vota

See also: Vota, vóta, votá, votà, and voṱa

Asturian

Verb

vota

1. third-person singular present indicative of votar
2. second-person singular imperative of votar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈbo.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈvo.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈvo.ta]

Verb

vota

1. inflection of votar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.ta/

Verb

vota

1. third-person singular past historic of voter

Galician

Verb

vota

1. inflection of votar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvo.ta/
• Rhymes: -ota
• Hyphenation: vó‧ta

Verb

vota

1. inflection of votare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Hyphenation: vò‧ta

Adjective

vota

1. (literary or popular Tuscan) feminine singular of voto (“empty”)

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• vōta:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwoː.ta]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔː.ta]
• vōtā:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwoː.taː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔː.ta]

Participle

vōta

1. inflection of vōtus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

vōtā

1. ablative feminine singular of vōtus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈwoː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔː.ta]

Noun

vōta

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of vōtum

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

vota n

1. indefinite plural of votum

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Noun

vota f (definite singular vota, indefinite plural voter or votor, definite plural votene or votone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of vote
2. definite singular of vote

Etymology 2

Noun

vota n

1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of votum
2. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of votum

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.ta/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɔ.tɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
• Homophone: bota (Northern Portugal)
• Hyphenation: vo‧ta

Verb

vota

1. inflection of votar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Alternative forms

• вота (vota) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from French voter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /voˈta/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: vo‧ta

Verb

a vota (third-person singular present votează, past participle votat) 1st conjugation

1. (ambitransitive) to vote [with direct object; or (optionally, if object is a candidate) with cu ‘for, literally with’]

   Synonyms: votiza (obsolete), votarisi (obsolete)

Conjugation

    conjugation of vota (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a vota
gerund			votând
past participle			votat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	votez	votezi	votează	votăm	votați	votează
	imperfect	votam	votai	vota	votam	votați	votau
	simple perfect	votai	votași	votă	votarăm	votarăți	votară
	pluperfect	votasem	votaseși	votase	votaserăm	votaserăți	votaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să votez	să votezi	să voteze	să votăm	să votați	să voteze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		votează			votați
	negative		nu vota			nu votați

Derived terms

• cine cu cine votează
• votare

Related terms

• vot
• votant

Further reading

• “vota”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

Sicilian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

vota f

1. time (instance of an event)

Slavomolisano

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian volta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vǒːta/

Noun

vota f

1. time, occurrence, instance of an event
   • 2010, Natalina Spadanuda, Le renard et le loup:

     È! Oni, vuk, biša lačan, nije čeka dvi vote ka ona je rekla. Je reka: „Homa po subita!“

     Ha! He, the wolf, was hungry, he didn’t think twice (literally, “wait two times”) when she said it. He said: “Let’s go right away!”

Declension

Declension of vota (series-2a fem)

	singular	plural
nominative	vota	vote
genitive	vote	voti
dative	votu	voti
accusative	votu	vote
locative	votu	vote
instrumental	votom	voti

References

• Breu, W., Mader Skender, M. B. & Piccoli, G. 2013. Oral texts in Molise Slavic (Italy): Acquaviva Collecroce. In Adamou, E., Breu, W., Drettas, G. & Scholze, L. (eds.). 2013. EuroSlav2010: Elektronische Datenbank bedrohter slavischer Varietäten in nichtslavophonen Ländern Europas – Base de données électronique de variétés slaves menacées dans des pays européens non slavophones. Konstanz: Universität / Paris: Lacito (Internet Publication).

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbota/ [ˈbo.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: vo‧ta
• Homophone: bota

Verb

vota

1. inflection of votar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Xhosa

Etymology

From English vote.

Verb

-vota^?

1. (intransitive) to vote

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

Borrowed from English vote.

