LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

vola

vola f (genitive volae)
Classical[ˈwɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈvɔː.la]

Meaning

  1. femininerarethe palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; a volar surface

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativevolavolae
genitivevolaevolārum
dativevolaevolīs
accusativevolamvolās
ablativevolāvolīs
vocativevolavolae

vŏla, ae, f.,
I. the hollow of the hand, the palm, or (acc. to Fest. p. 370 Müll.), of the foot, the sole, Plin. 11, 45, 105, § 204; Prud. Apoth. 927.—Prov.: nec vola nec vestigium apparet or exstat, i. e. not the slightest trace, Varr. ap. Non. p. 416, 19 and 22.

Origins

Perhaps from Proto-Italic *welā, from Proto-Indo-European *welH-os (“round”) (whence also Old Norse valr (“round”)), from *welH- (“to turn”).

Descendants
  • Englishvolar

In English words that came into English from vola

  • volarvola

Quick answers

What does vola mean in Latin?
vola, a noun, means “the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot; a volar surface”.
What is the genitive of vola?
The genitive singular is volae. vola is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce vola?
In classical Latin, [ˈwɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈvɔː.la].