poruta

See also: porutą

Polish

Etymology

Uncertain. Per Bańkowski, possibly a deverbal from porucić, a dialectal variant of porzucić (“to abandon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈru.ta/

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• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: po‧ru‧ta

Noun

poruta f

1. (colloquial) embarrassment, disgrace

   Synonyms: wstyd, hańba

2. (obsolete, prison slang) giveaway, unmasking

   Synonym: wsypa

Declension

Declension of poruta

	singular	plural
nominative	poruta	poruty
genitive	poruty	porut
dative	porucie	porutom
accusative	porutę	poruty
instrumental	porutą	porutami
locative	porucie	porutach
vocative	poruto	poruty

Related terms

verbs

• porzucać impf
• porzucić pf

 

Further reading

• poruta in Polish dictionaries at PWN