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 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
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
- bolta — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
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”