бегемот
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Belarusian
Etymology
From German Behemoth, from Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót).
Pronunciation
Noun
бегемо́т • (bjehjemót) m animal (genitive бегемо́та, nominative plural бегемо́ты, genitive plural бегемо́таў)
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: гіпапата́м (hipapatám)
- (mythology) behemoth
Declension
Declension of бегемо́т (anml hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бегемо́т bjehjemót |
бегемо́ты bjehjemóty |
| genitive | бегемо́та bjehjemóta |
бегемо́таў bjehjemótaŭ |
| dative | бегемо́ту bjehjemótu |
бегемо́там bjehjemótam |
| accusative | бегемо́та bjehjemóta |
бегемо́таў bjehjemótaŭ |
| instrumental | бегемо́там bjehjemótam |
бегемо́тамі bjehjemótami |
| locative | бегемо́це bjehjemócje |
бегемо́тах bjehjemótax |
| count form | — | бегемо́ты1 bjehjemóty1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “бегемот” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian бегемо́т (begemót).
Pronunciation
Noun
бегемо́т • (begemót) m
- (dated) hippopotamus
- Synonym: хипопота́м (hipopotám)
- (mythology) behemoth
Declension
Declension of бегемо́т
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | бегемо́т begemót |
бегемо́ти begemóti |
| definite (subject form) |
бегемо́тът begemótǎt |
бегемо́тите begemótite |
| definite (object form) |
бегемо́та begemóta | |
| count form | — | бегемо́та begemóta |
| vocative form | бегемо́те begemóte |
бегемо́ти begemóti |
References
- “бегемот”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “бегемот”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Kazakh
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | بەگەموت |
| Cyrillic | бегемот |
| Latin | begemot |
| Yañalif | ʙegemot |
Etymology
From Russian бегемо́т (begemót), from German Behemoth, from Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót).
Pronunciation
Noun
бегемот • (begemot)
Synonyms
- сусиыр (susiyr)
Russian
Alternative forms
- бегемо́тъ (begemót) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology
From German Behemoth, from Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót).
Pronunciation
Noun
бегемо́т • (begemót) m anim (genitive бегемо́та, nominative plural бегемо́ты, genitive plural бегемо́тов, feminine бегемо́тиха, relational adjective бегемо́товый, diminutive бегемо́тик)
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: гиппопота́м (gippopotám)
- (mythology) behemoth
Declension
Declension of бегемо́т (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бегемо́т begemót |
бегемо́ты begemóty |
| genitive | бегемо́та begemóta |
бегемо́тов begemótov |
| dative | бегемо́ту begemótu |
бегемо́там begemótam |
| accusative | бегемо́та begemóta |
бегемо́тов begemótov |
| instrumental | бегемо́том begemótom |
бегемо́тами begemótami |
| prepositional | бегемо́те begemóte |
бегемо́тах begemótax |
Descendants
- → Armenian: բեգեմոտ (begemot)
- → Bulgarian: бегемо́т (begemót)
- → Georgian: ბეჰემოთი (behemoti)
- → Ingrian: begemootta
- → Kazakh: бегемот (begemot)
- → Kyrgyz: бегемот (begemot)
- → Turkmen: begemot
- → Uyghur: بېگېموت (bëgëmot)
- → Uzbek: begemot
Ukrainian
Etymology
From German Behemoth, from Hebrew בְּהֵמוֹת (behemót).
Pronunciation
Noun
бегемо́т • (behemót) m animal (genitive бегемо́та, nominative plural бегемо́ти, genitive plural бегемо́тів, relational adjective бегемо́товий)
- hippopotamus
- Synonym: гіпопота́м (hipopotám)
- (mythology) behemoth
Declension
Declension of бегемо́т (animal hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | бегемо́т behemót |
бегемо́ти behemóty |
| genitive | бегемо́та behemóta |
бегемо́тів behemótiv |
| dative | бегемо́тові, бегемо́ту behemótovi, behemótu |
бегемо́там behemótam |
| accusative | бегемо́та behemóta |
бегемо́ти, бегемо́тів behemóty, behemótiv |
| instrumental | бегемо́том behemótom |
бегемо́тами behemótamy |
| locative | бегемо́тові, бегемо́ті behemótovi, behemóti |
бегемо́тах behemótax |
| vocative | бегемо́те behemóte |
бегемо́ти behemóty |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бегемот”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “бегемот”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)