Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *-ota. Cognate with Russian -ота́ (-otá), Ukrainian -ота́ (-otá), Polish -ota.

Suffix

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-ата́ (-atá)

  1. Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -ity, -dom.
    бе́дны (bjédny) + ‎-ата (-ata) → ‎бедната́ (bjednatá)

Derived terms

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See also

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