volto

See also: voltò and vȯļtõ

Catalan

Verb

volto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of voltar

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvolto/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vol‧to
  • Rhymes: -olto

Noun

volto (accusative singular volton, plural voltoj, accusative plural voltojn)

  1. volt

Galician

Verb

volto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of voltar

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin vultus (expression, face). Compare Portuguese vulto (aspect).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvol.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -olto
  • Hyphenation: vól‧to

Noun

volto m (plural volti)

  1. face
    Synonyms: faccia, viso

Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *voltus < *volvitus or *volŭtus, from Latin volūtus, perfect passive participle of volvō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.to/[2]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlto
  • Hyphenation: vòl‧to

Participle

volto (feminine volta, masculine plural volti, feminine plural volte)

  1. past participle of volgere

Adjective

volto (feminine volta, masculine plural volti, feminine plural volte)

  1. facing
  2. concerning

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔl.to/[3]
  • Rhymes: -ɔlto
  • Hyphenation: vòl‧to

Verb

volto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of voltare

References

  1. ^ volto in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. ^ volgere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  3. ^ voltare in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

voltō n

  1. dative/ablative singular of voltum (expression, appearance; image, likeness; face; visage, countenance)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔw.tu/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.tu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈvɔw.to/ [ˈvɔʊ̯.to]
 

Verb

volto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of voltar; "I go back, I return"