English Online Dictionary. What means volt? What does volt mean?
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəʊlt/
- (other UK) IPA(key): /vɒlt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /voʊlt/
- Rhymes: -ɒlt, -əʊlt
- 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
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
French volte
Noun
volt (plural volts)
- A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a centre makes two concentric tracks.
- (fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.
Noun
volt (uncountable)
- A colour similar to lime often used in Nike products.
Anagrams
- LVOT, VTOL
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ˈbɔl]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈvɔlt]
- 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
- “volt” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “volt”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “volt” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
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, 1935–1957
- volt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 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
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).[1] English translation: 2007, George Theodoridis.[2]
- 1880 (translation), 411 BC (original), János Arany (translator), Aristophanes (original), A nők ünnepe (Thesmophoriazusae).[1] English translation: 2007, George Theodoridis.[2]
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 Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (former, previous, bygone): volt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
- (unit): volt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: 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.
Noun
volt m (invariable)
- volt
Latin
Verb
volt
- 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
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (volt)
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): /vɔlt/
- 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
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- vóltio (rare)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English volt.
Pronunciation
Noun
volt m (plural volts)
- volt (unit of measure)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French volt.
Noun
volt m (plural volți)
- volt
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from English volt.
Noun
volt m (Cyrillic spelling волт)
- volt
Declension
Slovak
Etymology
Named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the surname, see Volta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔɫt/
Noun
volt m inan (genitive singular voltu, nominative plural volty, genitive plural voltov, declension pattern of dub)
- volt, the SI unit of electric potential
Declension
Derived terms
- voltový
- 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, 2024
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 (SO)
- volt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- volt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
- tolv
Tatar
Etymology
From English volt.
Noun
volt
- volt, the SI unit of electric potential.
- 80 meñ volt ― 80 thousand volts
Declension