"Volta" meaning in All languages combined

See Volta on Wiktionary

Proper name [Catalan]

Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|ca|pt|Volta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Portuguese Volta, {{bor+|ca|pt|Volta}} Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, {{m|pt|volta||turnaround, return}} volta (“turnaround, return”) Head templates: {{ca-proper noun|m}} Volta m
  1. Volta (a river in West Africa) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Rivers in Africa Derived forms: Alt Volta
    Sense id: en-Volta-ca-name-OwMgqUqS Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Catalan masculine nouns ending in -a

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|Volta}} Portuguese Volta, {{m|pt|volta||turnaround, return}} volta (“turnaround, return”) Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun}} Volta
  1. Ellipsis of Volta River.: A river in West Africa, having given name to Upper Volta. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Volta River (extra: A river in West Africa, having given name to Upper Volta) Categories (place): Rivers in Africa
    Sense id: en-Volta-en-name-Tnm3415q
  2. Ellipsis of Lake Volta.: A lake in West Africa Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Lake Volta (extra: A lake in West Africa) Categories (place): Lakes Derived forms: Black Volta, Lake Volta, Lower Volta, Proto-Volta-Niger, Red Volta, Upper Volta (alt: new name: Burkina Faso), Volta Basin, Volta River, White Volta
    Sense id: en-Volta-en-name-uD9lznkS
  3. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Volta-en-name-fBlEpFqs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 19 55 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Voltas [plural]
Etymology: Italian Volta Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Volta}} Italian Volta Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Volta (plural Voltas)
  1. A surname from Italian. Derived forms: volt, voltage, voltaic
    Sense id: en-Volta-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Italian]

Etymology: Converged from different nicknames, including volpe (“fox”) and volta (“a turn, rotation, spin”). Etymology templates: {{m|it|volpe|t=fox}} volpe (“fox”), {{m|it|volta|t=a turn, rotation, spin}} volta (“a turn, rotation, spin”) Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Volta m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: volt, voltaggio, voltaico
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [Italian]

Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Volta. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|it|pt|Volta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Portuguese Volta, {{bor+|it|pt|Volta}} Borrowed from Portuguese Volta Head templates: {{it-proper noun}} Volta ?
  1. Volta: A river in West Africa Categories (place): Rivers in Africa
    Sense id: en-Volta-it-name-ST~h7AXX Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Portuguese]

Etymology: From volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders. Etymology templates: {{m|pt|volta||turnaround, return}} volta (“turnaround, return”) Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun}} Volta
  1. Volta: Ellipsis of Rio Volta (“Volta River”).; A river in West Africa Categories (place): Rivers in Africa
    Sense id: en-Volta-pt-name-WiFuQazK Categories (other): Portuguese ellipses, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. Volta: Ellipsis of Lago Volta (“Lake Volta”).; A lake in West Africa Categories (place): Lakes
    Sense id: en-Volta-pt-name-bCQAjw6V Categories (other): Portuguese ellipses, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Alto Volta, Lago Volta, Volta Branco, Volta Negro, Volta Vermelho

Proper name [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|proper nouns|g=?|g2=|g3=|head=}} Volta ?, {{es-proper noun}} Volta ?
  1. Volta (river)
    Sense id: en-Volta-es-name-sh29w~Zi Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for Volta meaning in All languages combined (13.6kB)

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