poruta

See also: porutą

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Per Bańkowski, possibly a deverbal from porucić, a dialectal variant of porzucić (“to abandon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈru.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uta
  • Syllabification: po‧ru‧ta

Noun

poruta f

  1. (colloquial) embarrassment, disgrace
    Synonyms: wstyd, hańba
  2. (obsolete, prison slang) giveaway, unmasking
    Synonym: wsypa

Declension

Declension of poruta
singular plural
nominative poruta poruty
genitive poruty porut
dative porucie porutom
accusative porutę poruty
instrumental porutą porutami
locative porucie porutach
vocative poruto poruty
verbs

Further reading

  • poruta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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