Verb

-vóta

1. (intransitive) to vote

Inflection

tone H (infinitive ukuvota)

	positive	negative
infinitive	ukuvota	ukungavoti
imperative
	simple	+ object concord
singular	vota	-vote
plural	votani	-voteni
present
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyavota, ngivota	engivotayo, engivota	ngivota	angivoti	engingavoti	ngingavoti
2nd singular	uyavota, uvota	ovotayo, ovota	uvota	awuvoti	ongavoti	ungavoti
1st plural	siyavota, sivota	esivotayo, esivota	sivota	asivoti	esingavoti	singavoti
2nd plural	niyavota, nivota	enivotayo, enivota	nivota	anivoti	eningavoti	ningavoti
class 1	uyavota, uvota	ovotayo, ovota	evota	akavoti	ongavoti	engavoti
class 2	bayavota, bavota	abavotayo, abavota	bevota	abavoti	abangavoti	bengavoti
class 3	uyavota, uvota	ovotayo, ovota	uvota	awuvoti	ongavoti	ungavoti
class 4	iyavota, ivota	evotayo, evota	ivota	ayivoti	engavoti	ingavoti
class 5	liyavota, livota	elivotayo, elivota	livota	alivoti	elingavoti	lingavoti
class 6	ayavota, avota	avotayo, avota	evota	awavoti	angavoti	engavoti
class 7	siyavota, sivota	esivotayo, esivota	sivota	asivoti	esingavoti	singavoti
class 8	ziyavota, zivota	ezivotayo, ezivota	zivota	azivoti	ezingavoti	zingavoti
class 9	iyavota, ivota	evotayo, evota	ivota	ayivoti	engavoti	ingavoti
class 10	ziyavota, zivota	ezivotayo, ezivota	zivota	azivoti	ezingavoti	zingavoti
class 11	luyavota, luvota	oluvotayo, oluvota	luvota	aluvoti	olungavoti	lungavoti
class 14	buyavota, buvota	obuvotayo, obuvota	buvota	abuvoti	obungavoti	bungavoti
class 15	kuyavota, kuvota	okuvotayo, okuvota	kuvota	akuvoti	okungavoti	kungavoti
class 17	kuyavota, kuvota	okuvotayo, okuvota	kuvota	akuvoti	okungavoti	kungavoti
recent past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngivotile, ngivotē	engivotile, engivotē	ngivotile, ngivotē	angivotanga	engingavotanga	ngingavotanga
2nd singular	uvotile, uvotē	ovotile, ovotē	uvotile, uvotē	awuvotanga	ongavotanga	ungavotanga
1st plural	sivotile, sivotē	esivotile, esivotē	sivotile, sivotē	asivotanga	esingavotanga	singavotanga
2nd plural	nivotile, nivotē	enivotile, enivotē	nivotile, nivotē	anivotanga	eningavotanga	ningavotanga
class 1	uvotile, uvotē	ovotile, ovotē	evotile, evotē	akavotanga	ongavotanga	engavotanga
class 2	bavotile, bavotē	abavotile, abavotē	bevotile, bevotē	abavotanga	abangavotanga	bengavotanga
class 3	uvotile, uvotē	ovotile, ovotē	uvotile, uvotē	awuvotanga	ongavotanga	ungavotanga
class 4	ivotile, ivotē	evotile, evotē	ivotile, ivotē	ayivotanga	engavotanga	ingavotanga
class 5	livotile, livotē	elivotile, elivotē	livotile, livotē	alivotanga	elingavotanga	lingavotanga
class 6	avotile, avotē	avotile, avotē	evotile, evotē	awavotanga	angavotanga	engavotanga
class 7	sivotile, sivotē	esivotile, esivotē	sivotile, sivotē	asivotanga	esingavotanga	singavotanga
class 8	zivotile, zivotē	ezivotile, ezivotē	zivotile, zivotē	azivotanga	ezingavotanga	zingavotanga
class 9	ivotile, ivotē	evotile, evotē	ivotile, ivotē	ayivotanga	engavotanga	ingavotanga
class 10	zivotile, zivotē	ezivotile, ezivotē	zivotile, zivotē	azivotanga	ezingavotanga	zingavotanga
class 11	luvotile, luvotē	oluvotile, oluvotē	luvotile, luvotē	aluvotanga	olungavotanga	lungavotanga
class 14	buvotile, buvotē	obuvotile, obuvotē	buvotile, buvotē	abuvotanga	obungavotanga	bungavotanga
class 15	kuvotile, kuvotē	okuvotile, okuvotē	kuvotile, kuvotē	akuvotanga	okungavotanga	kungavotanga
