volans

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Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of volō (fly; move swiftly).

Pronunciation

Participle

volāns (genitive volantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. flying

Declension

Third-declension participle.

1When used purely as an adjective.

Descendants

References

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