дзот

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• dzot — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ДЗОТ (DZOT), an initialism of де́рево-земляна́я огнева́я то́чка (dérevo-zemljanája ognevája tóčka, literally “wood-earth firing point”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zot]
• IPA^(key): [d͡zzot]

Noun

дзот • (dzot) m inan (genitive дзо́та, nominative plural дзо́ты, genitive plural дзо́таў)

1. (military) pillbox; bunker; wood and earthen weapon emplacement

   На тым баку, каля Навасёлак, былі пабудаваны дзоты, дзе сядзелі кулямётчыкі, тут жа, проста на дарозе, ствалом у лес стаяла гармата.

   Na tym baku, kalja Navasjólak, byli pabudavany dzóty, dzje sjadzjeli kuljamjótčyki, tut ža, prósta na darózje, stvalóm u ljes stajala harmata.

   On the other side, near Navasyolak, were built pillboxes where machine gunners sat, right there, right on the road, a cannon stood with its barrel into the forest.

   Дзень і ноч білі цяжкія гарматы па дзотах і бетаніраваных умацаваннях, трушчачы бетон і камень.

   Dzjenʹ i noč bili cjažkija harmaty pa dzótax i bjetaniravanyx umacavannjax, truščačy bjetón i kamjenʹ.

   Day and night, heavy guns pounded at the pillboxes and concrete fortifications, shattering concrete and stone.

Declension

Declension of дзот (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	дзот dzot	дзо́ты dzóty
genitive	дзо́та dzóta	дзо́таў dzótaŭ
dative	дзо́ту dzótu	дзо́там dzótam
accusative	дзот dzot	дзо́ты dzóty
instrumental	дзо́там dzótam	дзо́тамі dzótami
locative	дзо́це dzócje	дзо́тах dzótax
count form	—	дзо́ты1 dzóty1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• “дзот” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
• “дзот”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)