gołota

See also: Gołota, gołotą, and Gołotą

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish gołota, from Proto-Slavic *golota. By surface analysis, goły +‎ -ota. Doublet of hołota.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔˈwɔ.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: go‧ło‧ta
  • Homophone: Gołota

Noun

gołota f (diminutive gołotka)

  1. (collective, rare) the poor (those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group)
  2. (obsolete) poor individual (someone with little or no possessions)
  3. (obsolete) group of impoverished, landless nobles
  4. (obsolete) impoverished, landless member of the nobility
  5. (Middle Polish) synonym of golenie (shave, shaving)

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