большы

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь. Compare Russian бо́льший (bólʹšij), Ukrainian бі́льший (bílʹšyj).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbolʲʂɨ]

Adjective

бо́льшы • (bólʹšy)

  1. comparative degree of вялі́кі (vjalíki): bigger, greater
    Antonym: ме́ншы (mjénšy)
    Coordinate term: найбо́льшы (najbólʹšy)
  2. senior (in age, rank, etc.)
    Synonym: старэ́йшы (staréjšy)

Declension

Derived terms

  • бальша́к (balʹšák)
  • бальшу́н (balʹšún)
  • бальшу́ха (balʹšúxa)
  • больш (bolʹš)
  • бо́льшасць (bólʹšascʹ)
  • бо́льшаць (bólʹšacʹ)
  • бо́льшыцца (bólʹšycca)
  • бальшавізава́цца (balʹšavizavácca)
  • бальшавізава́ць (balʹšavizavácʹ)
  • бальшавіза́цыя (balʹšavizácyja)
  • бальшаві́зм (balʹšavízm)
  • бальшаві́к (balʹšavík)
  • бальшаві́цкі (balʹšavícki)
  • бальшаві́чка (balʹšavíčka)

Noun

бо́льшы • (bólʹšym inan (genitive бо́льшага, nominative plural бо́льшыя, genitive plural бо́льшых)

  1. (colloquial) elder, adult
  2. the greater one (the more important/significant/essential one)

Declension

References

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