блат

Bulgarian
Шоколадов сладкиш с два блата

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blatt. Cognate with English blade.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɫat]
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Noun

блат • (blat) m (relational adjective бла́тов)

  1. sheet, layer (in culinary)
    Synonym: пласт (plast)
    блат на то́рта ― blat na tórta ― sheet of a torte

Inflection
Declension of блат
singular plural
indefinite блат
blat		 бла́тове
blátove
definite
(subject form)		 бла́тът
blátǎt		 бла́товете
blátovete
definite
(object form)		 бла́та
bláta
count form — бла́та
bláta

References
  • “блат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “блат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɫat]

Etymology 1

From Polish blat or Yiddish בלאַט (blat).

Noun

блат • (blat) m inan (genitive бла́та, nominative plural бла́ты, genitive plural бла́тов, relational adjective блатно́й)

  1. blat, cronyism, pull (useful contacts to help in skirting the red tape and other barriers, usually illegal help or assistance to obtain a good post, job, enter the university, etc.)
    по бла́ту ― po blátu ― thanks to knowing the "right" people
  2. bribe
Declension
Declension of блат (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative бла́т
blát		 бла́ты
bláty
genitive бла́та
bláta		 бла́тов
blátov
dative бла́ту
blátu		 бла́там
blátam
accusative бла́т
blát		 бла́ты
bláty
instrumental бла́том
blátom		 бла́тами
blátami
prepositional бла́те
bláte		 бла́тах
blátax
  • блатарь (blatarʹ), блатняк (blatnjak), блатота (blatota)
  • блатно́й (blatnój)
  • блатовать (blatovatʹ)

Noun

блат • (blat) n inan pl

  1. genitive plural of бла́то (bláto)
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