wolta

See also: Wolta, woltą, and Woltą

Polish

Alternative forms

• volta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɔlta
• Syllabification: wol‧ta
• Homophone: Wolta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French volte.

Noun

wolta f

1. (narratology) flip-flop, plot twist, twist

   Synonyms: wist, wykrętas, zwrot akcji

   Hypernym: zmiana

2. U-turn, volte-face (turn during a fight in which opponents are in direct contact with each other and use their hands or objects held in them)

   Hypernym: obrót

3. (equestrianism) volte (very small circle that is used in the training of a horse)
4. volta (dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music)

Declension

Declension of wolta

	singular	plural
nominative	wolta	wolty
genitive	wolty	wolt
dative	wolcie	woltom
accusative	woltę	wolty
instrumental	woltą	woltami
locative	wolcie	woltach
vocative	wolto	wolty

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wolta m inan

1. genitive singular of wolt

Further reading

• wolta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wolta in Polish dictionaries at PWN