белка
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- бя́лка (bjálka)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛɫkɐ]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation(key): бел‧ка
Noun
бе́лка • (bélka) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бе́лка bélka |
бе́лки bélki |
| definite | бе́лката bélkata |
бе́лките bélkite |
References
- “белка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “белка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
From бел (bel, “white”) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛɫka]
Noun
белка • (belka) f (plural белки)
- egg white, albumen, white (white of the egg; albumen)
- (anatomy) sclera, white (white of the eye)
- white female (Caucasian person)
- Synonym: белкинка f (belkinka)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | белка (belka) | белки (belki) |
| definite unspecified | белката (belkata) | белките (belkite) |
| definite proximal | белкава (belkava) | белкиве (belkive) |
| definite distal | белкана (belkana) | белкине (belkine) |
| vocative | белке (belke) | белки (belki) |
Derived terms
- белковина f (belkovina)
See also
Russian
Alternative forms
- бѣ́лка (bě́lka) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic бѣлъка (bělŭka, “squirrel”), diminutive of бѣла (běla, “squirrel”) (see -ка (-ka)), from бѣла вѣверица (běla věverica, “white squirrel”), from Proto-Slavic *bělъka. See бе́лый (bélyj, “white”), ве́верица (véverica, “squirrel; ermine, stoat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʲeɫkə]
Audio: (file)
Noun
бе́лка • (bélka) f anim (genitive бе́лки, nominative plural бе́лки, genitive plural бе́лок, relational adjective бе́личий, diminutive бе́лочка)
Declension
Declension of бе́лка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
Derived terms
- бельчо́нок m anim (belʹčónok)
Compounds:
- бе́лка-истери́чка f anim (bélka-isteríčka)
- бе́лка-летя́га f anim (bélka-letjága)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʲɪɫˈka]
Noun
белка́ • (belká) m inan
- genitive singular of бело́к (belók)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “белка”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999) “белка”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 82
Further reading
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бѣлка”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments][1] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 217