English

Proper noun

Volta

1. A river in West Africa, Volta River, having given name to Upper Volta.

Derived terms

• Upper Volta

Italian

Proper noun

Volta ?

1. A surname​.
2. Alessandro Volta, Italian scientist
3. The river Volta

English

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.

See also

• Volta (literature) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• lovat

Catalan

Verb

volta

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

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

Derived terms

• voltaképpen

Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from English volt.

Noun

volta m ‎(genitive singular volta, nominative plural voltanna)

1. (electricity) volt

Declension

Derived terms

• voltach ‎(“voltaic”, adj)
• voltaiméadar m ‎(“voltameter”)
• voltaimpéar m ‎(“volt-ampere”)
• voltas m ‎(“voltage”)
• voltmhéadar m ‎(“voltmeter”)

References

• "volta" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔlta/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

volta f ‎(plural volte)

1. time, instance, occasion

   due volte alla settimana‎ ― twice a week

   tre volte tre fa nove‎ ― three times three is nine

2. turn
3. (architecture, anatomy) vault

Descendants

• Greek: βόλτα ‎(vólta, “turn, walk”)

Derived terms

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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

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”).

Noun

volta f (plural voltas)

1. return (act of returning)

   A volta do rei.‎

   The king’s return.

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

   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)

   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)

   Não me saí bem nas voltas da vida.‎

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

Synonyms

• (return): regresso, retorno
• (bend): curva, meandro, serpeio, sinuosidade, volteio
• (turnaround): giro, torneio, virada
• (volte-face): guinada, reviravolta, virada

Antonyms

• (return): ida, saída
• (bend): reta

Derived terms

• voltinha (diminutive)

Related terms

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