voto

See also: votó and votò

Asturian

Verb

voto

1. first-person singular present indicative of votar

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Catalan

Verb

voto

1. first-person singular present indicative form of votar

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Galician

Noun

voto m (plural votos)

1. vote, ballot
2. suffrage, the power or right to vote
3. (religion) vow

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Italian

Alternative forms

• boto (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin vōtum.

Noun

voto m (plural voti)

1. vow
2. vote, ballot

   Ogni voto conta. ― Every vote counts.

   Il voto è unanime. ― The vote is unanimous.

3. mark, grade

   Presi un buon voto in inglese. ― I got a good grade in English.

4. votive offering
5. wish

Related terms

Terms related to voto

• votare

• votazione

• votivo

Verb

voto

1. first-person singular present indicative of votare

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Latin

Adjective

vōtō

1. dative masculine singular of vōtus
2. dative neuter singular of vōtus
3. ablative masculine singular of vōtus
4. ablative neuter singular of vōtus

Noun

vōtō

1. dative singular of vōtum
2. ablative singular of vōtum

References

• voto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• voto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese voto, partly borrowed from Latin vōtum (“vow”), itself from voveō (“I vow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewegʷʰ-. See also the inherited Portuguese doublet bodo (“food, money, or clothes given to the poor on holy days”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.to/
• Hyphenation: vo‧to

Noun

voto m (plural votos)

1. vote (a formalised choice)
2. vote (act or instance of participating in such a choice)

   Synonym: votação

3. vow (solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner)

   Synonyms: compromisso, promessa

4. an offering given during a vow

Derived terms

Derived terms

• voto censitário
• voto de confiança
• voto de Minerva
• voto de qualidade
• voto em branco

• voto nominal
• voto plural
• voto proporcional
• votos

• voto secreto
• voto simples
• voto solene
• voto vencido

Related terms

Terms related to voto

• votação
• votado
• votante

• votar
• votável
• votismo

• votivamente
• votivo

Verb

voto

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of votar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboto/, [ˈbot̪o]

Etymology 1

From Latin vōtum, probably borrowed. See also boda.

Noun

voto m (plural votos)

1. vote
2. vow

Etymology 2

Verb

voto

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of votar.