volant

English

Etymology

From Middle French volant, present participle of voler (“to fly”), from Latin volāre.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvəʊlənt/

Adjective

volant (not comparable)

1. (heraldry) Having extended wings as if flying.
2. (heraldry) Represented as unsupported in the air.
3. Flying, or able to fly.
4. Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.
   • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 209:

     he turned to catch through the trees a flitting glimpse of her light dress, her volant attitude, as she sped silently and secretly back to the waiting group on the porch.

Anagrams

• Voltan

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /voˈlant/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /buˈlan/

Adjective

volant (feminine volanta, masculine plural volants, feminine plural volantes)

1. flying

Noun

volant m (plural volants)

1. steering wheel
2. (badminton) shuttlecock
3. badminton
4. tassel

Verb

volant

1. present participle of volar

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Czech

Etymology

From French volant (“steering wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvolant/

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Noun

volant m

1. steering wheel

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	volant	volanty
genitive	volantu	volantů
dative	volantu	volantům
accusative	volant	volanty
vocative	volante	volanty
locative	volantě, volantu	volantech
instrumental	volantem	volanty

Further reading

• volant in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• volant in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɑ̃/

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Participle

volant

1. present participle of voler

   Voici un oiseau volant.

   Here's a flying bird.

Noun

volant m (plural volants)

1. steering wheel
2. (technical) flywheel
3. flounce
4. (badminton) shuttlecock, birdie

Derived terms

• au volant

Further reading

• “volant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• lovant

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Italian

Etymology

French

Noun

volant m (invariable)

1. frill, flounce

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Latin

Verb

volant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of volō