блат
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Bulgarian
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German Blatt. Cognate with English blade.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]блат • (blat) m (relational adjective бла́тов)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of блат
singular | plural | |
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indefinite | блат blat |
бла́тове blátove |
definite (subject form) |
бла́тът blátǎt |
бла́товете blátovete |
definite (object form) |
бла́та bláta | |
count form | — | бла́та bláta |
References
[edit]- “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
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Polish blat or Yiddish בלאַט (blat).
Noun
[edit]блат • (blat) m inan (genitive бла́та, nominative plural бла́ты, genitive plural бла́тов, relational adjective блатно́й)
- 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
- bribe
Declension
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]блат • (blat) n inan pl
Ukrainian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Polish blat or Yiddish בלאַט (blat).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]блат • (blat) m inan (genitive бла́ту, nominative plural бла́ти, genitive plural бла́тів, relational adjective блатни́й)
- (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
[edit]Declension of блат (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References
[edit]- 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 (2010–2023), “блат”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
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