ciota

Polish

Etymology

Back-formation from ciotka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɔ.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔta
  • Syllabification: cio‧ta

Noun

ciota f

  1. (offensive) homosexual or effeminate man; fag; faggot
  2. (colloquial) menstruation
    Synonyms: ciotka, menstruacja, miesiączka, period, okres
  3. (obsolete) female foreteller or witch doctor
  4. (obsolete) maternal aunt

Declension
Declension of ciota
singular plural
nominative ciota cioty
genitive cioty ciot
dative ciocie ciotom
accusative ciotę cioty
instrumental ciotą ciotami
locative ciocie ciotach
vocative cioto cioty

Further reading
  • ciota in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • ciota in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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