volucer

Latin

Etymology

From volō (“I fly”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwo.lu.ker/, [ˈwɔ.ɫʊ.kɛr]

Adjective

volucer (feminine volucris, neuter volucre); third declension

  1. winged
    • 29 bc. Vergil. Georgics, III
      omne adeo genvs in terris hominvmqve ferarvmqve
      et genvs æqvorevm pecvdes pictæqve volvcres
      in fvrias ignemqve rvvnt
      So far does every species on earth of man and beast,
      whether the aquatic species, livestock, or painted-winged,
      collapse into the frenzies and the fire [of sex].
  2. flying

Inflection

Third declension, nominative masculine singular in -er, nominative neuter singular in -e.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative volucer volucris volucre volucrēs volucrēs volucria
Genitive volucris volucris volucris volucrium volucrium volucrium
Dative volucrī volucrī volucrī volucribus volucribus volucribus
Accusative volucrem volucrem volucre volucrēs volucrēs volucria
Ablative volucrī volucrī volucrī volucribus volucribus volucribus
Vocative volucer volucris volucre volucrēs volucrēs volucria

Derived terms

References
  • volucer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • volucer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • volucer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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