būlomai

According to Beekes and LIV, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel(h₃)- (“to want, wish”) (with no certain cognates), but with unexplained and pervasive o-grade in the present. The root may be identical to *gʷelH- (“to hit by throwing”), via semantic shift "to throw" > "to throw (desires)" > "to want", but this is speculative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǔː.lo.mai̯/ → /ˈβu.lo.mɛ/ → /ˈvu.lo.me/

Verb

βούλομαι • (boúlomai)(deponent)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to will, wish, be willing, want [with accusative ‘something’; or with infinitive ‘to do something’] (usually stronger than ἐθέλω(ethélō), implying choice or preference)
2. (transitive) to mean
3. (intransitive) to pretend, claim [with infinitive ‘to do something’]
4. (transitive) to prefer [with accusative ‘something’ or infinitive ‘to do something’, along with μᾶλλον ἤ (mâllon ḗ) or ἤ (ḗ) ‘over something else’]