белка
Macedonian
Etymology
From бел (bel, “white”) + -ка (-ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛɫka]
Noun
белка • (belka) f (plural белки)
- egg white, albumen, white (white of the egg; albumen)
- sclera, white (white of the eye)
- (nonstandard) white female (Caucasian person)
- Synonym: (standard) белкинка f (belkinka)
Declension
Declension of белка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | белка | белки |
| definite unspecified | белката | белките |
| definite proximal | белкава | белкиве |
| definite distal | белкана | белкине |
| vocative | белке | белки |
Derived terms
- белковина f (belkovina)
See also
- црнка f (crnka)
- жолчка f (žolčka)
Russian
Alternative forms
- бѣ́лка (bě́lka) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic бѣлъка (bělŭka, “squirrel”), diminutive of бѣла (běla, “squirrel”) (see -ка (-ka)), from бѣла вѣверица (běla věverica, “white squirrel”), from Proto-Slavic *bělъka. See бе́лый (bélyj, “white”), ве́верица (véverica, “squirrel; ermine, stoat”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbʲeɫkə]
Audio (file)
Noun
бе́лка • (bélka) f anim (genitive бе́лки, nominative plural бе́лки, genitive plural бе́лок, related adjective бе́личий, diminutive бе́лочка)
- squirrel (mammal)
- Synonym: (regional) ве́кша (vékša)
Declension
Declension of бе́лка (anim fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бе́лка bélka | бе́лки bélki |
| genitive | бе́лки bélki | бе́лок bélok |
| dative | бе́лке bélke | бе́лкам bélkam |
| accusative | бе́лку bélku | бе́лок bélok |
| instrumental | бе́лкой, бе́лкою bélkoj, bélkoju | бе́лками bélkami |
| prepositional | бе́лке bélke | бе́лках bélkax |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʲɪɫˈka]
Noun
белка́ • (belká) m inan
- genitive singular of бело́к (belók)
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “белка”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. (1993), “белка”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – пантомима), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 82
- Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “белка”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1: А – К, Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 217