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)
    пробива́ть ми́мо воро́т ― probivátʹ mímo vorót ― to shoot past the goal; to shoot wide
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 Trubačóv O. N., Moscow: Progress
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