Volumnus

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From volō (to want, wish), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-o- (strive) + *-mh₁nos.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Volumnus m (genitive Volumnī); second declension

  1. a minor Roman god that bestows good intention to a fetus

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Volumnus Volumnī
Genitive Volumnī Volumnōrum
Dative Volumnō Volumnīs
Accusative Volumnum Volumnōs
Ablative Volumnō Volumnīs
Vocative Volumne Volumnī

References[edit]

  • Volumnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Volumnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.