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Old Church Slavonic
Noun
широта • (širota) f
- width
- breadth
Russian
Etymology
From ширь (širʹ) + -ота́ (-otá).
Pronunciation
Noun
широта́ • (širotá) f inan (genitive широты́, nominative plural широ́ты, genitive plural широ́т, relational adjective широ́тный)
- breadth, extent, amplitude, broad scope
- широта́ мы́сли ― širotá mýsli ― breadth of thought
- широта́ кругозо́ра ― širotá krugozóra ― breadth of outlook; wide range of interests
- широта́ взгля́дов ― širotá vzgljádov ― open-mindedness
- широта́ наме́рений ― širotá namérenij ― grandioseness of intentions
- (geology, geography) latitude
- Coordinate term: долгота́ (dolgotá)
Declension
Further reading
- широта in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru