bulta
See also: bultā
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German bolte (“bolt”), or from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch bult (“bolt”) (compare German Bolzen, English bolt), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
bulta f (4th declension)
- arrow (long, thin projectile to be shot with a bow or crossbow)
- bultas uzgalis ― arrowhead
- bultu maks ― quivver (lit. arrow container)
- izšaut bultu ― to shoot an arrow
- kā bulta ― like an arrow (i.e., very fast)
- arrow (symbol used to show a direction)
- bulta norāda uz pagrieziena virzienu ― the arrow indicates the direction of the turn
- arrow, hand (pointer in a machine, clock, etc.)
- spidometra bulta ― speedometer arrow
- voltmetra bulta ― voltmeter arrow
- bolt (component part of a lock which moves so as to lock or unlock it)
- atraut bultu ― to unlock the bolt
- aizšaut durvīm priekšā bultu ― to shoot the front door bolt
- bolt (little metal rod with a head on one end and a threaded surface (like a screw) on the other end, used for fastening metal, wood, etc.)
- ratu bulta ― wheel bolt
- bultas galva ― bolt head
- būvkoku savienošana ar bultām ― fastening construction wood with bolts
Declension
Declension of bulta (4th declension)
Synonyms
See also
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bulta”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Swedish
Verb
bulta (present bultar, preterite bultade, supine bultat, imperative bulta)
- to fasten with bolts, to screw something in place, usually used in connection with fast
- att bulta fast ett vapenskåp ― to bolt a weapon cabinet in place
- (of an organ) to throb, to beat
- när huvudet bultar och magen värker ― when the head throbs and the belly aches
- mitt hjärta bultar för Tre Kronor ― my heart throbs for Tre Kronor
- to pound or beat rapidly or violently
- han bultade mig gul och blå ― he beat me to a pulp
- hon bultade argt på dörren ― she pounded angrily on the door
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