See also: balta, Balta, Bâlta, baltā, Baltă, and baltã

Romanian edit

Etymology edit

It is generally agreed to be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelH- (to gleam), but there is disagreement whether the word is one of the earliest Romanian loans from Proto-Slavic *bolto (swamp), or whether it is a substratum word. Compare Albanian baltë (mud), Aromanian baltã, Italian palta (swamp) and Greek βάλτος (váltos, swamp).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbal.tə]
  • (file)

Noun edit

baltă f (plural bălți)

  1. puddle, pond, pool (especially muddy); also swamp

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

See also edit