Volta

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvoʊltə/ Homophone: volta === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders. ==== Proper noun ==== Volta (with the) A river in West Africa; in full, Volta River. Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian Volta. ==== Proper noun ==== Volta (plural Voltas) A surname from Italian, notably borne by Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta. ===== Derived terms ===== === Anagrams === lovat, votal == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”). === Proper noun === Volta m Volta (a river in West Africa) ==== Derived terms ==== Alt Volta == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Converged from different nicknames, including volpe (“fox”) and volta (“a turn, rotation, spin”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/ Rhymes: -ɔlta Hyphenation: Vòl‧ta ==== Proper noun ==== Volta m or f by sense a surname, notably borne by Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: Volta ⇒ Translingual: V ==== Further reading ==== Fucilla, J. G. (1987). Our Italian Surnames. United Kingdom: Genealogical Publishing Company. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Portuguese Volta. ==== Proper noun ==== Volta m Volta (a river in West Africa; in full, Volta River) === References === == Portuguese == === Etymology === From volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders. === Proper noun === Volta m Volta (a river in West Africa; in full, Rio Volta) Volta (ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa; in full, Lago Volta) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Volta → Italian: Volta → Spanish: Volta == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbolta/ [ˈbol̪.t̪a] Rhymes: -olta Syllabification: Vol‧ta === Proper noun === Volta m Volta (a river in West Africa; in full, Río Volta)