оплот

Russian

Etymology

о (o) +‎ плот (plot). Akin to плете́нь (pleténʹ), плести́ (plestí).

Compare typologically ба́шня (bášnja), бастион́ (bastioń) several steps omitting from Proto-Germanic *bastaz, whence also English bast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɐˈpɫot]
  • Rhymes: -ot

Noun

опло́т • (oplótm inan (genitive опло́та, nominative plural опло́ты, genitive plural опло́тов)

  1. stronghold, bulwark
    опло́т ми́раoplót mírastronghold of peace

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