вароты
Belarusian
Etymology
From Middle Belarusian ворота (vorota), from Old East Slavic ворота (vorota), from Proto-Slavic *vorta. The noun was originally of neuter gender in Old Belarusian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vaˈrotɨ]
Noun
варо́ты • (varóty) f inan pl (genitive варо́т or варо́таў, plural only)
- gate
- Synonym: бра́ма (bráma)
- (sports) goal (in many sports, e.g. soccer, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
Declension
Declension of варо́ты (inan pl-only hard fem-form accent-a)
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | варо́ты varóty |
| genitive | варо́т, варо́таў varót, varótaŭ |
| dative | варо́там varótam |
| accusative | варо́ты varóty |
| instrumental | варо́тамі varótami |
| locative | варо́тах varótax |
Derived terms
- варата́р (varatár)
References
- “вароты” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “вароты”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)