psota

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьsota. By surface analysis, pes +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpsota]

Noun

psota f

1. misery
2. bad weather

   Synonym: nečas

Declension

Declension of psota (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	psota	psoty
genitive	psoty	psot
dative	psotě	psotám
accusative	psotu	psoty
vocative	psoto	psoty
locative	psotě	psotách
instrumental	psotou	psotami

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьsota. By surface analysis, pies +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpsɔ.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: pso‧ta
• Homophone: Psota

Noun

psota f

1. prank, trick

   Synonyms: dowcip, figiel, psikus, żart

2. (regional) bad weather

   Synonym: słota

Declension

Declension of psota

	singular	plural
nominative	psota	psoty
genitive	psoty	psot
dative	psocie	psotom
accusative	psotę	psoty
instrumental	psotą	psotami
locative	psocie	psotach
vocative	psoto	psoty

Related terms

nouns

• pies
• psotnica
• psotnik

 

verb

• psocić

 

Further reading

• psota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• psota in Polish dictionaries at PWN