большы

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Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *boľьjь. Compare Russian бо́льший (bólʹšij), Ukrainian бі́льший (bílʹšyj).

Pronunciation

Adjective

бо́льшы • (bólʹšy)

  1. comparative degree of вялі́кі (vjalíki): bigger, greater
    Antonym: ме́ншы (mjénšy)
    Coordinate term: найбо́льшы (najbólʹšy)
  2. senior (in age, rank, etc.)
    Synonym: старэ́йшы (staréjšy)

Declension

Declension of бо́льшы (hard)
masculine neuter feminine plural
nominative бо́льшы
bólʹšy 		бо́льшае
bólʹšaje 		бо́льшая
bólʹšaja 		бо́льшыя
bólʹšyja
genitive бо́льшага
bólʹšaha 		бо́льшай
bólʹšaj 		бо́льшых
bólʹšyx
dative бо́льшаму
bólʹšamu 		бо́льшай
bólʹšaj 		бо́льшым
bólʹšym
accusative animate бо́льшага
bólʹšaha 		бо́льшае
bólʹšaje 		бо́льшую
bólʹšuju 		бо́льшых
bólʹšyx
inanimate бо́льшы
bólʹšy 		бо́льшыя
bólʹšyja
instrumental бо́льшым
bólʹšym 		бо́льшай, бо́льшаю
bólʹšaj, bólʹšaju 		бо́льшымі
bólʹšymi
locative бо́льшым
bólʹšym 		бо́льшай
bólʹšaj 		бо́льшых
bólʹšyx

Derived terms

Noun

бо́льшы • (bólʹšy) m inan (genitive бо́льшага, nominative plural бо́льшыя, genitive plural бо́льшых)

  1. (colloquial) elder, adult
  2. the greater one (the more important/significant/essential one)

Declension

Declension of бо́льшы (inan pl-only adj masc accent-a)
singular plural
nominative бо́льшы
bólʹšy 		бо́льшыя
bólʹšyja
genitive бо́льшага
bólʹšaha 		бо́льшых
bólʹšyx
dative бо́льшаму
bólʹšamu 		бо́льшым
bólʹšym
accusative бо́льшы
bólʹšy 		бо́льшыя
bólʹšyja
instrumental бо́льшым
bólʹšym 		бо́льшымі
bólʹšymi
locative бо́льшым
bólʹšym 		бо́льшых
bólʹšyx

References

  • “большы”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • “большы” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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