volta

See also: Volta, voltà, and voltą

English

Etymology

From Italian volta. Doublet of volte.

Pronunciation

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 dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music.
    Synonyms: levalto, volte
  3. (poetry) A turning point or point of change in a poem, most commonly a sonnet.
    • 2025 May 31, Tanjil Rashid, quoting Lamorna Ash, “Finding their religion”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9:
      […] [Larmona] Ash describes how “conversion arrives like a volta [poetic shift][sic] in a person's life.” The metaphor is apt, imagining one's spiritual life as a poem, an authored thing, and not preserved on vellum either, but open to revision.

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology 1

From the verb voltar (“to turn, spin around”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbo̞l.tə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˈvɔl.tə]
  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɔl.tə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈvɔl.ta]
  • IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ˈbɔl.ta]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)

Noun

volta f (plural voltes)

  1. turn, spin
  2. (architecture) vault (an arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling)
  3. lap (of a track)
  4. time (instance)
    Synonyms: cop, vegada
  5. (cycling) tour (bicycle race)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

volta

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

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *welH-der.
Proto-Italic *wolwō
Latin volvoder.
Czech volta

    Derived from Latin volvo.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈvolta]

    Noun

    volta f

    1. lavolta (dance)

    Declension

    Declension of volta (hard feminine)
    singular plural
    nominative volta volty
    genitive volty volt
    dative voltě voltám
    accusative voltu volty
    vocative volto volty
    locative voltě voltách
    instrumental voltou voltami

    See also

    Further reading

    Galician

    Etymology 1

    From Old Galician-Portuguese volta (“revolt”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from voltar (“to turn around”), from Vulgar Latin *vol(vi)tāre, derived from Latin volvere.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbɔlta/

    Noun

    volta f (plural voltas)

    1. turnaround
    2. overturn
    3. turn, bend
      Esa estrada ten moitas voltas. ― That road has many bends.
    4. return
      Synonym: retorno
    5. somersault
      Synonyms: pirueta, pinchacarneiro, pinchagato, reviravolta
    6. change (money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item)
      Paguei dez euros e deume cinco de volta. ― I paid ten euros and he hand me five in change
    7. backside
      Na volta hai un debuxo. ― On the backside there is a sketch.
    8. detour
    9. walk, stroll
      Synonym: paseo
      • 1842, Juan Manuel Pintos, Meu querido pai:
        Ali dei tres voltas
        como de recreo
        Axiña ò deixei
        Voltei para ò eido,
        I went there for three strolls,
        as if recreating.
        Soon I left it,
        went back to my home
    10. turn of events
    11. (archaic) disturbance, riot, revolt
      Synonym: revolta
      • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 561:
        Et começou o torneo a creçer tãto, et a seer o acapelamento tã grande, et a uolta et os braados et os alaridos et os sõos dos cornos et das tronpas tã grandes et tã esquiuos que ome nõ se podía oýr
        And the tournament began to grow so much, and the carnage was so large, and the din and the shouts and the yells and the sound of the horns and of the trumpets so big and harsh that a man couldn't heard himself
    Derived terms

    References

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    volta

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

    Hungarian

    Etymology

    From the original vol- stem of van (“to be”) +‎ -ta (noun-forming suffix), the latter from -t (noun-forming suffix) +‎ -a (possessive suffix).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈvoltɒ]
    • Hyphenation: vol‧ta
    • Rhymes: -tɒ

    Noun

    volta

    1. being, character, condition, rank, nature, or quality of someone or something
      Synonyms: jelleg (“character, nature, feature”), -ság/-ség (“-ness”)
      • 1915, Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis (Hungarian translation: Miklós Györffy; English translation: Ian Johnston)
        Húga persze igyekezett leplezni az egésznek a kínos voltát, és ahogy telt az idő, ez egyre jobban sikerült is neki (…)
        The sister admittedly sought to cover up the awkwardness of everything as much as possible, and, as time went by, she naturally got more successful at it. (literally, “…cover up the whole [thing] being awkward…” or “the awkward nature of the whole [thing]…”)
        Samsa úr, bizalmatlanságában, amelynek alaptalan volta nyilvánvalóvá vált, a két nővel együtt kilépett az előtérre (…)
        In what turned out to be an entirely groundless mistrust, Mr. Samsa stepped with the two women out onto the landing (…) (literally, “Mr. Samsa in his mistrust, whose being groundless became evident,…”)

