wrota

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvrɔ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: wro‧ta

Noun

wrota nvir pl

  1. gate
    Synonym: rëkloka

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “wrota”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “wrota”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
  • wrota”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: wro‧ta

Noun

wrota pl (diminutive wrotka)

  1. gate
  2. goal (in sports)

Declension

Derived terms

  • wrotaŕ
  • wrotnik
  • wrotnišćo
  • wrotno
  • wrotowy

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “wrota”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “wrota”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish wrota, from Proto-Slavic *vorta.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˈvrɔ.ta/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: wro‧ta

Noun

wrota nvir pl

  1. gate
  2. (Kuyavia, Masovian Borderland, architectual element) large barn door
    Synonym: wrótnie

Declension

Further reading

  • wrota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wrota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Oskar Kolberg (1867), “wrota”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 278
  • Małgorzata Kapusta (2017), “wrota”, in Mowa mieszkańców pogranicza Mazowsza (na przykładzie gminy Głowaczów w powiecie kozienickim) (in Polish), Warsaw: Elipsa, →ISBN, page 88

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vōrtà / *vortà. Cognate with Lower Sorbian wrota.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwʀɔta/
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Hyphenation: wro‧ta
  • Syllabification: wro‧ta

Noun

wrota n pl (relational adjective wrotowy, diminutive wrótka)

  1. gate (door that can be of different sizes and shapes and that generally closes an opening in a wall or fence, preventing access from the public road to a private place)
    pos je wot doma ćeknył, dokelž je něchtó wrota wotewrjene wostajił
    the dog ran away from home because someone left the gate open
  2. (sports) goal, net (rectangular structure placed on the playing field, consisting of two posts joined to a wooden or metal crossbar, which have a net attached to it where the ball is retained)
    Synonym: (colloquial) klětka

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • samowrota inan pl
  • wrotar m pers

References