calta

Catalan

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkal.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkal.ta]

Noun

calta f (plural caltes)

1. marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)

   Synonyms: flor del mal d'ulls, ram de Sant Isidre, viola groga

Further reading

• “calta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech calta, from Middle High German zëlte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡salta]

Noun

calta f

1. (dated) bun or piece of bread long in shape

Declension

Declension of calta (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	calta	calty
genitive	calty	calt
dative	caltě	caltám
accusative	caltu	calty
vocative	calto	calty
locative	caltě	caltách
instrumental	caltou	caltami

Further reading

• “calta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “calta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “calta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caltha, from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos), καλθε (kalthe, “yellow flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkal.ta/
• Rhymes: -alta
• Hyphenation: càl‧ta

Noun

calta f (plural calte)

1. marsh marigold (of genus Caltha)

Further reading

• calta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈt͡saɫta/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈt͡salta/

Noun

calta f

1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

Declension

Declension of calta (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	calta	caltě	calty
genitive	calty	caltú	calt
dative	caltě	caltama	caltám
accusative	caltu	caltě	calty
vocative	calto	caltě	calty
locative	caltě	caltú	caltách
instrumental	caltú	caltama	caltami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Descendants

• Czech: calta

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “calta”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

Noun

calta f

1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “calta”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡salta]

Noun

calta f (diminutive caltička or caletka)

1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

Declension

Declension of calta
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	calta	calty
genitive	calty	cált, caliet
dative	calte	caltám
accusative	caltu	calty
locative	calte	caltách
instrumental	caltou	caltami

Further reading

• “calta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin caltha, from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalta/ [ˈkal̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: cal‧ta

Noun

calta f (plural caltas)

1. marsh marigold

Derived terms

• calta palustre

Further reading

• “calta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024