# lota
## English
### 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

* (UK) IPA: /ˈləʊtə/
* Rhymes: -əʊtə

### 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
### Anagrams

* ATOL, Alto, Toal, a lot, alot, alto, alto-, atlo-, talo-, tola

## Chichewa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dóota.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɽo.ta/

### Verb

-lota (infinitive kulóta)
* to dream

#### Derived terms

* loto (“dream”)

## Eastern Bontoc
### Noun

lota
* land
* earth; soil

## Icelandic
### Noun

lota f (genitive singular lotu, nominative plural lotur)
* round (stage or set of events in a game or competition)
* (tennis) set

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “lota” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

## Irish
### 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)
* lot (plot of land)
    Synonyms: gabháltas, paiste

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
lota
lotaí
vocative
a lota
a lotaí
genitive
lota
lotaí
dative
lota
lotaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an lota
na lotaí
genitive
an lota
na lotaí
dative
leis an lota don lota
leis na lotaí :

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)
* Alternative form of lochta (“loft; gallery”)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
lota
lotaí
vocative
a lota
a lotaí
genitive
lota
lotaí
dative
lota
lotaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an lota
na lotaí
genitive
an lota
na lotaí
dative
leis an lota don lota
leis na lotaí :

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

lota
* vocative plural of lot

#### Verb

lota
* analytic present subjunctive of lot

#### 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, 2013-2025

## Kituba
### Verb

lota
* to dream

## Latin
### Participle

lōta
* inflection of lōtus:
** nominative/vocative feminine singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

### Participle

lōtā
* ablative feminine singular of lōtus

## Luba-Kasai
### Verb

lota
* to dream

## Lubuagan Kalinga
### Noun

lota
* sap (of a plant)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔ.tɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɔtɐ
* Hyphenation: lo‧ta

### Noun

lota f (plural lotas)
* fish market

### Verb

lota
* inflection of lotar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Sambali
### Noun

lotà
* soil; earth; ground

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlota/ [ˈlo.t̪a]
* Rhymes: -ota
* Syllabification: lo‧ta

### Noun

lota f (plural lotas)
* burbot

### Further reading

* “lota”, 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