галата

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *galъ (“dark, dusky, murky”) + -ата (-ata).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈɫatɐ]

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Noun

гала́та • (galáta) f

1. (obsolete, dialectal) dirt, filth

   Synonym: мръсоти́я (mrǎsotíja)

Declension

Declension of гала́та

	singular	plural
indefinite	гала́та galáta	гала́ти galáti
definite	гала́тата galátata	гала́тите galátite

Derived terms

• гала́тка (galátka, “slattern, dirty woman”)

Etymology 2

Definitive form of Bulgarian га́ла (gála, “galla”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡaɫɐtɐ]

Noun

га́лата • (gálata) f

1. definite singular of га́ла (gála)
2. (undeclinable) sort of grape

References

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