class 17	kuvotile, kuvotē	okuvotile, okuvotē	kuvotile, kuvotē	akuvotanga	okungavotanga	kungavotanga
remote past
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngāvota	engāvota	ngāvota	angivotanga	engingavotanga	ngingavotanga
2nd singular	wāvota	owāvota	wāvota	awuvotanga	ongavotanga	ungavotanga
1st plural	sāvota	esāvota	sāvota	asivotanga	esingavotanga	singavotanga
2nd plural	nāvota	enāvota	nāvota	anivotanga	eningavotanga	ningavotanga
class 1	wāvota	owāvota	āvota	akavotanga	ongavotanga	engavotanga
class 2	bāvota	abāvota	bāvota	abavotanga	abangavotanga	bengavotanga
class 3	wāvota	owāvota	wāvota	awuvotanga	ongavotanga	ungavotanga
class 4	yāvota	eyāvota	yāvota	ayivotanga	engavotanga	ingavotanga
class 5	lāvota	elāvota	lāvota	alivotanga	elingavotanga	lingavotanga
class 6	āvota	āvota	āvota	awavotanga	angavotanga	engavotanga
class 7	sāvota	esāvota	sāvota	asivotanga	esingavotanga	singavotanga
class 8	zāvota	ezāvota	zāvota	azivotanga	ezingavotanga	zingavotanga
class 9	yāvota	eyāvota	yāvota	ayivotanga	engavotanga	ingavotanga
class 10	zāvota	ezāvota	zāvota	azivotanga	ezingavotanga	zingavotanga
class 11	lwāvota	olwāvota	lwāvota	aluvotanga	olungavotanga	lungavotanga
class 14	bāvota	obāvota	bāvota	abuvotanga	obungavotanga	bungavotanga
class 15	kwāvota	okwāvota	kwāvota	akuvotanga	okungavotanga	kungavotanga
class 17	kwāvota	okwāvota	kwāvota	akuvotanga	okungavotanga	kungavotanga
potential
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngingavota	—	ngingavota	ngingevote	—	ngingevote
2nd singular	ungavota	—	ungavota	ungevote	—	ungevote
1st plural	singavota	—	singavota	singevote	—	singevote
2nd plural	ningavota	—	ningavota	ningevote	—	ningevote
class 1	angavota	—	engavota	angevote	—	engevote
class 2	bangavota	—	bengavota	bangevote	—	bengevote
class 3	ungavota	—	ungavota	ungevote	—	ungevote
class 4	ingavota	—	ingavota	ingevote	—	ingevote
class 5	lingavota	—	lingavota	lingevote	—	lingevote
class 6	angavota	—	engavota	angevote	—	engevote
class 7	singavota	—	singavota	singevote	—	singevote
class 8	zingavota	—	zingavota	zingevote	—	zingevote
class 9	ingavota	—	ingavota	ingevote	—	ingevote
class 10	zingavota	—	zingavota	zingevote	—	zingevote
class 11	lungavota	—	lungavota	lungevote	—	lungevote
class 14	bungavota	—	bungavota	bungevote	—	bungevote
class 15	kungavota	—	kungavota	kungevote	—	kungevote
class 17	kungavota	—	kungavota	kungevote	—	kungevote
immediate future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngizovota	engizovota	ngizovota	angizuvota	engingezuvota	ngingezuvota
2nd singular	uzovota	ozovota	uzovota	awuzuvota	ongezuvota	ungezuvota
1st plural	sizovota	esizovota	sizovota	asizuvota	esingezuvota	singezuvota
2nd plural	nizovota	enizovota	nizovota	anizuvota	eningezuvota	ningezuvota
class 1	uzovota	ozovota	ezovota	akazuvota	ongezuvota	engezuvota
class 2	bazovota	abazovota	bezovota	abazuvota	abangezuvota	bengezuvota
class 3	uzovota	ozovota	uzovota	awuzuvota	ongezuvota	ungezuvota
class 4	izovota	ezovota	izovota	ayizuvota	engezuvota	ingezuvota
class 5	lizovota	elizovota	lizovota	alizuvota	elingezuvota	lingezuvota
class 6	azovota	azovota	ezovota	awazuvota	angezuvota	engezuvota
class 7	sizovota	esizovota	sizovota	asizuvota	esingezuvota	singezuvota
class 8	zizovota	ezizovota	zizovota	azizuvota	ezingezuvota	zingezuvota
