The wealth of native speech is built not only on the constant borrowing, adaptation of foreign words. It is also based on the mass of dialectic concepts, expressions that retain their significance in a particular area, but are incomprehensible to the inhabitants of the rest of Russia. So, many contemporaries will say that “betting” is from talking about sweepstakes, games for money. And they will be wrong, because even the emphasis in the original definition falls on another syllable! What does it mean in this case?
Slavic roots
The word is often found in the languages ​​of Eastern Europe, as well as in ancient books. One root, synonymous are:
condition, articulation - from Church Slavonic;
stack, stack - from Slovenian;
condition - in Czech;
joint or pond - in Polish and Slovak.
Obviously, “betting” is something passive, immovable. Associated with the static position of objects. Which ones? Depends on the specific language and context.
On the southern borders
Indeed, using the aforementioned concept, most citizens turn to either the Ukrainian language or the southern dialects of Russian. In them, the term indicates a small dam in the flood of a river or backwater with standing water that could form on its own or appeared under the influence of man. The meaning of the word "rates" is associated exclusively with ponds. There you can go to wash your clothes, catch a fish or swim.
Erroneous interpretation
Why is there a misunderstanding when reading old books? The problem is homonymous words. After all, “becoming” means not only a pond, in the old days they also called it:
Now this decryption option is outdated, but in some documents the diminutive form of “rates” could be preserved. This is confusing when meeting with words. Focus on the surrounding text so you don’t get lost in a variety of meanings.
The relevance of the concept
Do I need to enter into my vocabulary? If you started looking for an interesting term, then you heard it somewhere. People with full awareness say, pointing to the pond: “It's stakes!” - as their grandfathers and great-grandfathers did. Going to visit a grandmother in a village or visiting a countryside, you need to be prepared for any situation in order to earn the respect of local residents. Simple knowledge may be enough!
Outside the southern regions of Russia and Ukraine, the word will lose its usefulness, but lovers of tourism and ethno-cultural research will replenish the vocabulary. A sound definition will enrich speech, help in the further development of the language.