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Volta en · PROPN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈvoʊltə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Volta, from volta (“turnaround, return”); at some point of time the river marked the point of return for the Portuguese traders.

Meanings

1. (with the) A river in West Africa; in full, Volta River.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Lake Volta: a lake in West Africa.
   alt of Lake Volta
3. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.

Deriveds

Red Volta · Lower Volta · voltaism · White Volta · Voltaic · Volta River · Oti-Volta · Volta Basin · Voltan · Upper Volta · Black Volta · Proto-Volta-Niger

Volta en · PROPN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈvoʊltə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Volta.

Meanings

1. A surname from Italian, notably borne by Italian chemist and physicist Alessandro Volta.

Forms

Deriveds

voltage · voltaic · volt