volto

See also: voltò and vȯļtõ

Catalan

Verb

volto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of voltar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvolto/

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• Hyphenation: vol‧to
• Rhymes: -olto

Noun

volto (accusative singular volton, plural voltoj, accusative plural voltojn)

1. volt

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin vultus (“expression, face”). Compare Portuguese vulto (“aspect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvol.to/
• Rhymes: -olto
• Hyphenation: vól‧to

Noun

volto m (plural volti)

1. face

   Synonyms: faccia, viso

Etymology 2

From a Vulgar Latin root *voltus < *volvitus or *volŭtus, from Latin volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔlto
• Hyphenation: vòl‧to

Participle

volto (feminine volta, masculine plural volti, feminine plural volte)

1. past participle of volgere

Adjective

volto (feminine volta, masculine plural volti, feminine plural volte) [+ a (object)]

1. facing
2. concerning

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.to/
• Rhymes: -ɔlto
• Hyphenation: vòl‧to

Verb

volto

1. first-person singular present indicative of voltare

Latin

Alternative forms

• vultō
• voltuī (dative)
• voltū (ablative)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯ol.toː/, [ˈu̯ɔɫ̪t̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈvol.to/, [ˈvɔl̪t̪o]

Noun

voltō n

1. dative/ablative singular of voltum (“expression, appearance; image, likeness; face; visage, countenance”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.tu/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.tu/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔw.to/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.to]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.tu/ [ˈvɔɫ.tu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔl.tu/ [ˈvɔɫ.tu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔl.tu/ [ˈbɔɫ.tu]

Verb

volto

1. first-person singular present indicative of voltar; "I go back, I return"