bulta
See also: bultā
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German bolte (“bolt”), or from Middle Dutch bult (“bolt”) (compare German Bolzen, English bolt), first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bulta f (4th declension)
- 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)
- arrow (symbol used to show a direction)
- bulta norāda uz pagrieziena virzienu ― the arrow indicates the direction of the turn
- arrow, hand (pointer in a machine, clock, etc.)
- spidometra bulta ― speedometer arrow
- voltmetra bulta ― voltmeter arrow
- 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
- 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 edit
Declension of bulta (4th declension)
Synonyms edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “bulta”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish bulta.
Verb edit
bulta (present bultar, preterite bultade, supine bultat, imperative bulta)
- to fasten with bolts, to screw something in place, usually used in connection with fast
- att bulta fast ett vapenskåp ― to bolt a weapon cabinet in place
- (of an organ) to throb, to beat
- när huvudet bultar och magen värker ― when the head throbs and the belly aches
- mitt hjärta bultar för Tre Kronor ― my heart throbs for Tre Kronor
- to pound or beat rapidly or violently
- han bultade mig gul och blå ― he beat me to a pulp
- hon bultade argt på dörren ― she pounded angrily on the door
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of bulta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | bulta | bultas | ||
Supine | bultat | bultats | ||
Imperative | bulta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bulten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bultar | bultade | bultas | bultades |
Ind. plural1 | bulta | bultade | bultas | bultades |
Subjunctive2 | bulte | bultade | bultes | bultades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bultande | |||
Past participle | bultad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References edit
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Early borrowing from Spanish vuelta, from Latin volūta. Doublet of buwelta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bultá (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜎ᜔ᜆ) (obsolete)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero[1], La Noble Villa de Pila, page 123: “Buelta) Bolta [(pc)] C. de dança o bayle ya vſan bolta por buelta”