biely
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰēlHs (“white surface or stain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbi̯eli]
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Adjective
biely (comparative belší, superlative najbelší, adverb bielo)
Declension
| singular | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| animate | inanimate | |||
| nominative | biely | biela | biele | |
| genitive | bieleho | bielej | bieleho | |
| dative | bielemu | bielej | bielemu | |
| accusative | bieleho | biely | bielu | biele |
| locative | bielom | bielej | bielom | |
| instrumental | bielym | bielou | bielym | |
| plural | ||||
| masculine | feminine/neuter | |||
| animate | inanimate | |||
| nominative | bieli | biele | ||
| genitive | bielych | |||
| dative | bielym | |||
| accusative | bielych | biele | ||
| locative | bielych | |||
| instrumental | bielymi | |||
Derived terms
See also
| biela | sivá | čierna |
| červená; karmínová | oranžová; hnedá | žltá; béžová |
| zelená | tmavozelená | |
| azúrová; zelenomodrá | modrá | modrá |
| fialová; indigo | purpurová; fialová | ružová |
Further reading
- “biely”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025