Volta
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊltə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Homophone: volta
Etymology 1
[edit]From Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.
Proper noun
[edit]Volta
- A river in West Africa, having given its name to Upper Volta; in full, Volta River.
- Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa.
- A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]
Volta River on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Volta (plural Voltas)
- A surname from Italian.
Derived terms
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”).
Proper noun
[edit]Volta m
- Volta (a river in West Africa)
Derived terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Converged from different nicknames, including volpe (“fox”) and volta (“a turn, rotation, spin”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Volta m or f by sense
- a surname
- Alessandro Volta, Italian scientist
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Fucilla, J. G. (1987). Our Italian Surnames. United Kingdom: Genealogical Publishing Company.
Etymology 2
[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese Volta.
Proper noun
[edit]Volta m
- Volta: a river in West Africa
References
[edit]- ^ Volta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.
Proper noun
[edit]Volta
- Volta (a river in West Africa; in full, Rio Volta)
- Volta (ellipsis of Lago Volta (= Lake Volta): a lake in West Africa)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Volta ?
- Volta (river)
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