volta

English

Etymology

From Italian volta.

Noun

volta (plural voltas)

1. (music) A turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
2. (music, dance) A volte
3. (poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.

Further reading

• Volta (literature) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• lovat

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Catalan

Noun

volta f (plural voltes)

1. turn
2. lap (of a track)
3. time (instance)

   Synonyms: cop, vegada

Verb

volta

1. third-person singular present indicative form of voltar
2. second-person singular imperative form of voltar

Further reading

• “volta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Czech

Etymology

Latin volvo.

Noun

volta f

1. lavolta (dance)

Related terms

• See voluta

Further reading

• volta in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• volta in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Hungarian

Etymology

volt +‎ -a (“possessive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvoltɒ]
• Hyphenation: vol‧ta

Noun

volta

1. being, character, condition, rank, nature, or quality of someone or something

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	volta	—
accusative	voltát	—
dative	voltának	—
instrumental	voltával	—
causal-final	voltáért	—
translative	voltává	—
terminative	voltáig	—
essive-formal	voltaként	—
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	voltában	—
superessive	voltán	—
adessive	voltánál	—
illative	voltába	—
sublative	voltára	—
allative	voltához	—
elative	voltából	—
delative	voltáról	—
ablative	voltától	—

Possessive forms of volta
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	voltom	—
2nd person sing.	voltod	—
3rd person sing.	volta	—
1st person plural	voltunk	—
2nd person plural	voltotok	—
3rd person plural	voltuk	—

Derived terms

• voltaképpen

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English volt.

Noun

volta m (genitive singular volta, nominative plural voltanna)

1. (electricity) volt

Declension

Declension of volta

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative volta voltanna Vocative a volta a voltanna Genitive volta voltanna Dative volta voltanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an volta na voltanna Genitive an volta na voltanna Dative leis an volta don volta leis na voltanna

Derived terms

Terms derived from volta

• voltach (“voltaic”, adjective)
• voltaiméadar m (“voltameter”)

• voltaimpéar m (“volt-ampere”)
• voltas m (“voltage”)

• voltmhéadar m (“voltmeter”)

Further reading

• "volta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “volta” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “volta” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlta/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔlta

Etymology 1

From a Vulgar Latin root *volta, from *volŭta (perhaps via *volvita (“a turn”)), from the feminine form of Latin volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō. Also possibly from the past participle of volgere (volto), or from the verb voltare. Compare Spanish vuelta; cf. also Spanish bóveda, French voûte.

Noun

volta f (plural volte)

1. time, instance, occasion

   a volte ― sometimes

   due volte alla settimana ― twice a week

   tre volte tre fa nove ― three times three is nine

2. turn
3. (architecture, anatomy) vault

   Synonym: cupola

Descendants

• → Greek: βόλτα (vólta, “turn, walk”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from volta

• a volte
• alla volta
• alla volta di
• alle volte
• c'era una volta

• delle volte
• giravolta
• per volta
• qualche volta
• talvolta

• una buona volta
• una volta
• una volta che
• una volta per tutte
• una volta tanto

Etymology 2

Participle

volta

1. feminine singular of volto

Etymology 3

Verb

volta

1. third-person singular present of voltare
2. second-person singular imperative of voltare

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese volta (“turnaround”), from voltar (“to turn around”), from Vulgar Latin *voltāre, from Latin volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō (“I tumble”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn around”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔɫtɐ/

  • Audio

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• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔwta/, /ˈvɔwtɐ/
• Homophone: Volta

Noun

volta f (plural voltas)

1. return (act of returning)

   Synonyms: regresso, retorno

   Antonyms: ida, saída

   A volta do rei.

   The king’s return.

2. a bend in a course, line, pipe, etc.

   Synonyms: curva, meandro, serpeio, sinuosidade, volteio

   Antonym: reta

   O barco ficou preso numa volta do riacho.

   The boat got stuck in one of the creek’s bends.

3. turnaround (act of turning around)

   Synonyms: giro, torneio, virada

   Fiz uma volta com o carro.

   I turned the car around. (Literally: I did a turnaround with the car.)

4. a loop of a coil or spiral staircase
5. loop (length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over)
6. (figuratively) volte-face (a reversal of policy, attitude or principle)

   Synonyms: guinada, reviravolta, virada

   Não me saí bem nas voltas da vida.

   I didn’t do well in the volte-faces of life.

7. stroll; walk

   dar uma volta ― go for a walk

Derived terms

Derived terms

• à volta de
• às voltas com
• cortar uma volta
• dar a volta por cima

• dar uma volta em
• dar uma volta
• dar volta ao juízo
• dar volta em

• de volta
• numa volta de mão
• por volta de
• volta de fiel

• volta e meia
• volta olímpica
• voltinha (diminutive)

Related terms

Terms related to volta

• voltado
• voltador
• voltar
• volteada

• volteado
• volteador
• volteante

• voltear
• volteio
• volteiro

• voltejar
• voltejo
• volver

Verb

volta

1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of voltar
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of voltar