volvere

See also: volveré

Italian

Etymology

From Latin volvere, present active infinitive of volvō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ve.re/, [ˈvɔl̺ver̺e]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlvere
  • Hyphenation: vòl‧ve‧re

Verb

volvere (poetic)

  1. (transitive) Obsolete form of volgere.
    • 1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Tacer non posso, e temo non adopre”, in Il Canzoniere, Florence: Andrea Bettini, published 1858, page 349:
      Ch'i' son d'altro poder che tu non credi; ¶ E so far lieti e tristi in un momento, ¶ Più leggiera che 'l vento; ¶ E reggo e volvo quanto al mondo vedi.
      For I have greater powers than you know: and create joy or sadness in a moment, more swiftly than the wind, and rule and turn what you see in the world.

Usage notes

  • The past participle voluto is not used, thus the verb lacks compound tenses.

Conjugation

References

  • volvere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

volvēre

  1. third-person plural perfect active indicative of volvō
  2. second-person singular future passive indicative of volvō

Verb

volvere

  1. present active infinitive of volvō
  2. second-person singular present passive imperative of volvō
  3. second-person singular present passive indicative of volvō
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