жлукта

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• žłukta — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʐɫukta]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lithuanian žlùgtas (“soaked, washed or freshly washed laundry; (dated) well or tub for soaking, washing clothes”). Cognate to Ukrainian жлу́кто (žlúkto), which see жлу́ктити (žlúktyty).

Noun

жлу́кта • (žlúkta) n inan (genitive жлу́кта, nominative plural жлу́кты, genitive plural жлу́ктаў, relational adjective жлуктава́льны)

1. (regional) vessel for steaming linen, hollowed out in the shape of a tub from a log of wood

Declension

Declension of жлу́кта (inan hard neut-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	жлу́кта žlúkta	жлу́кты žlúkty
genitive	жлу́кта žlúkta	жлу́ктаў žlúktaŭ
dative	жлу́кту žlúktu	жлу́ктам žlúktam
accusative	жлу́кта žlúkta	жлу́кты žlúkty
instrumental	жлу́ктам žlúktam	жлу́ктамі žlúktami
locative	жлу́кце žlúkcje	жлу́ктах žlúktax
count form	—	жлу́кты1 žlúkty1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• жлу́кціць (žlúkcicʹ, “to process cotton, cotton and linen products with a solution of alkalis for cleaning and preparation for bleaching and dyeing; to process rags for the purpose of cleaning them from mud and grease”)
• жлу́кціцца (žlúkcicca)
• жлу́кчанне (žlúkčannje)
• жлуктава́льны (žluktaválʹny)

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Linked to Ukrainian жлукта́ти (žluktáty).

Noun

жлу́кта • (žlúkta) f pers (genitive жлу́кту, nominative plural жлу́кты, genitive plural жлукт)

1. (colloquial, derogatory, proscribed) drunkard, drunk, alcoholic (person who drinks a lot)

Declension

Declension of жлу́кта (pr hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	жлу́кта žlúkta	жлу́кты žlúkty
genitive	жлу́кту žlúktu	жлукт žlukt
dative	жлу́кце žlúkcje	жлу́ктам žlúktam
accusative	жлу́кту žlúktu	жлукт žlukt
instrumental	жлу́ктай, жлу́ктаю žlúktaj, žlúktaju	жлу́ктамі žlúktami
locative	жлу́кце žlúkcje	жлу́ктах žlúktax
count form	—	жлу́кты1 žlúkty1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

• жлу́кціць (žlúkcicʹ, “to drink a lot and greedily”)

References

• “жлукта” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “жлукта”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)