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белка

белка

Macedonian

Noun

белка (belka) f (plural белки)

  1. egg white, albumen
  2. white of the eye, sclera
  3. white female

Inflection


Russian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic бѣлъка (bělŭka, squirrel), бѣла (běla, squirrel), from бѣла вѣверица (běla věverica, white squirrel). See бе́лый (bélyj, white), ве́верица (véverica, squirrel; ermine, stoat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbʲelkə]

Noun

бе́лка (bélka) f anim (genitive бе́лки, nominative plural бе́лки, genitive plural бе́лок)

  1. squirrel (mammal)
Declension
Synonyms
  • векша (vekša)

Related terms

  • беличий (beličij)
  • белочка (beločka)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʲɪlˈka]

Noun

белка́ (belká) m inan

  1. genitive singular of бело́к (belók)

References

  • Fasmer, Maks (1964–1973), белка”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačev O. N., Moscow: Progress
  • Černyx, P. Ja. (1999), белка”, in Istoriko-etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volume 1, 3rd reprint edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 82
  • Sreznevskij, I. I. (1893), белка”, in Materialy dlja slovarja drevne-russkago jazyka po pisʹmennym pamjatnikam [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old Russian Language According to Written Monuments] (in Russian), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 217