ramota
See also: ramotą
Polish
Alternative forms
- rhamota, romota (Middle Polish)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian гра́мота (hrámota), from Ancient Greek γράμματα (grámmata). Doublet of gramota. First attested in 1613.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raˈmɔ.ta/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: ra‧mo‧ta
Noun
ramota f (diminutive ramotka)
- (derogatory, film, literary, literature) tripe (low quality novel, play, or movie)
- Synonym: szmira
- short satirical and humorous work, popularised in the 19th century
- (historical) alternative spelling of gramota
Declension
Declension of ramota
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ramota | ramoty |
| genitive | ramoty | ramot |
| dative | ramocie | ramotom |
| accusative | ramotę | ramoty |
| instrumental | ramotą | ramotami |
| locative | ramocie | ramotach |
| vocative | ramoto | ramoty |
Derived terms
adjectives
- ramotowaty
nouns
- ramociarz
- ramotkarz
- ramotnik
verbs
- ramotać impf
References
Further reading
- ramota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ramota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1912), “ramota”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw, page 473
- Brückner, Aleksander (1927), “ramota”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna