different between voluta vs volute

English

Etymology

From Latin voluta (“a spiral scroll”). See volute.

Noun

voluta (plural volutas or volutae)

1. (zoology) Any of numerous species of large, handsome marine gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.

See also

• voluta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• voluta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Czech

Etymology

Latin volvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?voluta]
• Rhymes: -uta

Noun

voluta f

1. (architecture) volute

Related terms

Further reading

• voluta in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• voluta in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Italian

Etymology 1

Participle

voluta

1. feminine singular of voluto

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin voluta, from the feminine of vol?tus, perfect passive participle of volv?.

Noun

voluta f (plural volute)

1. spiral, volute, curl
2. wreath

Related terms

• volta

Anagrams

• valuto, valutò

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun use of the feminine of vol?tus, perfect passive participle of volv?.

Noun

vol?ta f (genitive vol?tae); first declension

1. a spiral scroll
2. a spiral decoration

Declension

vol?ta f (genitive vol?tae); first declension

Descendants

Etymology 2

Participle

vol?ta

1. nominative feminine singular of vol?tus
2. nominative neuter plural of vol?tus
3. accusative neuter plural of vol?tus
4. vocative feminine singular of vol?tus
5. vocative neuter plural of vol?tus

Participle

vol?t?

1. ablative feminine singular of vol?tus

Descendants

• Catalan: volta
• Istriot: vuolta
• Italian: volta
  • ? English: volta
  • ? French: volte
    • ? English: volte
• Spanish: vuelta
  • ? Tagalog: buwelta

Etymology 3

Verb

vol?t?

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vol?t?

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin voluta.

Noun

voluta f (plural volutas)

1. wisp (of smoke)

English

Etymology

From French volute, from Italian voluta, from Latin vol?ta, from the feminine of vol?tus, perfect passive participle of volv?. Doublet of vault.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??lu?t/

Noun

volute (plural volutes)

1. (architecture) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.
2. (zoology) The spirals or whorls on a gastropod's shell.
3. (zoology) Any marine gastropod of the family {Volutidae.
4. (engineering) The casing in a centrifugal pump, whose shape is somewhat similar to architectural volutes.
5. (art) A spiral or scroll form.
6. (music) A scroll-shaped carving at the tuning head of a stringed musical instrument, similar to architectural volutes.

Derived terms

• volutite
• volutoid

Translations

Adjective

volute (not comparable)

1. (engineering) Of a spring: having a spiral curve on its tail.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?.lyt/

Noun

volute f (plural volutes)

1. (architecture) volute
2. (music, lutherie) scroll (of a musical instrument)

Italian

Participle

volute

1. feminine plural of the past participle of volere

Latin

Participle

vol?te

1. vocative masculine singular of vol?tus