ворота
See also: воротя
Russian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorta. Doublet of врата́ (vratá), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
воро́та • (voróta) n inan pl (genitive воро́т, plural only, diminutive воро́тца)
- gate
- goal (in many sports, e.g. soccer, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
- пробива́ть ми́мо воро́т ― probivátʹ mímo vorót ― to shoot past the goal; to shoot wide
Declension edit
Declension of воро́та (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
Pre-reform declension of воро́та (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
во́рота • (vórota) m inan
Further reading edit
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
воро́та • (voróta) n inan pl (genitive ворі́т, plural only)
- gate
- Synonym: бра́ма f (bráma)
- (sports) goal
- (anatomy) entry point (of nerves)
- (medicine) portal of entry (organ or tissue through which an infectious agent enters the body)
Declension edit
Declension of воро́та (inan pl-only hard neut-form // soft neut-form accent-a о-і)
Derived terms edit
- ворота́р (vorotár)