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Belarusian
- -о́та (-óta) (when stressed)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *-ota. Cognate with Russian -ота́ (-otá), Ukrainian -ота́ (-otá), Polish -ota.
Suffix
-ата́ • (-atá)
- Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives; -ness, -ity, -dom.
- бе́дны (bjédny) + -ата (-ata) → бедната́ (bjednatá)
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