bulta

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)

1. 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)

2. arrow (symbol used to show a direction)

   bulta norāda uz pagrieziena virzienu ― the arrow indicates the direction of the turn

3. arrow, hand (pointer in a machine, clock, etc.)

   spidometra bulta ― speedometer arrow

   voltmetra bulta ― voltmeter arrow

4. 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

5. 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

References

Verb

bulta (present bultar, preterite bultade, supine bultat, imperative bulta)

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