дождж
Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian дожджъ (doždž), from Old East Slavic *дъжджь (*dŭždžĭ), from Proto-Slavic *dъ̀ždžь. Cognate with Russian дожж (dožž) and Ukrainian дощ (došč).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [doʂt͡ʂ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oʂt͡ʂ
- Hyphenation: дождж
Noun
дождж • (doždž) m inan (genitive дажджу́, nominative plural дажджы́, genitive plural дажджо́ў, relational adjective дажджава́льны or дажджавы́ or дажджы́сты or дажджлі́вы, diminutive до́жджык)
- rain (atmospheric flakes in the form of water droplets falling from the clouds)
- Моцны дождж разбурыў некалькі дамоў і пакінуў без даху над галавой дзясяткі людзей.
- Mócny doždž razburyŭ njekalʹki damóŭ i pakinuŭ bjez daxu nad halavój dzjasjatki ljudzjej.
- Heavy rain destroyed several houses and left dozens of people homeless.
- (figuratively) shower (a lot, a large amount of something that falls, pours down)
Declension
Declension of дождж (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | дождж doždž |
дажджы́ daždžý |
| genitive | дажджу́ daždžú |
дажджо́ў daždžóŭ |
| dative | дажджу́ daždžú |
дажджа́м daždžám |
| accusative | дождж doždž |
дажджы́ daždžý |
| instrumental | дажджо́м daždžóm |
дажджа́мі daždžámi |
| locative | дажджы́ daždžý |
дажджа́х daždžáx |
| count form | — | дажджы́1 daždžý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
adverbs
- дажджо́м (daždžóm)
References
- “дождж”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “дождж” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org