Volumnus

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Volumna

Etymology

From volō (to want, wish), from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-o- (strive) + *-mh₁nos.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Volumnus m (genitive Volumnī); second declension

  1. a minor Roman god that bestows good intention to a fetus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Volumnus Volumnī
genitive Volumnī Volumnōrum
dative Volumnō Volumnīs
accusative Volumnum Volumnōs
ablative Volumnō Volumnīs
vocative Volumne Volumnī

References

  • Volumnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Volumnus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.