балота
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Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Belarusian болото (boloto), from Proto-Slavic *bolto. Cognate with Russian боло́то (bolóto).
Pronunciation
Noun
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
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