volvi

See also: Volvi and volví

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin volvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvolvi/

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• Rhymes: -olvi
• Syllabification: vol‧vi

Verb

volvi (present volvas, past volvis, future volvos, conditional volvus, volitive volvu)

1. (transitive) to wind, roll up, coil, turn around

Conjugation

Conjugation of volvi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		volvas		volvis		volvos
active participle		volvanta	volvantaj	volvinta	volvintaj	volvonta	volvontaj
	acc.	volvantan	volvantajn	volvintan	volvintajn	volvontan	volvontajn
passive participle		volvata	volvataj	volvita	volvitaj	volvota	volvotaj
	acc.	volvatan	volvatajn	volvitan	volvitajn	volvotan	volvotajn
nominal active participle		volvanto	volvantoj	volvinto	volvintoj	volvonto	volvontoj
	acc.	volvanton	volvantojn	volvinton	volvintojn	volvonton	volvontojn
nominal passive participle		volvato	volvatoj	volvito	volvitoj	volvoto	volvotoj
	acc.	volvaton	volvatojn	volviton	volvitojn	volvoton	volvotojn
adverbial active participle		volvante		volvinte		volvonte
adverbial passive participle		volvate		volvite		volvote
		infinitive	volvi	imperative	volvu	conditional	volvus

Derived terms

• disvolvi
• malvolvi

Further reading

• “volvi”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “volvi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Galician

Verb

volvi

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular preterite indicative of volver

Italian

Verb

volvi

1. inflection of volvere:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwɔɫ.wiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔl.vi]

Verb

volvī

1. inflection of volvō:
   1. first-person singular perfect active indicative
   2. present passive infinitive

Portuguese

Verb

volvi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of volver