ramota

See also: ramotą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian грамота (hramota), from Ancient Greek γράμματα (grámmata). Doublet of gramota.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raˈmɔ.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: ra‧mo‧ta

Noun

ramota f (diminutive ramotka)

  1. (derogatory, film, literary, literature) tripe (low quality novel, play, or movie)
    Synonym: szmira
  2. (dated) short satirical and humorous work, popularised in the 19th century (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
  3. (historical) Alternative spelling of gramota

Declension
Declension of ramota
singular plural
nominative ramota ramoty
genitive ramoty ramot
dative ramocie ramotom
accusative ramotę ramoty
instrumental ramotą ramotami
locative ramocie ramotach
vocative ramoto ramoty

Derived terms
adjective
  • ramotowaty

References
  • Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (24.06.2015) “RAMOTA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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