патрыёт

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish patriota or Russian патрио́т (patriót), from French patriote.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [patrɨˈjot]
  • Rhymes: -ot
  • Hyphenation: па‧тры‧ёт

Noun

патрыёт • (patryjótm pers (genitive патрыёта, nominative plural патрыёты, genitive plural патрыётаў, female equivalent патрыётка, relational adjective патрыяты́чны)

  1. patriot (one who loves their homeland, their people, and is ready for heroic deeds for them)
  2. (figuratively) devotee (one who is sincerely dedicated to some cause, who passionately loves something)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1993), “патрыёт”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 8 (не́марач – пая́ць), Minsk: Navuka i technika, →ISBN

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