бельё

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See also: белье

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From бе́лый (bélyj) +‎ -ьё (-ʹjó). Compare Polish bielizna.

Pronunciation

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Noun

бельё • (belʹjó) n inan (genitive белья́, uncountable, relational adjective бельево́й, pejorative бельи́шко)

  1. underwear, skivvies, underclothes, undergarment, undies
  2. bedclothes, linen
  3. washing (textiles that have been or are to be washed)

Declension

Declension of бельё (inan sg-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative бельё
belʹjó
genitive белья́
belʹjá
dative белью́
belʹjú
accusative бельё
belʹjó
instrumental бельём
belʹjóm
prepositional белье́
belʹjé

Descendants

  • → Bulgarian: бельо́ (beljó)

References

  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “бельё”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 84
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