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Volvo

Volvo

See also: volvo

English

Proper noun

Volvo

  1. The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.

Translations

Noun

Volvo (plural Volvos)

  1. A motor car manufactured by Volvo.

volvo

volvo

See also: Volvo

Galician

Verb

volvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of volver

Italian

Verb

volvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of volvere

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welw-, *wel- (to turn, wind, round). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλύω (elúō, to roll around), εἰλύω (eilúō, to enfold), εἴλω (eílō, to roll up, pack close), ἑλίσσω (helíssō, to turn round, to roll), ἕλιξ (hélix), Old Armenian գելում (gelum), Old English wielwan, wealwian (to roll). Confer Latin vulgus. More at wallow.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwol.wo/, [ˈwɔɫ.wɔ]

Verb

volvō (present infinitive volvere, perfect active volvī, supine volūtum); third conjugation

  1. I roll, tumble.

Inflection

   Conjugation of volvo (third conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present volvō volvis volvit volvimus volvitis volvunt
imperfect volvēbam volvēbās volvēbat volvēbāmus volvēbātis volvēbant
future volvam volvēs volvet volvēmus volvētis volvent
perfect volvī volvistī volvit volvimus volvistis volvērunt, volvēre
pluperfect volveram volverās volverat volverāmus volverātis volverant
future perfect volverō volveris volverit volverimus volveritis volverint
passive present volvor volveris, volvere volvitur volvimur volviminī volvuntur
imperfect volvēbar volvēbāris, volvēbāre volvēbātur volvēbāmur volvēbāminī volvēbantur
future volvar volvēris, volvēre volvētur volvēmur volvēminī volventur
perfect volūtus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect volūtus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect volūtus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present volvam volvās volvat volvāmus volvātis volvant
imperfect volverem volverēs volveret volverēmus volverētis volverent
perfect volverim volverīs volverit volverīmus volverītis volverint
pluperfect volvissem volvissēs volvisset volvissēmus volvissētis volvissent
passive present volvar volvāris, volvāre volvātur volvāmur volvāminī volvantur
imperfect volverer volverēris, volverēre volverētur volverēmur volverēminī volverentur
perfect volūtus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect volūtus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present volve volvite
future volvitō volvitō volvitōte volvuntō
passive present volvere volviminī
future volvitor volvitor volvuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives volvere volvisse volūtūrus esse volvī volūtus esse volūtum īrī
participles volvēns volūtūrus volūtus volvendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
volvere volvendī volvendō volvendum volūtum volūtū

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Aromanian: volbu
  • Catalan: vogir
  • English: revolve
  • Galician: volver

References


Portuguese

Verb

volvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of volver