volvas

Dictionary entries

• volva, volvae:

  Feminine · Noun · 1st declension

  Frequency:

  Common

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  Field:

  Bio/medical

  = womb/uterus/matrix; (esp. sow's); female sexual organ; (seed) covering (L+S);

  Entry →

  acc. pl.
• volvo, volvere, volvi, volutus:

  Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Very Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = roll, cause to roll; travel in circle/circuit; bring around/about; revolve;; envelop, wrap up; unroll (scroll); recite, reel off; turn over (in mind);; roll along/forward; (PASS) move sinuously (snake); grovel, roll on ground;

  Entry →

  sg. pres. act. subj. 2nd