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of volūtō

References

  • “voluta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • voluta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin voluta.

Noun

voluta f (plural volutas)

  1. (architecture) volute

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin voluta.

Noun

voluta f (plural volutas)

  1. wisp (of smoke)
  2. (architecture) volute

Further reading

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