блат

See also: blat, Blat, blât, blåt, and BLAT

Bulgarian

Шоколадов сладкиш с два блата

Etymology

Borrowed from German Blatt. Cognate with English blade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɫat]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian, l-vocalization):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -at

Noun

блат • (blat) m (relational adjective бла́тов)

1. (cooking) sheet, layer

   Synonym: пласт (plast)

   блат на то́рта ― blat na tórta ― sheet of a torte

Declension

Declension of блат

	singular	plural
indefinite	блат blat	бла́тове blátove
definite (subject form)	бла́тът blátǎt	бла́товете blátovete
definite (object form)	бла́та bláta
count form	—	бла́та bláta

References

• “блат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “блат”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɫat]

Etymology 1

From Polish blat or Yiddish בלאַט (blat).

Noun

блат • (blat) m inan (genitive бла́та, nominative plural бла́ты, genitive plural бла́тов, relational adjective блатно́й)

1. blat, cronyism, pull (useful contacts to help in skirting the red tape and other barriers, usually illegal help or assistance to obtain a good post, job, enter the university, etc.)

   по бла́ту ― po blátu ― thanks to knowing the "right" people

2. bribe

Declension

Declension of блат (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бла́т blát	бла́ты bláty
genitive	бла́та bláta	бла́тов blátov
dative	бла́ту blátu	бла́там blátam
accusative	бла́т blát	бла́ты bláty
instrumental	бла́том blátom	бла́тами blátami
prepositional	бла́те bláte	бла́тах blátax

Related terms

• блатарь (blatarʹ), блатняк (blatnjak), блатота (blatota)
• блатно́й (blatnój)
• блатовать (blatovatʹ)

Etymology 2

Noun

блат • (blat) n inan pl

1. genitive plural of бла́то (bláto)

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish blat or Yiddish בלאַט (blat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɫat]

Noun

блат • (blat) m inan (genitive бла́ту, nominative plural бла́ти, genitive plural бла́тів, relational adjective блатни́й)

1. (colloquial) blat, cronyism, pull (useful contacts to help in skirting the red tape and other barriers, usually illegal help or assistance to obtain a good post, job, enter the university, etc.)

Declension

Declension of блат
(inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	блат blat	бла́ти bláty
genitive	бла́ту blátu	бла́тів blátiv
dative	бла́тові, бла́ту blátovi, blátu	бла́там blátam
accusative	блат blat	бла́ти bláty
instrumental	бла́том blátom	бла́тами blátamy
locative	бла́ті bláti	бла́тах blátax
vocative	бла́те bláte	бла́ти bláty

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “блат”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “блат”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN