devolo

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Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ volō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēvolō (present infinitive dēvolāre, perfect active dēvolāvī, supine dēvolātum); first conjugation

  1. to fly down or away
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.700-702:
      Ergō Īrīs croceīs per caelum rōscida pennīs, / mīlle trahēns variōs adversō sōle colōrēs, / dēvolat, .
      Therefore Iris flew down on dewy saffron wings, trailing through the sky a thousand varied colors opposite the sun, .

Conjugation

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

References

  • devolo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • devolo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • devolo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.