volant

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French volant, present participle of voler (“to fly”), from Latin volāre. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvəʊlənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊlənt/ Rhymes: (UK) -əʊlənt, (General American) -oʊlənt === Adjective === volant (not comparable) (heraldry) Having extended wings as if flying. (heraldry) Represented as unsupported in the air. Flying, or able to fly. Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble. ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Voltan == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [buˈlan] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [voˈlant] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [boˈlan] === Adjective === volant m or f (masculine and feminine plural volants) flying === Noun === volant m (plural volants) steering wheel, handwheel (badminton) shuttlecock badminton tassel (clothing) fringe, ruffle (medicine) referral ==== Derived terms ==== volant de direcció volant d'inèrcia volantí === Verb === volant gerund of volar === Further reading === “volant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from French volant (“steering wheel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvolant] Hyphenation: vo‧lant === Noun === volant m inan steering wheel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “volant”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “volant”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “volant”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔ.lɑ̃/ === Participle === volant present participle of voler === Adjective === volant (feminine volante, masculine plural volants, feminine plural volantes) flying soucoupe volante ― flying saucer objet volant non identifié ― unidentified flying object tapis volant ― flying carpet poisson volant ― flying fish feuille volante ― flyer renard volant ― flying fox ==== Derived terms ==== cerf-volant === Noun === volant m (plural volants) steering wheel Coordinate terms: guidon, barre prendre le volant ― to take the wheel au volant ― at the wheel fou du volant ― car buff, petrolhead; speeder (technical) flywheel flounce (badminton) shuttlecock, birdie ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: volant → Danish: volant → German: Volant → Italian: volant → Ottoman Turkish: وولان (volan) Turkish: volan → Swedish: volang → Vietnamese: vô-lăng === Further reading === “volant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === lovant == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French volant. === Noun === volant m (invariable) frill, flounce === Further reading === volant in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Verb === volant third-person plural present active indicative of volō == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vuˈlaŋt/ === Noun === volant m steering wheel Synonym: sters == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔlant/, [ˈʋɔlant] Rhymes: -ɔlant Hyphenation: vo‧lant === Noun === volant m inan (relational adjective volantový) steering wheel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “volant”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026