LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

volātilis

volātilis (neuter volātile)
Classical[wɔˈɫaː.tɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[voˈlaː.ti.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationflying, winged
  2. two terminationswift, rapid
  3. two terminationfleeting, transitory
  4. two terminationvolatile

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevolātilisvolātilisvolātile
genitivevolātilisvolātilisvolātilis
dativevolātilīvolātilīvolātilī
accusativevolātilemvolātilemvolātile
ablativevolātilīvolātilīvolātilī
vocativevolātilisvolātilisvolātile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevolātilēsvolātilēsvolātilia
genitivevolātiliumvolātiliumvolātilium
dativevolātilibusvolātilibusvolātilibus
accusativevolātilīs
volātilēs		volātilīs
volātilēs		volātilia
ablativevolātilibusvolātilibusvolātilibus
vocativevolātilēsvolātilēsvolātilia

vŏlātĭlis, e, adj. id.,
I. flying, winged (class.; cf. ales).
I. Lit.: bestiae, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: puer, i. e. Cupid, Ov. Am. 2, 7, 27.—Subst.: vŏlātĭlĕ, is, n., a fowl (late Lat.): omnia volatilia caeli, Vulg. Ezek. 32, 4: omne volatile, id. Gen. 1, 21.—
II. Transf.
A. Swift, rapid: telum, i. e. an arrow, Lucr. 1, 970; Ov. A. A. 1, 169; id. M. 7, 841: ferrum, Verg. A. 4, 71: cervus, Varr. ap. Non. p. 559, 23, and 515, 20 (al. volabile).—
B. Fleeting, transitory: aetas, Ov. M. 10, 519: gloria vanum et volatile quiddam est aurāque mobilius, Sen. Ep. 123, 15: lepra, changing from one part to another, Vulg. Lev. 13, 57.

Origins

From volāt- (supine stem of volō (“to fly”)) + -ilis (suffix forming adjectives).

Borrowings
  • Catalanvolàtil
  • Frenchvolatil
  • Italianvolatile
  • Occitanvolatil
  • Portuguesevolátil
  • Romanianvolatil
  • Spanishvolátil
  • Englishvolatile
  • Galicianvolátil

In English words that came into English from volātilis

  • volatilevolātilis

Quick answers

What does volātilis mean in Latin?
volātilis, a adjective, means “flying, winged; swift, rapid; fleeting, transitory”.
How do you pronounce volātilis?
In classical Latin, [wɔˈɫaː.tɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [voˈlaː.ti.lis].