calta

From the genus name.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkal.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈkal.ta]

calta f (plural caltes)

1. marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)

   Synonyms: flor del mal d'ulls, ram de Sant Isidre, viola groga

• “calta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡salta]

calta f

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

• “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), 2008–2025

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

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

calta f (plural calte)

1. marsh marigold (of genus Caltha)

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

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

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

calta f

1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

• Czech: calta

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “calta”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

calta f

1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

• 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

Borrowed from Middle High German zëlte.

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡salta]

calta f (diminutive caltička or caletka)

1. bun or piece of bread long in shape

• “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, 2003–2025

From Latin caltha, from Ancient Greek κάλαθος (kálathos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalta/ [ˈkal̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -alta
• Syllabification: cal‧ta

calta f (plural caltas)

1. marsh marigold

• “calta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024