плута

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɫutɐ]
• Rhymes: -utɐ
• Syllabification^(key): плу‧та

Etymology 1

Probably fossilized plural of Proto-Slavic *pluto n (“floating object”).

Noun

плу́та • (plúta) f

1. (archaic, nautical) raft
2. (dialectal) waterlily (aquatic flower of genus Nymphaea)

   Synonym: (standard) во́дна ли́лия (vódna lílija)

Declension

Declension of плу́та

	singular	plural
indefinite	плу́та plúta	плу́ти plúti
definite	плу́тата plútata	плу́тите plútite

Related terms

• пла́вка (plávka), пла́вник (plávnik, “swimming flipper”)
• плу́вка (plúvka, “floatie”)
• плъте́в (plǎtév, “fishing float”) (dialectal)

Descendants

• → Romanian: plută

References

• “плута²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Duridanov, I. V., Racheva, M., Todorov, T. A., editors (1996), “плута”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 5 (падѐж – пỳска), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 367

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian plȕta / плу̏та.

Noun

плу́та • (plúta) f

1. (archaic or dialectal) cork (bottle stopper)
2. (archaic or dialectal) piece of cork (used on a fishing line to indicate when a fish is biting)

Declension

Declension of плу́та

	singular	plural
indefinite	плу́та plúta	плу́ти plúti
definite	плу́тата plútata	плу́тите plútite

References

• “плута¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian plȕta / плу̏та.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɫuta]

Noun

плута • (pluta) f

1. cork, the bast of the cork oak

Declension

Declension of плута

	singular	plural
indefinite	плута (pluta)	плути (pluti)
definite unspecified	плутата (plutata)	плутите (plutite)
definite proximal	плутава (plutava)	плутиве (plutive)
definite distal	плутана (plutana)	плутине (plutine)
vocative	плуто (pluto)	плути (pluti)

Alternative forms

• плуто n (pluto)

Verb

плута • (pluta) third-singular present, impf (perfective исплута)

1. (intransitive, stative) to float, drift

Conjugation

Conjugation of плута (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	плутал (plutal)	—	adjectival participle	—
feminine	плутала (plutala)	—	adverbial participle	плутајќи (plutajḱi)
neuter	плутало (plutalo)	—	verbal noun	плутање (plutanje)
plural	плутале (plutale)	—	perfect participle	плутано (plutano)
finite forms	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	плутам (plutam)	плутав (plutav)	—	—
2nd singular	плуташ (plutaš)	плуташе (plutaše)	—	плутај (plutaj)
3rd singular	плута (pluta)	плуташе (plutaše)	—	—
1st plural	плутаме (plutame)	плутавме (plutavme)	—	—
2nd plural	плутате (plutate)	плутавте (plutavte)	—	плутајте (plutajte)
3rd plural	плутаат (plutaat)	плутаа (plutaa)	—	—
compound tenses
perfect	сум плутал (sum plutal)		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам плутано (imam plutano)		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев плутал (bev plutal)		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав плутано (imav plutano)		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал плутано (sum imal plutano)		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе плутам (ḱe plutam)		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам плутано (ḱe imam plutano)		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе плутав (ḱe plutav)		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав плутано (ḱe imav plutano)		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум плутал (ḱe sum plutal)		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал плутано (ḱe sum imal plutano)		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би плутал (bi plutal)		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал плутано (bi imal plutano)		conditional of има + perfect participle

References

• “плута” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu
• Koneski, Kiril (1999), “плута”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 310

Russian

Pronunciation

• плута́: IPA^(key): [pɫʊˈta]
• плу́та: IPA^(key): [ˈpɫutə]

Noun

плута́ or плу́та • (plutá or plúta) m inan

1. genitive singular of плут (plut)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• плу̏то

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pluto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European *plowtóm, from *plewt-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plûta/

Noun

плу̏та f (Latin spelling plȕta)

1. cork, the bast of the cork oak

Declension

Declension of плута

	singular	plural
nominative	плута	плуте
genitive	плуте	плута
dative	плути	плутама
accusative	плуту	плуте
vocative	плуто	плуте
locative	плути	плутама
instrumental	плутом	плутама

Derived terms

• плу̑тњӣ (“cork …”)
• плу̑тња̄к (“cork oak”)
• плу̀тача (“cork stopple, as to fasten boats”)
• плу̏таст (“like cork”)
• плу̏тав (“like cork”)

Descendants

• → Bulgarian: плу́та (plúta)
  • → Romanian: plută
• → Macedonian: плута (pluta)
• → Slovene: plȕta

References

• “plȕto”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “плута”, in Речник српскохрватскога књижевног језика [Rečnik srpskohrvatskoga književnog jezika, Dictionary of the Serbo-Croatian Literary Language] (in Serbo-Croatian), Друго фототипско издање [Second Phototype Edition], volume 4, Novi Sad; Zagreb: Matica srpska; Matica hrvatska, 1971, published 1990, page 481