"volumen" meaning in Latin

See volumen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /u̯oˈluː.men/ [Classical-Latin], [u̯ɔˈɫ̪uːmɛn] [Classical-Latin], /voˈlu.men/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [voˈluːmen] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: For *volvimen, *volvumen, from volvō (“roll, turn about”) + -men (noun-forming suffix); hence literally "a thing that is rolled". Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|volvō|men|pos2=noun-forming suffix|t1=roll, turn about}} volvō (“roll, turn about”) + -men (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|volūmen<3>}} volūmen n (genitive volūminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|volūmen<3>}} Forms: volūmen [canonical, neuter], volūminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], volūmen [nominative, singular], volūmina [nominative, plural], volūminis [genitive, singular], volūminum [genitive, plural], volūminī [dative, singular], volūminibus [dative, plural], volūmen [accusative, singular], volūmina [accusative, plural], volūmine [ablative, singular], volūminibus [ablative, plural], volūmen [singular, vocative], volūmina [plural, vocative]
  1. book, volume, roll, scroll Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Books
    Sense id: en-volumen-la-noun-ptCDGdTn Disambiguation of Books: 50 36 14 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 38 34 28
  2. revolution, turn Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Writing
    Sense id: en-volumen-la-noun-~pihYUrl Disambiguation of Writing: 6 88 6 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 55 9 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 38 34 28 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 20 61 19
  3. (poetic) fold, coil, roll, whirl, band Tags: declension-3, poetic
    Sense id: en-volumen-la-noun-C5rsFkh3 Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 38 34 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: volūminōsus Related terms: volvō, volūcra
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          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.207–208",
          "text": "“… pars cētera pontum\npōne legit, sinuatque immēnsa volūmine terga.”\n“[Describing the two sea serpents:] the other part [of their bodies] skims the sea behind [them], and bends in a coil [their] immense backs.” – Aeneas"
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      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms",
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.207–208",
          "text": "“… pars cētera pontum\npōne legit, sinuatque immēnsa volūmine terga.”\n“[Describing the two sea serpents:] the other part [of their bodies] skims the sea behind [them], and bends in a coil [their] immense backs.” – Aeneas"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fold, coil, roll, whirl, band"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fold",
          "fold"
        ],
        [
          "coil",
          "coil"
        ],
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ],
        [
          "whirl",
          "whirl"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic) fold, coil, roll, whirl, band"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "poetic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/u̯oˈluː.men/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[u̯ɔˈɫ̪uːmɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/voˈlu.men/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[voˈluːmen]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "volumen"
}

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