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

• rota (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vorta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔta]

Noun

wrota pl (diminutive wrotka)

1. gate
2. goal (in sports)

Declension

Declension of wrota

	plural (plurale tantum)
Nominative	wrota
Genitive	wrotow
Dative	wrotam
Accusative	wrota
Instrumental	wrotami
Locative	wrotach

Derived terms

• wrotaŕ
• wrotnik
• wrotnišćo
• wrotno
• wrotowy

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈvrɔ.ta/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): /ˈvrɔ.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: wro‧ta

Noun

wrota nvir pl

1. gate
2. (Kuyavia) large barn door

   Synonym: wieżeje

Declension

Declension of wrota

	plural
nominative	wrota
genitive	wrót
dative	wrotom
accusative	wrota
instrumental	wrotami
locative	wrotach
vocative	wrota

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

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 (diminutive wrótka, related adjective wrotowy)

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

Declension of wrota (pl-only neuter hard stem)

	plural
nominative	wrota
genitive	wrotow
dative	wrotam
accusative	wrota
vocative	wrota
locative	wrotach
instrumental	wrotami

Derived terms

nouns

• samowrota inan pl
• wrotar m pers

 

References

• “wrota” in Soblex