чернота

Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čьrnota, from *čьrnъ (“black”) +‎ *-ota. Morphologically че́рен (čéren, “black”) +‎ -ота (-ota).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛrnoˈta]
• Rhymes: -ta
• Syllabification^(key): чер‧но‧та

Noun

чернота́ • (černotá) f (singular only)

1. blackness

Declension

Declension of чернота́

	singular
indefinite	чернота́ černotá
definite	чернота́та černotáta

References

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

Old East Slavic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɛrnɔˈtɑ/→/t͡ɕɛrnɔˈta/→/t͡ɕɛrnɔˈta/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɛrnɔˈtɑ/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɛrnɔˈta/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɛrnɔˈta/

Noun

чернота (černota) f

1. alternative form of чьрнота (čĭrnota, “blackness”)

Declension

Declension of чернота (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	чернота černota	чернотѣ černotě	чернотꙑ černoty
genitive	чернотꙑ černoty	черноту černotu	чернотъ černotŭ
dative	чернотѣ černotě	чернотама černotama	чернотамъ černotamŭ
accusative	чернотѫ černotǫ	чернотѣ černotě	чернотꙑ černoty
instrumental	чернотоѭ černotojǫ	чернотама černotama	чернотами černotami
locative	чернотѣ černotě	черноту černotu	чернотахъ černotaxŭ
vocative	черното černoto	чернотѣ černotě	чернотꙑ černoty

Descendants

• Old Ruthenian: чорнота́ (čornotá)
  • Belarusian: чарната́ (čarnatá)
  • Ukrainian: чорнота́ (čornotá)
• Russian: чернота́ (černotá)

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic чьрнота (čĭrnota), from Proto-Slavic *čьrnota, from *čьrnъ (“black”) +‎ *-ota (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪrnɐˈta]

• Audio:

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Noun

чернота́ • (černotá) f inan (genitive черноты́, nominative plural черно́ты, genitive plural черно́т)

1. blackness

Declension

Declension of чернота́ (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-d) 

	singular	plural
nominative	чернота́ černotá	черно́ты černóty
genitive	черноты́ černotý	черно́т černót
dative	черноте́ černoté	черно́там černótam
accusative	черноту́ černotú	черно́ты černóty
instrumental	черното́й, черното́ю černotój, černotóju	черно́тами černótami
prepositional	черноте́ černoté	черно́тах černótax

Related terms

• чёрный (čórnyj)