belciug
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic бѣлчоугъ (bělčugŭ), of Turkic origin. Compare Bulgarian белчуг (belčug), Kalmyk билцг (biltsg, “ring”).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “belciug”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /belˈt͡ʃjuɡ/
Noun
belciug n (plural belciuge)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | belciug | belciugul | belciuge | belciugele | |
| genitive-dative | belciug | belciugului | belciuge | belciugelor | |
| vocative | belciugule | belciugelor | |||
Derived terms
References
- “belciug”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025