polta

Finnish

Verb

polta

1. (deprecated template usage) present active indicative connegative of polttaa
2. (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present imperative of polttaa
3. (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present active imperative connegative of polttaa

Anagrams

• lapot, palot, polat

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Italian

Alternative forms

• polte (archaic)

Etymology

With a change in ending, from Latin pultem, accusative of puls (“meal, porridge”), from Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol.ta/, [ˈpol̪t̪ä]
• Rhymes: -olta
• Hyphenation: pól‧ta

Noun

polta f (plural polte) (literary)

1. (Ancient Rome) A sort of polenta made from white flour or fava flour, used as food before the discovery of bread.
   1. (by extension) A confused mixture; muddle

      Synonyms: intruglio, poltiglia