oblot

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from oblecieć.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔb.lɔt/
• Rhymes: -ɔblɔt
• Syllabification: ob‧lot

Noun

oblot m inan

1. flight around something; flyaround [with instrumental ‘with what’]
2. (aviation, colloquial) flight done in order to check the state of something
3. (aviation) first flight
4. (birdwatching) activity in which birds fly freely in the wild in order to develop skills
5. (beekeeping) act of bees flying around an area near their hive to become acquainted with it or in order to defecate

Declension

Declension of oblot

	singular	plural
nominative	oblot	obloty
genitive	oblotu	oblotów
dative	oblotowi	oblotom
accusative	oblot	obloty
instrumental	oblotem	oblotami
locative	oblocie	oblotach
vocative	oblocie	obloty

Further reading

• oblot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• oblot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “oblot”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 476