белуга

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Bulgarian

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белуга

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian белу́га (belúga). Morphologically parsable as бял (bjal, white) +‎ -уга (-uga).

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Noun

белу́га (belúgaf

  1. beluga (cetacean of genus Delphinapterus leucas)

Declension

References

  • белуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • белуга”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Russian

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Etymology

бе́лый (bélyj) +‎ -уга (-uga)

Pronunciation

Noun

белу́га (belúgaf anim (genitive белу́ги, nominative plural белу́ги, genitive plural белу́г)

  1. beluga (European sturgeon)
  2. (dated) beluga (white whale) (the term was used until the XIX century and is still sometimes confused with "белуха" - the modern term for "white whale")
    парохо́д ревёт белу́гой
    paroxód revjót belúgoj
    the steamboat roars like a beluga

Declension

Descendants

  • Ingrian: beluga
  • Polish: bieługa

See also

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “белуга”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress