lichota

See also: Lichota

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪxota]

Noun

lichota f

1. flattery

   Synonym: lichocení

Declension

Declension of lichota (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	lichota	lichoty
genitive	lichoty	lichot
dative	lichotě	lichotám
accusative	lichotu	lichoty
vocative	lichoto	lichoty
locative	lichotě	lichotách
instrumental	lichotou	lichotami

Further reading

• lichota in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• lichota in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Equivalent to lichy +‎ -ota.

Noun

lichota f inan

1. freedom, liberty

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “lichota”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “lichota”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lixota. By surface analysis, lichy +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /lʲixɔta/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /lʲixɔta/

Noun

lichota f

1. penury, poverty
2. misdeed
   • Nienawidział ieś wszech, cso czynią lichotę.

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Descendants

• Polish: lichota

Further reading

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “lichota”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish lichota, from Proto-Slavic *lixota. By surface analysis, lichy +‎ -ota.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈxɔ.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɔta
• Syllabification: li‧cho‧ta

Noun

lichota f (diminutive lichotka)

1. low quality or value of something; poor condition of something or someone
2. something of low quality or value; something or someone in poor condition

Declension

Declension of lichota

	singular	plural
nominative	lichota	lichoty
genitive	lichoty	lichot
dative	lichocie	lichotom
accusative	lichotę	lichoty
instrumental	lichotą	lichotami
locative	lichocie	lichotach
vocative	lichoto	lichoty

Further reading

• lichota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lichota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Lichota on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl