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)
- (derogatory, film, literary, literature) tripe (low quality novel, play, or movie)
- Synonym: szmira
- (dated) short satirical and humorous work, popularised in the 19th century (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
- (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]
Further reading
- ramota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- ramota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego/ramota on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl