Vota

Vota is a term with several related meanings across languages, rooted in Latin votum, meaning a vow or pledge, and extended into modern Romance languages as forms connected to voting or to vows. In Latin, vota is the neuter plural of votum and refers to vows or votive offerings, commonly found in inscriptions, religious contexts, and classical texts.

In Italian, vota is the third-person singular present indicative of votare (to vote) and is also used as the imperative form in the familiar command “Vota!” meaning “Vote!” This usage appears in electoral instructions, political discourse, and everyday speech.

In Spanish, vota functions as the third-person singular present of votar (he/she votes) and, in contexts of formal address, corresponds to the verb form used with usted. On ballots or in prose, vota indicates the act of voting by a subject.

In Portuguese, vota is the third-person singular present of votar (he/she/you vote) and is widely used in both written and spoken language to describe the act of voting.

Beyond these languages, vota mainly appears in linguistic discussions of verb conjugation or in reference to Latin vocabulary. It is not commonly used today as a standalone proper noun or term in everyday writing outside of those linguistic or historical contexts.