балота

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Belarusian болото (boloto), from Proto-Slavic *bolto. Cognate with Russian боло́то (bolóto).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [baˈɫota]

Noun

бало́та • (balóta) n inan (genitive бало́та, nominative plural бало́ты, genitive plural бало́т, relational adjective бало́тны)

  1. marsh, swamp, bog
  2. (figuratively) morass, backwater (environment where nothing new happens)
  3. (colloquial, in the singular) mud, slush

Declension
Declension of бало́та (inan hard neut-form accent-a)
singular plural
nominative бало́та
balóta		 бало́ты
balóty
genitive бало́та
balóta		 бало́т
balót
dative бало́ту
balótu		 бало́там
balótam
accusative бало́та
balóta		 бало́ты
balóty
instrumental бало́там
balótam		 бало́тамі
balótami
locative бало́це
balócje		 бало́тах
balótax
count form — бало́ты1
balóty1

1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References
  • “балота” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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