lota
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Etymology
From Hindi लोटा (loṭā) / Urdu لوٹا (loṭā). (person who switches loyalties): From the fact that the lota pot has a tendency to fall over and roll around, as it is not stable sitting on its base.
Pronunciation
Noun
lota (plural lotas)
- (South Asia) A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 9:
- She had been standing behind the curtain of coloured glass beads for at least half an hour now, waiting patiently with a silver lota of water.
- (Pakistani politics) A person who switches loyalties, especially from one political party to another.
Translations
a pot used in South Asia
a person that switches loyalties
Anagrams
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.
Pronunciation
Verb
-lota (infinitive kulóta)
- to dream
Derived terms
- loto (“dream”)
Noun
lota
Noun
lota f (genitive singular lotu, nominative plural lotur)
Declension
| Declension of lota | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lota | lotan | lotur | loturnar |
| accusative | lotu | lotuna | lotur | loturnar |
| dative | lotu | lotunni | lotum | lotunum |
| genitive | lotu | lotunnar | lota/lotna | lotanna/lotnanna |
Further reading
- “lota” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Etymology 1
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.
Noun
lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)
Declension
Declension of lota
Etymology 2
Noun
lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)
- Alternative form of lochta (“loft; gallery”)
Declension
Declension of lota
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
lota
Verb
lota
Participle
lota
- past participle of lot
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lota”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lota”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “lota”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Verb
lota
- to dream
Participle
lōta
- inflection of lōtus:
Participle
lōtā
Verb
lota
- to dream
Noun
lota
- sap (of a plant)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
- Hyphenation: lo‧ta
Noun
lota f (plural lotas)
Verb
lota
- inflection of lotar:
Noun
lotà
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
lota f (plural lotas)
Further reading
- “lota”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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