белави

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak belavý, from Proto-Slavic *bělavъ. Cognates include Czech bělavý (“whitish”) and Slovak belavý (“whitish”). By surface analysis, били (bili) +‎ -ави (-avi). The semantic shift from expected "whitish" to "blue" may have occurred due to conflation between the two senses of Serbo-Croatian плав / plav (“light blonde; blue”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bɛˈlavi]
  • Rhymes: -avi
  • Hyphenation: бе‧ла‧ви

Adjective

белави (belavi) (not comparable)

  1. blue
  2. gray-blue
    Near-synonym: шиви (šivi)

Declension

Declension of белави
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter virile nonvirile
nominative белави (belavi) белава (belava) белаве (belave) белави (belavi)
genitive белавого (belavoho) белавей (belavej) белавого (belavoho) белавих (belavix)
dative белавому (belavomu) белавей (belavej) белавому (belavomu) белавим (belavim)
accusative personal/animal inanimate белаву (belavu) белаве (belave) белавих (belavix) белави (belavi)
белавого (belavoho) белави (belavi)
instrumental белавим (belavim) белаву (belavu) белавим (belavim) белавима (belavima)
locative белавим / белавому (belavim / belavomu) белавей (belavej) белавим / белавому (belavim / belavomu) белавих (belavix)
vocative белави (belavi) белава (belava) белаве (belave) белави (belavi)

Derived terms

adjectives
  • белависти (belavisti)
  • белавкасти (belavkasti)
nouns
  • белава косатка f (belava kosatka)
  • белава парадича f (belava paradiča)
  • белаве n (belave)
  • белавидло n (belavidlo)
verbs
  • белавиц impf (belavic)

References

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