балота

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Belarusian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Belarusian болото (boloto), from Proto-Slavic *bolto. Cognate with Russian боло́то (bolóto).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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бало́та (balótan inan (genitive бало́та, nominative plural бало́ты, genitive plural бало́т, relational adjective бало́тны)

  1. marsh, swamp, bog
  2. (figuratively) morass, backwater (environment where nothing new happens)
  3. (colloquial, in the singular) mud, slush

Declension

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References

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  • балота” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org