volens

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of volō (“I wish”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈwo.lens/, [ˈwɔ.ɫẽːs]

Participle

volēns m, f, n (genitive volentis); third declension

1. wishing
2. willing
3. welcome

Inflection

Third declension.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
nominative	volēns			volentēs	volentia
genitive	volentis			volentium
dative	volentī			volentibus
accusative	volentem	volēns		volentēs	volentia
ablative	volente, volentī1			volentibus
vocative	volēns			volentēs	volentia

¹When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

• Italian: volente

References

• volens in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• volens in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “volens” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)