Dictionary formvultus, vultus(masculine)
Translation
face, countenance; expression
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | vultus | vultus |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | vultus | vultus |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | vultum | vultus |
| Genitiveof | vultus | vultuum |
| Dativeto, for | vultui | vultibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | vultu | vultibus |
Examples
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His face was sad.
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He turned his face to the sky.
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He answered with a cheerful expression.
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I saw fear in the king's face.
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The face shows the mind.
Vultus, vultus, m., fourth declension; an older neuter vultum turns up in early Latin and in poetry, and the plural vultus is often used for a single face.
It is not a synonym for facies. Facies is the face as a physical object, the front of the head; vultus is the face as it shows something, so "countenance" or "expression" is nearly always the better English. That is why the idioms are all about control: vultum fingere, to compose one's features, bono vultu, with a good grace, vultum demittere, to look down. Spelling swings between voltus and vultus in older texts and in this corpus, the u being the later habit. Italian volto continues it; English has no direct heir.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 3: vultus, umbra, quicumque and 7 more words.