бьчела

See also: бъчела

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bьčela.

Noun

бьчела • (bĭčelaf

  1. bee

Usage notes

Form with 'ь' is attested only once, in Psalterium Sinaiticum as ⰱⱐⱍⰵⰾⱏⰹ (bĭčely, nom.pl.),[1] but since form бъчела (bŭčela) is almost just as rare, it's impossible to precisely determine the original form.

Declension

Declension of бьчела (hard a-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative бьчела
bĭčela
бьчелѣ
bĭčelě
бьчелꙑ
bĭčely
genitive бьчелꙑ
bĭčely
бьчелоу
bĭčelu
бьчелъ
bĭčelŭ
dative бьчелѣ
bĭčelě
бьчелама
bĭčelama
бьчеламъ
bĭčelamŭ
accusative бьчелѫ
bĭčelǫ
бьчелѣ
bĭčelě
бьчелꙑ
bĭčely
instrumental бьчелоѭ
bĭčelojǫ
бьчелама
bĭčelama
бьчелами
bĭčelami
locative бьчелѣ
bĭčelě
бьчелоу
bĭčelu
бьчелахъ
bĭčelaxŭ
vocative бьчело
bĭčelo
бьчелѣ
bĭčelě
бьчелꙑ
bĭčely

References

  1. ^ ⰱⱐⱍⰵⰾⱏⰹ (line 10, leaf 153)”, in Psalterium Sinaiticum [Cod. Sin. slav. 38/O]‎[1] (in Old Church Slavonic), Saint Catherine Monastery, 1050±50, page ps. 117:12