шызы
Belarusian
Alternative forms
- szyzy, šyzy — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian *си́зый (*sízyj), from Old East Slavic сизъ (sizŭ), from Proto-Slavic *sìzъ. Cognate with Russian си́зый (sízyj) and Ukrainian си́зий (sýzyj).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʂɨzɨ]
- Rhymes: -ɨzɨ
- Hyphenation: шы‧зы
Adjective
шы́зы • (šýzy)
- warm grey with a bluish lustre
- 1914, Maksim Bahdanovič, Вянок, page 22:
- Іскрацца зорак сьняжынкі маркотна,
Збожжэ пакрылося шызай расой…
Кіньмо жэ думкі аб долі гаротнай,
Хоць бы на момэнт спачынем душой!- Iskracca zórak sʹnjažynki markótna,
Zbóžže pakrylósja šyzaj rasój…
Kinʹmó že dumki ab dóli harótnaj,
Xocʹ by na móment spačynjem dušój! - The snowflake stars are sparkling bleakly,
The crops are covered with a bluish dew…
Let's stop thinking of the meager fate,
And at least take a moment to relax our souls!
- Iskracca zórak sʹnjažynki markótna,
Declension
Declension of шы́зы (hard)
| masculine | neuter | feminine | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | шы́зы šýzy |
шы́зае šýzaje |
шы́зая šýzaja |
шы́зыя šýzyja | |
| genitive | шы́зага šýzaha |
шы́зай šýzaj |
шы́зых šýzyx | ||
| dative | шы́заму šýzamu |
шы́зай šýzaj |
шы́зым šýzym | ||
| accusative | animate | шы́зага šýzaha |
шы́зае šýzaje |
шы́зую šýzuju |
шы́зых šýzyx |
| inanimate | шы́зы šýzy |
шы́зыя šýzyja | |||
| instrumental | шы́зым šýzym |
шы́зай, шы́заю šýzaj, šýzaju |
шы́зымі šýzymi | ||
| locative | шы́зым šýzym |
шы́зай šýzaj |
шы́зых šýzyx | ||
References
- “шызы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “шызы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org