From ad- (“to, towards, at”) + volō (“fly”).
advolō (present infinitive advolāre, perfect active advolāvī, supine advolātum); first conjugation
- to fly to or toward
45 BCE,
Cicero,
De Natura Deorum 2.124:
- Legi etiam scriptum, esse avem quandam, quae Platalea nominaretur, eam sibi cibum quaerere advolantem ad eas aves, quae se in mari mergerent […]
- I have even read in a book that there is a bird called the spoonbill, which procures its food by flying towards those birds which dive in the sea […]
1698,
Thomas Burnet,
Thesaurus medicinae practicae 5.343:
- advolo ego citato equo […]
- […] I fly towards him at full gallop […]
- (figuratively) to run, dash or come to or toward, swoop on
Conjugation of advolō (first conjugation)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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advolō
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advolās
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advolat
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advolāmus
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advolātis
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advolant
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imperfect
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advolābam
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advolābās
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advolābat
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advolābāmus
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advolābātis
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advolābant
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future
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advolābō
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advolābis
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advolābit
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advolābimus
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advolābitis
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advolābunt
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perfect
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advolāvī
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advolāvistī, advolāstī1
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advolāvit, advolāt1
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advolāvimus, advolāmus1
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advolāvistis, advolāstis1
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advolāvērunt, advolāvēre, advolārunt1
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pluperfect
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advolāveram, advolāram1
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advolāverās, advolārās1
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advolāverat, advolārat1
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advolāverāmus, advolārāmus1
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advolāverātis, advolārātis1
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advolāverant, advolārant1
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future perfect
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advolāverō, advolārō1
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advolāveris, advolāris1
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advolāverit, advolārit1
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advolāverimus, advolārimus1
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advolāveritis, advolāritis1
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advolāverint, advolārint1
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passive
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present
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advolor
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advolāris, advolāre
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advolātur
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advolāmur
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advolāminī
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advolantur
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imperfect
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advolābar
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advolābāris, advolābāre
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advolābātur
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advolābāmur
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advolābāminī
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advolābantur
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future
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advolābor
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advolāberis, advolābere
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advolābitur
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advolābimur
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advolābiminī
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advolābuntur
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perfect
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advolātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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advolātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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advolātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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advolem
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advolēs
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advolet
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advolēmus
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advolētis
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advolent
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imperfect
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advolārem
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advolārēs
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advolāret
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advolārēmus
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advolārētis
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advolārent
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perfect
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advolāverim, advolārim1
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advolāverīs, advolārīs1
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advolāverit, advolārit1
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advolāverīmus, advolārīmus1
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advolāverītis, advolārītis1
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advolāverint, advolārint1
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pluperfect
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advolāvissem, advolāssem1
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advolāvissēs, advolāssēs1
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advolāvisset, advolāsset1
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advolāvissēmus, advolāssēmus1
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advolāvissētis, advolāssētis1
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advolāvissent, advolāssent1
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passive
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present
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advoler
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advolēris, advolēre
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advolētur
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advolēmur
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advolēminī
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advolentur
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imperfect
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advolārer
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advolārēris, advolārēre
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advolārētur
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advolārēmur
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advolārēminī
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advolārentur
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perfect
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advolātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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advolātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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advolā
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—
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—
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advolāte
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—
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future
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—
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advolātō
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advolātō
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—
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advolātōte
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advolantō
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passive
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present
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—
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advolāre
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—
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—
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advolāminī
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—
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future
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—
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advolātor
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advolātor
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—
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—
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advolantor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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advolāre
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advolāvisse, advolāsse1
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advolātūrum esse
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advolārī
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advolātum esse
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advolātum īrī
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participles
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advolāns
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—
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advolātūrus
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—
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advolātus
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advolandus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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advolandī
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advolandō
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advolandum
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advolandō
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advolātum
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advolātū
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1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
- “advolo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “advolo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- advolo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.