vultus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”), see also Tocharian B yel- ‘to examine’ and Welsh gweld.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwul.tus/, [ˈwʊɫ.tʊs]
Noun
vultus m (genitive vultūs); fourth declension
vultus
- vocative singular of vultus
vultūs
- genitive singular of vultus
- nominative plural of vultus
- accusative plural of vultus
- vocative plural of vultus
Inflection
Fourth declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vultus | vultūs |
Genitive | vultūs | vultuum |
Dative | vultuī | vultibus |
Accusative | vultum | vultūs |
Ablative | vultū | vultibus |
Vocative | vultus | vultūs |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1136
- vultus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- vultus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- vultus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- his eyes are always fixed on some one's face: oculi in vultu alicuius habitant
- to dissemble, disguise one's feelings: vultum fingere
- a feigned expression: vultus ficti simulatique
- to put on a stern air: vultum componere ad severitatem
- to keep one's countenance, remain impassive: vultum non mutare
- his eyes are always fixed on some one's face: oculi in vultu alicuius habitant
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