English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).
In modern standard Russian, белу́га (belúga) denotes the fish Huso huso only, while белу́ха (belúxa) denotes the cetacean.
Pronunciation
Noun
beluga (plural belugas)
- A cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean.
- Synonyms: beluga whale, melonhead, sea canary, white whale
- A fish, Huso huso, that is a source of caviar, which is found in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea.
- Synonym: European sturgeon
Derived terms
Translations
Delphinapterus leucas
- Alutor: риририр (riririr)
- Assamese: বগা তিমি (boga timi)
- Basque: beluga (eu), balea zuri
- Belarusian: бялуха f (bjaluxa)
- Bulgarian: белу́га f (belúga)
- Catalan: beluga (ca) f, balena blanca (ca) f, marsuí (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 白鯨 / 白鲸 (zh) (báijīng), 貝魯卡鯨 / 贝鲁卡鲸 (bèilǔkǎ jīng)
- Chukchi: пурэӄ (purėq), пурэӄыт pl (purėqyt), пуурэӄ (puurėq), пуурэӄыт pl (puurėqyt)
- Czech: běluha f
- Danish: hvidhval c
- Dutch: beloega (nl)
- Esperanto: belugo
- Estonian: valgevaal
- Faroese: hvítfiskur m
- Finnish: beluga (fi)
- French: bélouga (fr) m, béluga (fr) m
- Georgian: თეთრი ვეშაპი (tetri vešaṗi)
- German: Beluga (de) f, Weißwal (de) m
- Greenlandic: qilalugaq qaqortaq
- Hungarian: beluga (hu), fehér delfin, fehér bálna
- Indonesian: paus putih, kenari laut
- Italian: beluga m, balena beluga f, balena bianca f
- Japanese: 白海豚 (ja) (シロイルカ, shiroiruka)
- Mongolian:
- Cyrillic: белуга халим (beluga xalim), цагаан халим (cagaan xalim) (China)
- Mongolian: ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ
ᠬᠠᠯᠢᠮᠤ (čaɣan qalimu)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: hvithval m, kvitkval m
- Nynorsk: kvitkval m
- Persian: نهنگ سفید (nahang-e sefid)
- Polish: białucha f
- Portuguese: beluga (pt) f
- Romanian: beluga (ro) f
- Russian: белу́ха (ru) f (belúxa), (dated, a common misnomer in modern Russian) белу́га (ru) f (belúga)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: белуга f
- Latin: beluga (sh) f
- Slovak: bieluha f
- Slovene: belúga f
- Spanish: beluga (es)
- Swedish: vitval (sv) c
- Turkish: beluga balinası, ak balina, beyaz balina
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Huso huso
- Azerbaijani: ağbalıq
- Bashkir: ҡырпа (qırpa)
- Bulgarian: белу́га f (belúga)
- Catalan: esturió beluga (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 大鰉魚 / 大鳇鱼 (dàhuángyú), 鱘魚 / 鲟鱼 (zh) (xúnyú)
- Czech: vyza (cs) f
- Estonian: beluuga
- Finnish: kitasampi (fi)
- Georgian: სვია (ka) (svia)
- German: Belugastör m, Europäischer Hausen m
- Hungarian: viza (hu)
- Icelandic: hússtyrja f, kavíarstyrja f
- Indonesian: setur besar, ikan beluga
- Ingrian: beluga
- Italian: storione beluga m, storione ladano m
- Japanese: オオチョウザメ (ōchōzame)
- Kalmyk: хорв (xorv)
- Mingrelian: სვია (svia)
- Nogai: кортпа (kortpa)
- Old Slovak: vyza f
- Polish: bieługa (pl) f
- Romanian: beluga (ro) f, morun (ro) m
- Russian: белу́га (ru) f (belúga)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: мо̀руна
- Latin: mòruna (sh)
- Swedish: hus (sv) c
- Tatar: кырпы (qırpı)
- Turkish: beluga (tr), büyük mersin, mersin morinası (tr), morina (tr) (proscribed)
- Turkmen: akbalyk (tk), doky
- Ukrainian: білу́га (uk) f (bilúha)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga), from бе́лый (bélyj, “white”).
Pronunciation
Noun
beluga f (plural belugues)
- beluga
- Synonyms: balena blanca, marsuí
Derived terms
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga, “beluga”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞luɡɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -eluɡɑ
- Syllabification(key): be‧lu‧ga
- Hyphenation(key): be‧lu‧ga
Noun
beluga
- beluga, beluga whale, white whale (Delphinapterus leucas).
- Synonym: maitovalas
- synonym of kitasampi (“Huso huso”) (species of sturgeon).
Declension
| Inflection of beluga (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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beluga
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belugat
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| genitive
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belugan
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belugoiden
belugoitten
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| partitive
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belugaa
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belugoita
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| illative
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belugaan
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belugoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beluga
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belugat
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| accusative
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nom.
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beluga
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belugat
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| gen.
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belugan
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| genitive
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belugan
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belugoiden
belugoitten
belugain rare
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| partitive
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belugaa
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belugoita
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| inessive
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belugassa
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belugoissa
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| elative
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belugasta
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belugoista
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| illative
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belugaan
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belugoihin
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| adessive
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belugalla
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belugoilla
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| ablative
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belugalta
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belugoilta
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| allative
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belugalle
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belugoille
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| essive
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belugana
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belugoina
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| translative
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belugaksi
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belugoiksi
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| abessive
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belugatta
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belugoitta
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| instructive
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—
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belugoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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belugani
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belugani
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| accusative
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nom.
