tolva

See also: tölva

Spanish

una tolva

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tubula with syncope of the second /u/ and metathesis of /l/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtolba/ [ˈt̪ol.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -olba
• Syllabification: tol‧va

Noun

tolva f (plural tolvas)

1. hopper, chute
2. (Chile) dump truck

Related terms

• tubo

 

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

From the number tolv (“twelve”).

Noun

tolva c

1. a twelve; something which consists of twelve parts
2. the twelfth in a succession

Declension

Declension of tolva

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tolva	tolvas
	definite	tolvan	tolvans
plural	indefinite	tolvor	tolvors
	definite	tolvorna	tolvornas

Related terms

• bluestolva

See also

• nolla, etta, tvåa, trea, fyra, femma, sexa, sjua, åtta, nia, tia, elva, tolva

Anagrams

• lovat