боршч
Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *bъrščь, first meaning “hogweed”, then “hogweed soup”, later “beet soup”, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bursktis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [borʂt͡ʂ]
Noun
боршч • (boršč) m inan (genitive баршчу́, nominative plural баршчы́, genitive plural баршчо́ў)
- borscht, beet soup
Declension
Declension of боршч (inan hard masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | боршч boršč | баршчы́ barščý |
| genitive | баршчу́ barščú | баршчо́ў barščóŭ |
| dative | баршчу́ barščú | баршча́м barščám |
| accusative | боршч boršč | баршчы́ barščý |
| instrumental | баршчо́м barščóm | баршча́мі barščámi |
| locative | баршчы́ barščý | баршча́х barščáx |
| count form | — | баршчы́1 barščý1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “боршч” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
- “боршч”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)