ворота

See also: воротя

Russian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorta. Doublet of врата́ (vratá), a borrowing from Old Church Slavonic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vɐˈrotə]

• Audio:

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Noun

воро́та • (voróta) n inan pl (genitive воро́т, plural only, diminutive воро́тца)

1. gate
2. goal (in many sports, e.g. soccer, an area into which the players attempt to put an object)

   пробива́ть ми́мо воро́т ― probivátʹ mímo vorót ― to shoot past the goal; to shoot wide

Declension

Declension of воро́та (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	воро́та voróta
genitive	воро́т vorót
dative	воро́там vorótam
accusative	воро́та voróta
instrumental	воро́тами vorótami
prepositional	воро́тах vorótax

Pre-reform declension of воро́та (inan pl-only neut-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	plural
nominative	воро́та voróta
genitive	воро́тъ vorót
dative	воро́тамъ vorótam
accusative	воро́та voróta
instrumental	воро́тами vorótami
prepositional	воро́тахъ vorótax

Descendants

• → Kazakh: борат (borat)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvorətə]

Noun

во́рота • (vórota) m inan

1. genitive singular of во́рот (vórot)

Further reading

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ворота”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vorta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wɔˈrɔtɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

воро́та • (voróta) n inan pl (genitive ворі́т, plural only)

1. gate

   Synonym: бра́ма f (bráma)

2. (sports) goal
3. (anatomy) entry point (of nerves)
4. (medicine) portal of entry (organ or tissue through which an infectious agent enters the body)

Declension

Declension of воро́та
(inan pl-only hard neut-form // soft neut-form accent-a о-і)

	plural
nominative	воро́та voróta
genitive	ворі́т vorít
dative	воро́там, воро́тям vorótam, vorótjam
accusative	воро́та voróta
instrumental	воро́тами, ворі́тьми vorótamy, vorítʹmy
locative	воро́тах, воро́тях vorótax, vorótjax
vocative	воро́та voróta

Derived terms

• ворота́р (vorotár)