Latvian

Slota

Noun

slota f (4th declension)

1. broom, besom (utensil for sweeping, traditionally made with a bundle of twigs or straws tied together onto a shaft, more recently with a brush at the end of a long shaft)

   slotaskāts, slotaskāts‎ ― broomstick

   krāsns slota‎ ― oven broom (to wipe a baking oven)

   slaucīt pagalmu ar slotu‎ ― to sweep the yard with a broom

   es ar slotu slaucīšu grīdu‎ ― I will sweep the floor with a broom

   pērties ar bērza slotu‎ ― to hit oneself with a birch broom (in a steam bath)

Declension

Related terms

• slaucīt
• slaukt

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “slota”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Venetian

Noun

slot f (plural slote)

1. lump (of material)
2. divot

Synonyms

• sopa
• topa