васілёк
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian василекъ (vasilek), from Old East Slavic василекъ (vasilekŭ), ultimately from Byzantine Greek βασιλικόν (basilikón).[1] Cognate with Ukrainian васи́льо́к (vasýlʹók).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [vasʲiˈlʲok]
- Rhymes: -ok
- Hyphenation: ва‧сі‧лёк
Noun
васілёк • (vasiljók) m inan (genitive васілька́, nominative plural васількі́, genitive plural васілько́ў, relational adjective васілько́вы, diminutive васілёчак)
- (botany) cornflower
- Synonym: вало́шка (valóška)
Declension
Declension of васілёк (inan velar masc-form accent-b reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | васілёк vasiljók |
васількі́ vasilʹkí |
| genitive | васілька́ vasilʹká |
васілько́ў vasilʹkóŭ |
| dative | васільку́ vasilʹkú |
васілька́м vasilʹkám |
| accusative | васілёк vasiljók |
васількі́ vasilʹkí |
| instrumental | васілько́м vasilʹkóm |
васілька́мі vasilʹkámi |
| locative | васільку́ vasilʹkú |
васілька́х vasilʹkáx |
| count form | — | васількі́1 vasilʹkí1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1980), “васілёк”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 2 (ва – вяшчэ́ль), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 72
Further reading
- “васілёк”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “васілёк” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org