гатоўка

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• hatoŭka — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Polish gotówka. By surface analysis, гато́вы (hatóvy) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Ukrainian готі́вка (hotívka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɣaˈtou̯ka]

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• Rhymes: -ou̯ka

Noun

гато́ўка • (hatóŭka) f inan (genitive гато́ўкі, uncountable) (colloquial)

1. cash, cash in hand

   Synonym: ная́ўныя гро́шы (najáŭnyja hróšy)

   заплаці́ў пяць ты́сяч гато́ўкаю ― zaplacíŭ pjacʹ týsjač hatóŭkaju ― paid five thousand in cash

Declension

Declension of гато́ўка (inan sg-only velar fem-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	гато́ўка hatóŭka
genitive	гато́ўкі hatóŭki
dative	гато́ўцы hatóŭcy
accusative	гато́ўку hatóŭku
instrumental	гато́ўкай, гато́ўкаю hatóŭkaj, hatóŭkaju
locative	гато́ўцы hatóŭcy

References

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