vóta

See also: vota, Vota, votá, and votà

Irish

Etymology

From Middle English vote, from Latin vōtum, a derivative of voveō (“I vow”). Doublet of móid.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈvˠoːt̪ˠə/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈwoːt̪ˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːt̪ˠə/

Noun

vóta m (genitive singular vóta, nominative plural vótaí)

1. vote

Declension

Declension of vóta (fourth declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative vóta vótaí vocative a vóta a vótaí genitive vóta vótaí dative vóta vótaí forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an vóta na vótaí genitive an vóta na vótaí dative leis an vóta don vóta leis na vótaí

Derived terms

• vótáil f (“voting, poll”)
• vótáil (“vote”, verb)
• vótaíocht f (“(act of) polling; poll”)

Related terms

• vótálaí m (“voter”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vóta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 29