Latin dictionary · verb
volvō
to roll, tumble
Dictionary forms: volvō, volvere, volvī, volūtum
Inflection: third conjugation
Meaning and definitions
- to roll, tumble
Connected roots
- volv-
rolling
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- revolve
to move in a circle around a central point
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| volvō | 1st sg. present active indicative |
| volvis | 2nd sg. present active indicative |
| volvit | 3rd sg. present active indicative |
| volvimus | 1st pl. present active indicative |
| volvitis | 2nd pl. present active indicative |
| volvunt | 3rd pl. present active indicative |
| volvēbam | 1st sg. imperfect active indicative |
| volvēbās | 2nd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| volvēbat | 3rd sg. imperfect active indicative |
| volvēbāmus | 1st pl. imperfect active indicative |
| volvēbātis | 2nd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| volvēbant | 3rd pl. imperfect active indicative |
| volvam | 1st sg. future active indicative |
| volvēs | 2nd sg. future active indicative |
| volvet | 3rd sg. future active indicative |
| volvēmus | 1st pl. future active indicative |
| volvētis | 2nd pl. future active indicative |
| volvent | 3rd pl. future active indicative |
| volvī | 1st sg. perfect active indicative |
| volvistī | 2nd sg. perfect active indicative |
| volvit | 3rd sg. perfect active indicative |
| volvimus | 1st pl. perfect active indicative |
| volvistis | 2nd pl. perfect active indicative |
| volvērunt | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| volvēre | 3rd pl. perfect active indicative |
| volvor | 1st sg. present passive indicative |
| volveris | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| volvere | 2nd sg. present passive indicative |
| volvitur | 3rd sg. present passive indicative |
| volvimur | 1st pl. present passive indicative |
| volviminī | 2nd pl. present passive indicative |
| volvuntur | 3rd pl. present passive indicative |
| volvēbar | 1st sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| volvēbāris | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| volvēbāre | 2nd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| volvēbātur | 3rd sg. imperfect passive indicative |
| volvēbāmur | 1st pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| volvēbāminī | 2nd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| volvēbantur | 3rd pl. imperfect passive indicative |
| volvar | 1st sg. future passive indicative |
| volvēris | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| volvēre | 2nd sg. future passive indicative |
| volvētur | 3rd sg. future passive indicative |
| volvēmur | 1st pl. future passive indicative |
| volvēminī | 2nd pl. future passive indicative |
| volventur | 3rd pl. future passive indicative |
| volvere | present active infinitive |
| volvam | 1st sg. present active subjunctive |
| volvās | 2nd sg. present active subjunctive |
| volvat | 3rd sg. present active subjunctive |
| volvāmus | 1st pl. present active subjunctive |
| volvātis | 2nd pl. present active subjunctive |
| volvant | 3rd pl. present active subjunctive |
| volveram | 1st sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| volverās | 2nd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| volverat | 3rd sg. pluperfect active indicative |
| volverāmus | 1st pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| volverātis | 2nd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| volverant | 3rd pl. pluperfect active indicative |
| volverō | 1st sg. future perfect active indicative |
| volveris | 2nd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| volverit | 3rd sg. future perfect active indicative |
| volverimus | 1st pl. future perfect active indicative |
| volveritis | 2nd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| volverint | 3rd pl. future perfect active indicative |
| volverem | 1st sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| volverēs | 2nd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| volveret | 3rd sg. imperfect active subjunctive |
| volverēmus | 1st pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| volverētis | 2nd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| volverent | 3rd pl. imperfect active subjunctive |
| volverim | 1st sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| volverīs | 2nd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| volverit | 3rd sg. perfect active subjunctive |
| volverīmus | 1st pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| volverītis | 2nd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| volverint | 3rd pl. perfect active subjunctive |
| volvissem | 1st sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| volvissēs | 2nd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
| volvisset | 3rd sg. pluperfect active subjunctive |
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