volup
Latin
Etymology
Shortened from Old Latin *volupe, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁p-, from *welh₁- (whence volō).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈwo.lup/, [ˈwɔ.ɫʊp]
Adverb
volup (not comparable)
- pleasantly, agreeably, satisfactorily
Related terms
- Volupia
- voluptābilis
- voluptāriē
- voluptārius
- voluptās
- voluptātīvus
- voluptificus
- voluptuōsē
- voluptuōsus
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume III, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1137
- volup in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- volup in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- volup in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette