bulta

See also bultā

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Bultas (1)

Bulta (2)

Spidometra bulta (3)

Durvju bulta (4)

Bulta (5)

Etymology

A borrowing from Middle Low German bolte ("bolt"), or from Middle Dutch bult (“bolt”) (cf. German Bolzen, English bolt), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [būlta]

Noun

bulta f, 4th declension

1. arrow (long, thin projectile to be shot with a bow or crossbow)

   bultas uzgalis — arrowhead

   bultu maks — quivver (lit. arrow container)

   izšaut bultu — to shoot an arrow

   kā bulta — like an arrow (i.e., very fast)

2. arrow (symbol used to show a direction)

   bulta norāda uz pagrieziena virzienu — the arrow indicates the direction of the turn

3. arrow, hand (pointer in a machine, clock, etc.)

   spidometra bulta — speedometer arrow

   voltmetra bulta — voltmeter arrow

4. bolt (component part of a lock which moves so as to lock or unlock it)

   atraut bultu — to unlock the bolt

   aizšaut durvīm priekšā bultu — to shoot the front door bolt

5. bolt (little metal rod with a head on one end and a threaded surface (like a screw) on the other end, used for fastening metal, wood, etc.)

   ratu bulta — wheel bolt

   bultas galva — bolt head

   būvkoku savienošana ar bultām — fastening construction wood with bolts

Declension

declension of bulta

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	bulta	bultas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	bultu	bultas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	bultas	bultu
dative (datīvs)	bultai	bultām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	bultu	bultām
locative (lokatīvs)	bultā	bultās
vocative (vokatīvs)	bulta	bultas

Synonyms

• (of "arrow"): strēle
• (of "pointer", "hand"): rādītājs

See also

• loks
• stops

References