slota

See also: Slota, slotā, słota, Słota, słotą, and Słotą

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech slota, from Proto-Slavic *slota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslota]

• Hyphenation: slo‧ta

Noun

slota f

1. misery
2. bad weather

   Synonym: nečas

Declension

Declension of slota (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	slota	sloty
genitive	sloty	slot
dative	slotě	slotám
accusative	slotu	sloty
vocative	sloto	sloty
locative	slotě	slotách
instrumental	slotou	slotami

Further reading

• “slota”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “slota”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “slota”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Latvian

Slota

Etymology

From an earlier verb *slot (“to slide, to slip; to wipe, to sweep”) (cf. Lithuanian šlúoti “to wipe, to sweep”), made into a second declension feminine noun in -a; the verb, in turn, came from Proto-Baltic *šlōw-, from Proto-Indo-European *slow-, *slow- (“to slide”), perhaps a parellel form of *ḱlew- (“to rinse, to clean, to slide”). From the same stem came also Latvian slaucīt (“to wipe, to sweep”) (q.v.). Cognates include Lithuanian šlúota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sluôta]

Noun

slota f (4th declension)

1. broom, besom (utensil for sweeping, traditionally made with a bundle of twigs or straws tied together onto a shaft, more recently with a brush at the end of a long shaft)

   slotaskāts, slotaskāts ― broomstick

   krāsns slota ― oven broom (to wipe a baking oven)

   slaucīt pagalmu ar slotu ― to sweep the yard with a broom

   es ar slotu slaucīšu grīdu ― I will sweep the floor with a broom

   pērties ar bērza slotu ― to hit oneself with a birch broom (in a steam bath)

Declension

Declension of slota (4th)

	singular	plural
nominative	slota	slotas
genitive	slotas	slotu
dative	slotai	slotām
accusative	slotu	slotas
instrumental	slotu	slotām
locative	slotā	slotās
vocative	slota	slotas

Related terms

• slaucīt
• slaukt

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈsɫota/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈslota/

Noun

slota f

1. bad weather

Declension

Declension of slota (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	slota	slotě	sloty
genitive	sloty	slotú	slot
dative	slotě	slotama	slotám
accusative	slotu	slotě	sloty
vocative	sloto	slotě	sloty
locative	slotě	slotú	slotách
instrumental	slotú	slotama	slotami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “slota”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old English

Alternative forms

• sloca

Etymology

Unknown. If sloca be the original form, then perhaps related to or derived from Proto-Germanic *slukiz (“throat, gulp”), Proto-Germanic *slūkaną (“to swallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslo.tɑ/
• Rhymes: -o.tɑ

Noun

slota m

1. bit, morsel, mouthful

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	slota	slotan
accusative	slotan	slotan
genitive	slotan	slotena
dative	slotan	slotum

Descendants

• Middle English: *slot
  • English: slot (“a small piece”)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slɔta/, [ˈslɔta]
• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Hyphenation: slo‧ta

Noun

slota f

1. (rare) bad weather

   Synonyms: pľušť, nečas

2. (rare) inconvenience, difficulty

Declension

Declension of slota
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	slota	sloty
genitive	sloty	slôt
dative	slote	slotám
accusative	slotu	sloty
locative	slote	slotách
instrumental	slotou	slotami

Further reading

• “slota”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Venetan

Noun

slot f (plural slote)

1. lump (of material)
2. divot

Synonyms

• sopa
• topa