    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 —
    non-attributive
    possessive – singular     		voltáé —
    non-attributive
    possessive – plural     		voltáéi —
    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

    Further reading

    • volta in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

    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
    singular plural
    nominative volta voltanna
    vocative a volta a voltanna
    genitive volta voltanna
    dative volta voltanna
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an volta na voltanna
    genitive an volta na voltanna
    dative leis an volta
    don volta     		leis na voltanna

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “volta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
    • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “volta”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
    • “volta”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

    Italian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/[1][2]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Homophone: Volta
    • Rhymes: -ɔlta
    • Hyphenation: vòl‧ta

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Vulgar Latin *volta, from *volŭta (perhaps via *volvita (“a turn”)), from Latin volūta, feminine of 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. Cognate with Sicilian vota.

    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
    4. (architecture) vault
      Hyponyms: volta a botte, volta a crociera, volta a vela
      Coordinate term: cupola
    5. (anatomy) vault
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • → German: Volte
    • → Greek: βόλτα (vólta, “turn, walk”)
    • → Hungarian: bolt (“shop”)
    • → Ottoman Turkish: اولته (olta), اولطه (olta)
      • Turkish: olta
      • → Armenian: օլթա (ōltʻa)
    • → Slavomolisano: vota
    • → Turkish: volta

    Etymology 2

    Participle

    volta

    1. feminine singular of volto

    Adjective

    volta

    1. feminine singular of volto

    Etymology 3

    Verb

    volta

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

    References

    1. ^ “volta” in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
    2. ^ “volta” in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    volta

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of voltum

    Maltese

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Italian volta.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/
      • Rhymes: -ɔlta

      Noun

      volta f (plural volti)

      1. turn
      2. (nautical) hitch

      Derived terms

      Northern Sami

      Pronunciation

      • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈvolːta/

      Etymology 1

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

      volta

      1. volt
      Inflection
      Even a-stem, lt-ltt gradation
      Nominative volta
      Genitive voltta
      Singular Plural
      Nominative volta volttat
      Accusative voltta volttaid
      Genitive voltta volttaid
      Illative voltii volttaide
      Locative volttas volttain
      Comitative volttain volttaiguin
      Essive voltan
      Possessive forms
      Singular Dual Plural
      1st person voltan voltame voltamet
      2nd person voltat voltade voltadet
      3rd person voltas voltaska voltaset
      Further reading
      • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

      Etymology 2

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Noun

      volta

      1. somersault, volte
      Inflection
      Even a-stem, lt-ltt gradation
      Nominative volta
      Genitive voltta
      Singular Plural
      Nominative volta volttat
      Accusative voltta volttaid
      Genitive voltta volttaid
      Illative voltii volttaide
      Locative volttas volttain
      Comitative volttain volttaiguin
      Essive voltan
      Possessive forms
      Singular Dual Plural
      1st person voltan voltame voltamet
      2nd person voltat voltade voltadet
      3rd person voltas voltaska voltaset
      Further reading
      • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

      Polish

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/
      • Rhymes: -ɔlta
      • Syllabification: vol‧ta

      Etymology 1

        Unadapted borrowing from French volte.

