bulta
See also: bultā
Latvian
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): [būlta]
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Noun
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
Declension of bulta (4th declension)
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “bulta”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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