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Pronunciation

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Noun

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voltus m (genitive voltūs); fourth declension

  1. alternative form of vultus (facial expression; look; countenance)
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 1.209:
      spem voltū simulat
      with [his] appearance he feigns hope
      (Aeneas “puts on a brave face” to encourage his men after the disastrous storm.)

Declension

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Fourth-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative voltus voltūs
genitive voltūs voltuum
dative voltuī voltibus
accusative voltum voltūs
ablative voltū voltibus
vocative voltus voltūs

Further reading

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  • voltus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • voltus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • voltus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • voltus in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 3544