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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina. By surface analysis, бял (bjal, “white”) + -ина́ (-iná, abstract noun formative).
Pronunciation
Noun
белина́ • (beliná)
- (uncountable) whiteness
- Synonym: белота́ (belotá)
- (dialect) sclera (the white of the eye)
- Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
- (dialect) albumen (the white of an egg)
- Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
- (dialect) salo, slanina; synonym of слани́на (slanína).
Declension
Etymology 2
Instrumental noun of the causative verb бе́ля (bélja, “to whiten”) + -и́на (-ína).
Pronunciation
Noun
бели́на • (belína)
- bleach
Declension
References
- “белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.
Pronunciation
Noun
белина • (belina) f
- whiteness
- white space
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /belǐna/
- Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧на
Noun
белѝна f (Latin spelling belìna)
- whiteness
- whitespace
Declension
References
- “белина” in Hrvatski jezični portal