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belugani
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belugani
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| gen.
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belugani
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| genitive
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belugani
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belugoideni
belugoitteni
belugaini rare
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| partitive
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belugaani
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belugoitani
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| inessive
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belugassani
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belugoissani
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| elative
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belugastani
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belugoistani
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| illative
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belugaani
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belugoihini
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| adessive
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belugallani
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belugoillani
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| ablative
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belugaltani
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belugoiltani
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| allative
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belugalleni
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belugoilleni
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| essive
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beluganani
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belugoinani
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| translative
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belugakseni
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belugoikseni
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| abessive
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belugattani
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belugoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
belugoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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belugasi
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belugasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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belugasi
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belugasi
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| gen.
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belugasi
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| genitive
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belugasi
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belugoidesi
belugoittesi
belugaisi rare
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| partitive
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belugaasi
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belugoitasi
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| inessive
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belugassasi
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belugoissasi
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| elative
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belugastasi
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belugoistasi
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| illative
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belugaasi
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belugoihisi
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| adessive
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belugallasi
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belugoillasi
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| ablative
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belugaltasi
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belugoiltasi
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| allative
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belugallesi
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belugoillesi
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| essive
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beluganasi
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belugoinasi
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| translative
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belugaksesi
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belugoiksesi
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| abessive
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belugattasi
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belugoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
belugoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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belugamme
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belugamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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belugamme
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belugamme
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| gen.
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belugamme
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| genitive
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belugamme
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belugoidemme
belugoittemme
belugaimme rare
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| partitive
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belugaamme
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belugoitamme
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| inessive
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belugassamme
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belugoissamme
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| elative
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belugastamme
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belugoistamme
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| illative
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belugaamme
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belugoihimme
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| adessive
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belugallamme
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belugoillamme
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| ablative
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belugaltamme
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belugoiltamme
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| allative
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belugallemme
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belugoillemme
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| essive
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beluganamme
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belugoinamme
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| translative
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belugaksemme
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belugoiksemme
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| abessive
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belugattamme
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belugoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
belugoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beluganne
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beluganne
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| accusative
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nom.
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beluganne
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beluganne
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| gen.
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beluganne
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| genitive
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beluganne
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belugoidenne
belugoittenne
belugainne rare
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| partitive
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belugaanne
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belugoitanne
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| inessive
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belugassanne
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belugoissanne
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| elative
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belugastanne
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belugoistanne
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| illative
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belugaanne
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belugoihinne
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| adessive
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belugallanne
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belugoillanne
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| ablative
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belugaltanne
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belugoiltanne
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| allative
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belugallenne
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belugoillenne
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| essive
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belugananne
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belugoinanne
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| translative
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belugaksenne
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belugoiksenne
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| abessive
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belugattanne
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belugoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
belugoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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belugansa
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belugansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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belugansa
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belugansa
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| gen.
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belugansa
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| genitive
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belugansa
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belugoidensa
belugoittensa
belugainsa rare
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| partitive
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belugaansa
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belugoitaan
belugoitansa
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| inessive
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belugassaan
belugassansa
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belugoissaan
belugoissansa
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| elative
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belugastaan
belugastansa
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belugoistaan
belugoistansa
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| illative
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belugaansa
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belugoihinsa
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| adessive
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belugallaan
belugallansa
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belugoillaan
belugoillansa
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| ablative
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belugaltaan
belugaltansa
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belugoiltaan
belugoiltansa
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| allative
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belugalleen
belugallensa
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belugoilleen
belugoillensa
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| essive
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beluganaan
beluganansa
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belugoinaan
belugoinansa
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| translative
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belugakseen
belugaksensa
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belugoikseen
belugoiksensa
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| abessive
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belugattaan
belugattansa
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belugoittaan
belugoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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belugoineen
belugoinensa
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Ingrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈbeluɡɑ/, [ˈbe̞ɫuɡ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈbeluːɡɑ/, [ˈpe̞ɫˑuːɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -eluɡ, -eluːɡɑ
- Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga
Noun
beluga
- beluga (European sturgeon)
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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beluga
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belugat
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| genitive
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belugan
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belugoin
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| partitive
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belugaa
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belugoja
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| illative
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belugaa
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belugoihe
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| inessive
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belugaas
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belugois
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| elative
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belugast
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belugoist
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| allative
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belugalle
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belugoille
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| adessive
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belugaal
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belugoil
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| ablative
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belugalt
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belugoilt
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| translative
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belugaks
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belugoiks
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| essive
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beluganna, belugaan
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belugoinna, belugoin
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| exessive1)
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belugant
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belugoint
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 397
Occitan
Pronunciation
Noun
beluga f (plural belugas)
- spark
- flash
Old Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белуга (beluga). First attested in the 18th century.
Noun
beluga f
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Descendants
Further reading
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “beluga”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /beˈlu.ɡa/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /bɨˈlu.ɡɐ/ [bɨˈlu.ɣɐ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [ˈbɫu.ɣɐ], [ˈbɫu.ɡɐ]
- Hyphenation: be‧lu‧ga
Noun
beluga f (plural belugas)
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beˈluɡa/ [beˈlu.ɣ̞a]
- Rhymes: -uɡa
- Syllabification: be‧lu‧ga
Noun
beluga m (plural belugas)
- beluga (cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas)
Further reading