different between lota vs lots

English

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (lo??).(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^(key): /?l??t?/

Noun

lota (plural lotas)

1. (South Asia) A spherical pot, specifically a water pot used for washing and ablution, typically made of brass.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 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.

2. (colloquial, Pakistan) 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^(key): /??o.ta/

Verb

-lota (infinitive kulóta)

1. to dream

Derived terms

• loto (“dream”)

Irish

Etymology 1

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Noun

lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)

1. lot (plot of land)

   Synonyms: gabháltas, paiste

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

lota m (genitive singular lota, nominative plural lotaí)

1. Alternative form of lochta (“loft; gallery”)

Declension

Further reading

• "lota" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “lota” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lota” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Participle

l?ta

1. nominative feminine singular of l?tus
2. nominative neuter plural of l?tus
3. accusative neuter plural of l?tus
4. vocative feminine singular of l?tus
5. vocative neuter plural of l?tus

Participle

l?t?

1. ablative feminine singular of l?tus

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

lota

1. sap (of a plant)

Portuguese

Verb

lota

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of lotar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of lotar

Sambali

Noun

lotà

1. soil; earth; ground

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: l?ts, IPA^(key): /l?ts/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: l?ts, IPA^(key): /l?ts/
• Rhymes: -?ts

Noun

lots

1. plural of lot

   The men cast lots.

   They purchased all of the adjacent lots.

Noun

lots

1. (colloquial) A lot; a great deal; tons; loads.

   Lots of the ways you can help are really easy.

   Don't worry, my family has lots of money.

   She made lots of new friends.

Translations

Adverb

lots (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) A great deal; very much.

   I feel lots better about it now that we've talked.

   I care lots about the humane treatment of animals.

Verb

lots

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lot

Anagrams

• LTOs, OSLT, OTLs, STOL, lost, slot, tols

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo/

Noun

lots m

1. plural of lot

Swedish

Noun

lots c

1. a pilot (at sea)

Declension

Related terms

References

• lots in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• stol