waltz

== English == === Etymology === From German Walzer, from walzen (“to dance”), from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”). Doublet of valse. More at *waltaną. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: wŏlts, wôlts; IPA(key): /wɒlts/, /wɔːlts/ (US) enPR: wôlts, IPA(key): /wɔlts/ (cot–caught merger) enPR: wälts, IPA(key): /wɑlts/ Rhymes: -ɔːlts, -ɒlts === Noun === waltz (plural waltzes) A ballroom dance in 3/4 time. A piece of music for this dance (or in triple time). (informal) A simple task. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === waltz (third-person singular simple present waltzes, present participle waltzing, simple past and past participle waltzed) (intransitive, transitive) To dance the waltz (with). (intransitive, transitive, usually with in, into, around, etc.) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited. (informal) To accomplish a task with little effort. Synonym: breeze through (transitive) To move with fanfare. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === waltzer waltz Matilda == Czech == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvalt͡s] === Noun === waltz m inan waltz (dance) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “waltz”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “waltz”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989