błoto

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See also: błóto

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bolto.

Pronunciation

Noun

błoto n (diminutive błotko)

  1. mire (deep mud)
  2. swamp
  3. swampy forest

Declension

Declension of błoto
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative błoto błośe błota
Genitive błota błotowu błotow
Dative błotoju, błotu błotoma błotam
Accusative błoto błośe błota
Instrumental błotom błotoma błotami
Locative błośe błotoma błotach

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “błoto”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “błoto”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

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błoto

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish błoto, from Proto-Slavic *bolto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbwɔ.tɔ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔtɔ
  • Syllabification: bło‧to

Noun

błoto n (diminutive błotko or błocko, augmentative błocisko or błotnisko)

  1. mud (soil and water)
    Synonym: bagno
    grząskie błoto ― slimy mud
    lepkie błoto ― sticky mud
    śliskie błoto ― slippery mud
    tłuste błoto ― gross mud
    uliczne błoto ― street mud
    błoto pod kołami ― mud in puddles
    błoto na podeszwach ― mud on one's soles
    błoto na ulicach ― mud in the streets
    błoto chlupotało ― mud sloshed
    usuwać błoto ― to remove mud
    zetrzeć błoto ― to wipe mud off
    zmyć z czegoś błoto ― to wash mud off of something
    wnosić błoto ― to bring in mud
    wpaść w błoto ― to fall into mud
    brnąć po błocie ― to wade/trudge through mud
    grzęznąć w błocie ― to get stuck in mud
  2. (often in the plural) marsh, swamp
    Synonyms: bagno, grzęzawisko, moczar, mokradło, trzęsawisko
    nieprzebyte błota ― an impassable swamp
    zapadać się w błoto ― to sink into a swamp
  3. (figuratively) bog, quagmire (difficult situation)
    Synonym: bagno

Declension

Declension of błoto
singular plural
nominative błoto błota
genitive błota błot
dative błotu błotom
accusative błoto błota
instrumental błotem błotami
locative błocie błotach
vocative błoto błota

Derived terms

adjectives
adverb
nouns
verbs

Further reading

  • błoto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • błoto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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