wolta
See also: woltą
Polish
Alternative forms
- volta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlta
- Syllabification: wol‧ta
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French volte, from Italian volta.
Noun
wolta f
- flip-flop, plot twist
- Synonyms: wist, wykrętas
- Hypernym: zmiana
- U-turn, volte-face (turn during a fight in which opponents are in direct contact with each other and use their hands or objects held in them)
- Hypernym: obrót
- (equestrianism) volte (very small circle that is used in the training of a horse)
- volta (dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music)
Declension
Declension of wolta
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wolta | wolty |
| genitive | wolty | wolt |
| dative | wolcie | woltom |
| accusative | woltę | wolty |
| instrumental | woltą | woltami |
| locative | wolcie | woltach |
| vocative | wolto | wolty |
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
wolta m inan
- genitive singular of wolt
Further reading
- wolta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wolta in Polish dictionaries at PWN