"Volta" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈvɔl.ta/
Rhymes: -ɔlta Etymology: Converged from different nicknames, including volpe (“fox”) and volta (“a turn, rotation, spin”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|id=surname}} Head templates: {{it-prop|mfbysense}} Volta m or f by sense
  1. a surname, notably borne by Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: volt, voltaggio, voltaico
    Sense id: en-Volta-it-name-nHRWaAVM Categories (other): Italian surnames, Italian entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Portuguese Volta. Etymology templates: {{wp|it:+ (fiume)}}, {{ety|it|:bor|pt|Volta|id=river in West Africa}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "pt", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "it" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "Volta", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "Volta", "lang" : "it" }" data-id="river in West Africa" data-lang="it" data-title="Volta" id="Italian:_river_in_West_Africa">, {{bor+|it|pt|Volta}} Borrowed from Portuguese Volta Head templates: {{it-prop|m}} Volta m
  1. Volta (a river in West Africa; in full, Volta River) Tags: masculine Categories (place): Rivers in Africa
    Sense id: en-Volta-it-name-nKMl5A-U Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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