"volubilis" meaning in Latin

See volubilis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [wɔˈɫuː.bɪ.lɪs] [Classical-Latin], [voˈluː.bi.lis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From volvo (“I turn around, I roll”). Head templates: {{la-adj|volūbilis}} volūbilis (neuter volūbile); third-declension two-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|volūbilis}} Forms: volūbilis [canonical], volūbile [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], volūbilis [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], volūbile [neuter, nominative, singular], volūbilēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], volūbilia [neuter, nominative, plural], volūbilis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], volūbilium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], volūbilī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], volūbilibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], volūbilem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], volūbile [accusative, neuter, singular], volūbilēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], volūbilīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], volūbilia [accusative, neuter, plural], volūbilī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], volūbilibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], volūbilis [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], volūbile [neuter, singular, vocative], volūbilēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], volūbilia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. that turns itself around, turning, spinning, whirling, rolling, revolving Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-volubilis-la-adj-pf10~Dyn Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 42 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 32 29 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 25 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 17 14
  2. (figuratively, of speech) rapid, fluent, voluble Tags: declension-3, figuratively, two-termination
    Sense id: en-volubilis-la-adj-JqJNfsDo Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 42 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 32 29 39
  3. (figuratively, of fate) changeable, mutable Tags: declension-3, figuratively, two-termination
    Sense id: en-volubilis-la-adj-HpQtsJBi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 16 42 42 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 32 29 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: volūbilitās, volūbiliter
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[voˈluː.bi.lis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "volubilis"
}

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