вейка
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- viejka — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
Cognate with Ukrainian ві́я (víja), Old Czech vějička (“eyelid”). May be related to Proto-Slavic *věďa (“eyelid”); alternatively, from Proto-Slavic *věja (“tree branch”), or directly derived from ве́яць (vjéjacʹ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvʲejka]
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Noun
ве́йка • (vjéjka) n inan (genitive ве́йка, nominative plural ве́йкі, genitive plural ве́ек or ве́йкаў)
Declension
Declension of ве́йка (inan velar neut-form accent-a mixed-reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ве́йка vjéjka |
ве́йкі vjéjki |
| genitive | ве́йка vjéjka |
ве́ек, ве́йкаў vjéjek, vjéjkaŭ |
| dative | ве́йку vjéjku |
ве́йкам vjéjkam |
| accusative | ве́йка vjéjka |
ве́йкі vjéjki |
| instrumental | ве́йкам vjéjkam |
ве́йкамі vjéjkami |
| locative | ве́йку vjéjku |
ве́йках vjéjkax |
| count form | — | ве́йкі1 vjéjki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “вейка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org