błóto

See also: błoto and blôtô

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bòlto. Cognate with Lower Sorbian błoto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbwʊ.tɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ʊtɔ
  • Syllabification: błó‧to

Noun

błóto n

  1. dirt, mud, silt, sludge
    Synonyms: bahno, jił
    • 1896, Nowy Zakoń: Do hornjoserbsćiny po rjedźe Vulgaty prelozistaj Jurij Luscanski a Michal Hórnik‎[1], Z nakladom towaŕstwa ss. Cyrilla a Methocija, page 150:
      Hdyž bě to prajił, pluny na zemju, a sčini błóto ze slinow, a pomaza błóto na jeho woči.
      When he had said this, he spat on the ground, and made mud of the spittle, and anointed his eyes with the mud.
  2. marsh, swamp

Declension

Declension of błóto (neuter hard stem)
singular dual plural
nominative błóto błóće błóta
genitive błóta błótow błótow
dative błótu błótomaj błótam
accusative błóto błóće błóta
instrumental błótom błótomaj błótami
locative błóće błótomaj błótach
vocative błóto błóće błóta

Further reading

  • “błóto”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2025
  • “błóto” in Soblex
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