volt

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /vəʊlt/, /vɒlt/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /voʊlt/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvəʉlt/, /ˈvɐʉlt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈvɐʉlt/ Rhymes: -əʊlt, -ɒlt Homophone: vault (in some accents) === Etymology 1 === Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Italian Volta. ==== Noun ==== volt (plural volts) In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A bright yellow-green colour often used in Nike products. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From French volte. ==== Noun ==== volt (plural volts) (archaic, equestrianism) A circular movement in which the horse goes round in a small circle. (archaic, fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust; a parry. ==== Verb ==== volt (third-person singular simple present volts, present participle volting, simple past and past participle volted) (archaic, equestrianism) To perform this movement. (archaic, fencing) To perform this movement. === References === “volt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === LVOT, VTOL == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈbo̞l] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈvɔlt] IPA(key): (Central, Northwestern) [ˈbɔl] Homophones: bol, vol === Etymology 1 === From the past participle of Old Catalan voldre, from Latin volvere. Corresponds to Vulgar Latin *voltus, from *volŭtus, from Latin volūtus. ==== Noun ==== volt m (plural volts) turn, round fer un volt ― to go for a stroll ===== Related terms ===== volta voltar === Etymology 2 === Named for Alessandro Volta. ==== Noun ==== volt m (plural volts) volt === Further reading === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “volt”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) “volt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “volt”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Czech == === Etymology === Borrowed from English volt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvolt] Rhymes: -olt === Noun === volt m inan volt ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== See voluta === Further reading === “volt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “volt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Dutch == === Etymology === From English volt. === Pronunciation === === Noun === volt m (plural volts, diminutive voltje n) volt (unit) ==== Derived terms ==== elektronvolt == Faroese == === Etymology === Named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Volta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔl̥t/ Rhymes: -ɔl̥t === Noun === volt n (genitive singular volts, plural volt) volt, the SI unit of electric potential. ==== Declension ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English volt. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔlt/ === Noun === volt m (plural volts) volt === Further reading === “volt”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from English volt. === Noun === volt m (plural volts) volt Synonym: voltio == Hungarian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvolt] Hyphenation: volt Rhymes: -olt === Etymology 1 === From the same Proto-Finno-Ugric *wole- or *woli- as Finnish and Estonian olla. Compare similarities with Old Hungarian vola, later vala (same meaning). ==== Verb ==== volt third-person singular indicative past indefinite of van Milyen volt az előadás? ― How was the show? ==== Participle ==== volt past participle of van ==== Adjective ==== volt (not comparable) ex-, former, late, past, sometime az egyetem volt tanára ― the former professor of the university ==== Particle ==== volt (archaic) Used after a past-tense verb form to express past perfect. 1880 (translation), 411 BC (original), János Arany (translator), Aristophanes (original), A nők ünnepe (Thesmophoriazusae).[2] English translation: 2007, George Theodoridis.[3] === Etymology 2 === Named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. ==== Noun ==== volt (plural voltok) volt (unit of measure, symbol: V) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === References === === Further reading === (the past form of van or an auxiliary particle expressing past perfect): volt 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. (former, previous, bygone): volt 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. (unit): volt 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. == Icelandic == === Etymology === Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. === Noun === volt n (genitive singular volts, nominative plural volt) volt ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “volt” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English volt, itself named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta, from Volta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɔlt/ Rhymes: -ɔlt Hyphenation: vòlt === Noun === volt m (invariable) volt === References === == Latin == === Verb === volt (Old Latin) third-person singular present active indicative of volō === References === “volt”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “volt”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin vultus. === Noun === volt oblique singular, m (oblique plural volz or voltz, nominative singular volz or voltz, nominative plural volt) face ==== Synonyms ==== face, visage === References === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “volt”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. == Old Occitan == === Alternative forms === vout === Etymology === From Latin vultus. === Noun === volt m figure face holy image === References === Levy, Emil. 1923. Petit dictionnaire provençal-français. Heidelberg: Winter. Page 386. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɔlt/ Rhymes: -ɔlt Syllabification: volt === Etymology 1 === Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. ==== Noun ==== volt m inan (abbreviation V) alternative spelling of wolt ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== volt f genitive plural of volta === Further reading === “volt”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === vóltio (rare) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English volt. === Pronunciation === === Noun === volt m (plural volts) volt (unit of measure) === Further reading === “volt”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “volt”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French volt. === Noun === volt m (plural volți) volt ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English volt. === Noun === volt m inan (Cyrillic spelling волт) volt ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Etymology === Named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Volta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔlt/, [ˈʋɔlt] Rhymes: -ɔlt === Noun === volt m inan (relational adjective voltový) (physics) volt ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== voltáž === Further reading === “volt”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology === From French volte, from Italian volta (“a turn, rotation”). === Noun === volt c a somersault; a jump where one turns one or more times forwards (or backwards) (by extension) The action where something of large size turns over. See slå en volt. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== volta ==== See also ==== kullerbytta (“somersault on the ground”) saltomortal === Noun === volt c volt (unit) ==== Declension ==== === References === “volt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “volt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “volt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === tolv == Tatar == === Etymology === From English volt. === Noun === volt volt, the SI unit of electric potential. 80 meñ volt ― 80 thousand volts ==== Declension ====