ворота

See also: воротя

Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *vorta. Doublet of врата́ (vratá), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈrotə]
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Noun

воро́та • (voróta) n inan pl (genitive воро́т, plural only)

  1. gate
  2. goal (in many sports, e.g. soccer, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
Declension
Declension of воро́та (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 
plural
nominative воро́та
voróta
genitive воро́т
vorót
dative воро́там
vorótam
accusative воро́та
voróta
instrumental воро́тами
vorótami
prepositional воро́тах
vorótax
Pre-reform declension of воро́та (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 
plural
nominative воро́та
voróta
genitive воро́тъ
vorót
dative воро́тамъ
vorótam
accusative воро́та
voróta
instrumental воро́тами
vorótami
prepositional воро́тахъ
vorótax

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvorətə]

Noun

во́рота • (vórota) m inan

  1. genitive singular of во́рот (vórot)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “ворота”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
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