calta

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Catalan

Etymology

From the genus name.

Pronunciation

Noun

calta f (plural caltes)

  1. marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
    Synonyms: flor del mal d'ulls, ram de Sant Isidre, viola groga

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech calta, from Middle High German zëlte.

Pronunciation

Noun

calta f

  1. (dated) bun or piece of bread long in shape

Declension

Declension of calta (hard feminine)
singular plural
nominative calta calty
genitive calty calt
dative caltě caltám
accusative caltu calty
vocative calto calty
locative caltě caltách
instrumental caltou caltami

Further reading

  • “calta”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
  • “calta”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “calta”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caltha, from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos), καλθε (kalthe, “yellow flower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkal.ta/
  • Rhymes: -alta
  • Hyphenation: càl‧ta

Noun

calta f (plural calte)

  1. marsh marigold (of genus Caltha)

Further reading

  • calta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈt͡saɫta/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈt͡salta/

Noun

calta f

  1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

Declension

Declension of calta (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative calta caltě calty
genitive calty caltú calt
dative caltě caltama caltám
accusative caltu caltě calty
vocative calto caltě calty
locative caltě caltú caltách
instrumental caltú caltama caltami
This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

  • Czech: calta

Further reading

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

Noun

calta f

  1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

Further reading

  • Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “calta”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC

Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

Pronunciation

Noun

calta f

  1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

Declension

Declension of calta
singular plural
nominative calta calty
genitive calty cált
dative calte caltám
accusative caltu calty
locative calte caltách
instrumental caltou caltami

Further reading

  • “calta”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Spanish

Noun

calta f (plural caltas)

  1. marsh marigold

Derived terms

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