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Ukrainian
Etymology
From мерзи́ти (merzýty, “to arouse disgust; to scold”) (obsolete) + -о́та (-óta). Compare Belarusian мярзота (mjarzóta).
Pronunciation
Noun
мерзо́та • (merzóta) f inan or m pers or f pers (genitive мерзо́ти, nominative plural мерзо́ти, genitive plural мерзо́т)
- (inanimate) abomination, loathsomeness, vileness
- Synonyms: мерзе́нність f (merzénnistʹ), мерзо́тність f (merzótnistʹ), бридо́та f (brydóta), гидо́та f (hydóta), (rare) ги́дкість f (hýdkistʹ), паску́дство n (paskúdstvo), плюга́вство n (pljuhávstvo), по́гань f (póhanʹ)
- (personal) abomination, scumbag
- Synonyms: мерзо́тник m (merzótnyk), мерзо́тниця f (merzótnycja), негі́дник m (nehídnyk), негі́дниця f (nehídnycja), падлю́ка (padljúka), паску́да (paskúda)
Declension
(inanimate):
Declension of мерзо́та (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
(personal):
Declension of мерзо́та (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “мерзота”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “мерзота”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “мерзота”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “мерзота”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “мерзота”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “мерзота”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “мерзота”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)