ворота

See also: воротя

Russian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɐˈrotə]
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. gate
  2. goal (in many sports, e.g. soccer, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
    пробива́ть ми́мо воро́тprobivátʹ mímo vorótto shoot past the goal; to shoot wide
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvorətə]

Noun

во́рота • (vórota) m inan

  1. genitive singular of во́рот (vórot)

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wɔˈrɔtɐ]
  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. gate
    Synonym: бра́ма f (bráma)
  2. (sports) goal
  3. (anatomy) entry point (of nerves)
  4. (medicine) portal of entry (organ or tissue through which an infectious agent enters the body)

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