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sierota

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Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish sirota, from Proto-Slavic *sirota, from *sirъ + *-ota.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɕɛˈrɔ.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: sie‧ro‧ta

Noun

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sierota f (diminutive sierotka)

  1. orphan (child whose parents have died)
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) a clumsy or inept person; an oaf; a blunderer
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara

Declension

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Further reading

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