See also: Wolta, woltą, and Woltą

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlta
  • Syllabification: wol‧ta
  • Homophone: Wolta

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French volte.

Noun

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wolta f

  1. (narratology) flip-flop, plot twist, twist
    Synonyms: wist, wykrętas, zwrot akcji
    Hypernym: zmiana
  2. U-turn, volte-face (turn during a fight in which opponents are in direct contact with each other and use their hands or objects held in them)
    Hypernym: obrót
  3. (equestrianism) volte (very small circle that is used in the training of a horse)
  4. volta (dance for couples popular during the late Renaissance, associated with the galliard and done to the same kind of music)
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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wolta m inan

  1. genitive singular of wolt

Further reading

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  • wolta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wolta in Polish dictionaries at PWN