балота
Belarusian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Belarusian болото (boloto), from Proto-Slavic *bolto. Cognate with Russian боло́то (bolóto).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
бало́та • (balóta) n inan (genitive бало́та, nominative plural бало́ты, genitive plural бало́т, relational adjective бало́тны)
- marsh, swamp, bog
- (figuratively) morass, backwater (environment where nothing new happens)
- (colloquial, in the singular) mud, slush
Declension edit
Declension of бало́та (inan hard neut-form accent-a)
singular | plural | |
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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 edit
- “балота” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org