скарынка
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- skarynka — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
Proto-Slavic *skora + -іна (-ina) as *скары́на (*skarýna), further suffixed with -ка (-ka). Compare Ukrainian скори́на (skorýna) and its diminutive скори́нка (skorýnka), and more distantly Polish skórka (“peel, skin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [skaˈrɨnka]
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Noun
скары́нка • (skarýnka) f inan (genitive скары́нкі, nominative plural скары́нкі, genitive plural скары́нак, diminutive скары́начка)
- crust (of bread, cake, etc.)
- скары́нка хле́ба ― skarýnka xljéba ― bread crust
- (by extension) crust, bark (upper hardened layer of anything)
- Synonym: кара́ (kará)
- снегава́я скары́нка ― snjehavája skarýnka ― crust of snow
Usage notes
- Unrelated to ско́ра (skóra, “soon”, adverb).
Declension
Declension of скары́нка (inan velar fem-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | скары́нка skarýnka |
скары́нкі skarýnki |
| genitive | скары́нкі skarýnki |
скары́нак skarýnak |
| dative | скары́нцы skarýncy |
скары́нкам skarýnkam |
| accusative | скары́нку skarýnku |
скары́нкі skarýnki |
| instrumental | скары́нкай, скары́нкаю skarýnkaj, skarýnkaju |
скары́нкамі skarýnkami |
| locative | скары́нцы skarýncy |
скары́нках skarýnkax |
| count form | — | скары́нкі1 skarýnki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “скарынка”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “скарынка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org