nevolt
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ.wɔɫt]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛː.volt]
Verb
nevolt
- (Old Latin) third-person singular present active indicative of nōlō
- c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 361, (Trochaic septenarius):
- Nē opprobrā, pater; multa ēveniunt hominī quae volt, quae nevolt.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Nē opprobrā, pater; multa ēveniunt hominī quae volt, quae nevolt.
Usage notes
Rendered obsolete alongside both second person forms for the present indicative active in classical Latin, rendering nōlle defective. Speakers instead negate the verb velle (i.e. nōn vult in this case).