галяк
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галяк (razor)
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
галя́к • (halják) m inan (genitive галяка́, nominative plural галякі́, genitive plural галяко́ў)
- (archaic) razor (a keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body)
- 1927, Anatol Volny, “Справы літаратурныя”, in Алёша, Minsk: ЦБ „Маладняк“, page 5:
- Аднойчы адна малпа ўгледзіла, як галіўся чалавек. Тады малпа вышла ў другі пакой, намылілася мылам, узяла галяк і перарэзала сабе горла.
- Adnójčy adna malpa ŭhljedzila, jak haliŭsja čalavjek. Tady malpa vyšla ŭ druhi pakój, namylilasja mylam, uzjala haljak i pjerarezala sabje hórla.
- Once upon a time, a monkey happened to see how a man was shaving. Then the monkey went into another room, soaped itself up, took a razor, and slit its own throat.
Declension
Declension of галя́к (inan velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | галя́к halják |
галякі́ haljakí |
| genitive | галяка́ haljaká |
галяко́ў haljakóŭ |
| dative | галяку́ haljakú |
галяка́м haljakám |
| accusative | галя́к halják |
галякі́ haljakí |
| instrumental | галяко́м haljakóm |
галяка́мі haljakámi |
| locative | галяку́ haljakú |
галяка́х haljakáx |
| count form | — | галякі́1 haljakí1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Noun
галя́к • (halják) m pers (genitive галяка́, nominative plural галякі́, genitive plural галяко́ў, feminine галя́чка)
- (figurative, colloquial) pauper (one who is extremely poor)
Declension
Declension of галя́к (pr velar masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | галя́к halják |
галякі́ haljakí |
| genitive | галяка́ haljaká |
галяко́ў haljakóŭ |
| dative | галяку́ haljakú |
галяка́м haljakám |
| accusative | галяка́ haljaká |
галяко́ў haljakóŭ |
| instrumental | галяко́м haljakóm |
галяка́мі haljakámi |
| locative | галяку́ haljakú |
галяка́х haljakáx |
| count form | — | галякі́1 haljakí1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “галяк”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “галяк” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org