        Noun

        volta f

        1. alternative spelling of wolta
        Declension
        Declension of volta
        singular plural
        nominative volta volty
        genitive volty volt
        dative volcie voltom
        accusative voltę volty
        instrumental voltą voltami
        locative volcie voltach
        vocative volto volty

        Etymology 2

          See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

          Noun

          volta m inan

          1. genitive singular of volt

          Further reading

          • “volta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
          • “volta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)

          Portuguese

          Pronunciation

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

          Etymology 1

          From Old Galician-Portuguese volta (“turnaround”), from voltar (“to turn around”), from Vulgar Latin *vol(vi)tāre, derived from Latin volvere.

          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. 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. (figurative) 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

          Etymology 2

          Verb

          volta

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

          Further reading

          Swedish

          Etymology

          volt +‎ -a

          Verb

          volta (present voltar, preterite voltade, supine voltat, imperative volta)

          1. to flip, to somersault (rotate, usually in an accident)
            Han voltade med lastbilen
            He overturned his truck
            Bilen voltade tjugo gånger
            The car somersaulted twenty times

          Conjugation

          Conjugation of volta (weak)
          active passive
          infinitive volta voltas
          supine voltat voltats
          imperative volta —
          imper. plural1 volten —
          present past present past
          indicative voltar voltade voltas voltades
          ind. plural1 volta voltade voltas voltades
          subjunctive2 volte voltade voltes voltades
          present participle voltande
          past participle voltad

          1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

          Noun

          volta c

          1. (slang) a prison sentence or pre-trial detention

          Declension

          Declension of volta
          nominative genitive
          singular indefinite volta voltas
          definite voltan voltans
          plural indefinite voltor voltors
          definite voltorna voltornas

          References

          Turkish

          Etymology

            Borrowed from Italian volta.[1] Doublet of volt and olta.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ˈβoɫ.ta/
            • Hyphenation: vol‧ta

            Noun

            volta (definite accusative voltayı, plural voltalar)

            1. (nautical) A single act of wrapping a rope aroun a bollard.
            2. (nautical) The act of zigzagging to dodge a headwind.
            3. (slang) Continually walking back and forth, especially for prisoners in a prison yard.

            Declension

            Declension of volta
            singular plural
            nominative volta voltalar
            definite accusative voltayı voltaları
            dative voltaya voltalara
            locative voltada voltalarda
            ablative voltadan voltalardan
            genitive voltanın voltaların
            Possessive forms
            nominative
            singular plural
            1st singular voltam voltalarım
            2nd singular voltan voltaların
            3rd singular voltası voltaları
            1st plural voltamız voltalarımız
            2nd plural voltanız voltalarınız
            3rd plural voltaları voltaları
            definite accusative
            singular plural
            1st singular voltamı voltalarımı
            2nd singular voltanı voltalarını
            3rd singular voltasını voltalarını
            1st plural voltamızı voltalarımızı
            2nd plural voltanızı voltalarınızı
            3rd plural voltalarını voltalarını
            dative
            singular plural
            1st singular voltama voltalarıma
            2nd singular voltana voltalarına
            3rd singular voltasına voltalarına
            1st plural voltamıza voltalarımıza
            2nd plural voltanıza voltalarınıza
            3rd plural voltalarına voltalarına
            locative
            singular plural
            1st singular voltamda voltalarımda
            2nd singular voltanda voltalarında
            3rd singular voltasında voltalarında
            1st plural voltamızda voltalarımızda
            2nd plural voltanızda voltalarınızda
            3rd plural voltalarında voltalarında
            ablative
            singular plural
            1st singular voltamdan voltalarımdan
            2nd singular voltandan voltalarından
            3rd singular voltasından voltalarından
            1st plural voltamızdan voltalarımızdan
            2nd plural voltanızdan voltalarınızdan
            3rd plural voltalarından voltalarından
            genitive
            singular plural
            1st singular voltamın voltalarımın
            2nd singular voltanın voltalarının
            3rd singular voltasının voltalarının
            1st plural voltamızın voltalarımızın
            2nd plural voltanızın voltalarınızın
            3rd plural voltalarının voltalarının

            Derived terms

            References

            1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “volta”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

            Further reading

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