class 9	izovota	ezovota	izovota	ayizuvota	engezuvota	ingezuvota
class 10	zizovota	ezizovota	zizovota	azizuvota	ezingezuvota	zingezuvota
class 11	luzovota	oluzovota	luzovota	aluzuvota	olungezuvota	lungezuvota
class 14	buzovota	obuzovota	buzovota	abuzuvota	obungezuvota	bungezuvota
class 15	kuzovota	okuzovota	kuzovota	akuzuvota	okungezuvota	kungezuvota
class 17	kuzovota	okuzovota	kuzovota	akuzuvota	okungezuvota	kungezuvota
remote future
	positive absolute	positive relative	positive participial	negative absolute	negative relative	negative participial
1st singular	ngiyovota	engiyovota	ngiyovota	angiyuvota	engingeyuvota	ngingeyuvota
2nd singular	uyovota	oyovota	uyovota	awuyuvota	ongeyuvota	ungeyuvota
1st plural	siyovota	esiyovota	siyovota	asiyuvota	esingeyuvota	singeyuvota
2nd plural	niyovota	eniyovota	niyovota	aniyuvota	eningeyuvota	ningeyuvota
class 1	uyovota	oyovota	eyovota	akayuvota	ongeyuvota	engeyuvota
class 2	bayovota	abayovota	beyovota	abayuvota	abangeyuvota	bengeyuvota
class 3	uyovota	oyovota	uyovota	awuyuvota	ongeyuvota	ungeyuvota
class 4	iyovota	eyovota	iyovota	ayiyuvota	engeyuvota	ingeyuvota
class 5	liyovota	eliyovota	liyovota	aliyuvota	elingeyuvota	lingeyuvota
class 6	ayovota	ayovota	eyovota	awayuvota	angeyuvota	engeyuvota
class 7	siyovota	esiyovota	siyovota	asiyuvota	esingeyuvota	singeyuvota
class 8	ziyovota	eziyovota	ziyovota	aziyuvota	ezingeyuvota	zingeyuvota
class 9	iyovota	eyovota	iyovota	ayiyuvota	engeyuvota	ingeyuvota
class 10	ziyovota	eziyovota	ziyovota	aziyuvota	ezingeyuvota	zingeyuvota
class 11	luyovota	oluyovota	luyovota	aluyuvota	olungeyuvota	lungeyuvota
class 14	buyovota	obuyovota	buyovota	abuyuvota	obungeyuvota	bungeyuvota
class 15	kuyovota	okuyovota	kuyovota	akuyuvota	okungeyuvota	kungeyuvota
class 17	kuyovota	okuyovota	kuyovota	akuyuvota	okungeyuvota	kungeyuvota
present subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngivote	ngingavoti
2nd singular	uvote	ungavoti
1st plural	sivote	singavoti
2nd plural	nivote	ningavoti
class 1	avote	angavoti
class 2	bavote	bangavoti
class 3	uvote	ungavoti
class 4	ivote	ingavoti
class 5	livote	lingavoti
class 6	avote	angavoti
class 7	sivote	singavoti
class 8	zivote	zingavoti
class 9	ivote	ingavoti
class 10	zivote	zingavoti
class 11	luvote	lungavoti
class 14	buvote	bungavoti
class 15	kuvote	kungavoti
class 17	kuvote	kungavoti
past subjunctive
	positive	negative
1st singular	ngavota	ngangavota, angavota, angangavota
2nd singular	wavota	wangavota, awavota, awangavota
1st plural	savota	sangavota, asavota, asangavota
2nd plural	navota	nangavota, anavota, anangavota
class 1	wavota	wangavota, akavota, akangavota
class 2	bavota	bangavota, abavota, abangavota
class 3	wavota	wangavota, awavota, awangavota
class 4	yavota	yangavota, ayavota, ayangavota
class 5	lavota	langavota, alavota, alangavota
class 6	avota	angavota, awavota, awangavota
class 7	savota	sangavota, asavota, asangavota
class 8	zavota	zangavota, azavota, azangavota
class 9	yavota	yangavota, ayavota, ayangavota
class 10	zavota	zangavota, azavota, azangavota
class 11	lwavota	lwangavota, alwavota, alwangavota
class 14	bavota	bangavota, abavota, abangavota
class 15	kwavota	kwangavota, akwavota, akwangavota
class 17	kwavota	kwangavota, akwavota, akwangavota

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “vota”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “vota (6-3.9)”