provolvo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /proːˈu̯ol.u̯oː/, [proːˈu̯ɔɫ̪u̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /proˈvol.vo/, [proˈvɔlvo]
Verb
prōvolvō (present infinitive prōvolvere, perfect active prōvolvī, supine prōvolūtum); third conjugation
- I roll or tumble forwards, along, over and over or away.
- (with passive or se) I cast myself down, fall down, prostrate myself; descend.
- (figuratively) I snatch away, carry away, hurry on.
Conjugation
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References
- “provolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “provolvo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- provolvo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.