лічба
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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian личба (ličba). Compare Polish liczba.
Pronunciation
Noun
лі́чба • (líčba) f inan (genitive лі́чбы, nominative plural лі́чбы, genitive plural лі́чбаў, relational adjective лі́чбавы)
- (mathematics) digit (a single distinct symbol that forms a part of a written representation of a number)
- Coordinate term: лік (lik)
- 1940 , Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Вялікія чаканні, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Great Expectations, page 220:
- — Можа быць я адгадаю? — сказаў катаржнік. — Ну, вось, напрыклад: ці не пачынаецца сума даходу, які вы атрымліваеце з часу вашага поўналецця, з лічбы пяць?
- — Móža bycʹ ja adhadaju? — skazaŭ kataržnik. — Nu, vosʹ, napryklad: ci nje pačynajecca suma daxódu, jaki vy atrymlivajecje z času vašaha póŭnaljeccja, z ličby pjacʹ?
- “Perhaps I can guess?” said the convict. “Well, for example: doesn't the sum of your income since you came of age begin with the digit five?”
- (colloquial, occasionally proscribed) numeral
- Synonym: цы́фра (cýfra)
- (colloquial, occasionally proscribed) number
- Synonym: ко́лькасць (kólʹkascʹ)
Usage notes
- Being strictly pedantic with the math terminology, only the "digit" sense is considered to be correct. But this does not preclude the use of the other senses by the non-academic people.
Declension
Declension of лі́чба (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | лі́чба líčba |
лі́чбы líčby |
| genitive | лі́чбы líčby |
лі́чбаў líčbaŭ |
| dative | лі́чбе líčbje |
лі́чбам líčbam |
| accusative | лі́чбу líčbu |
лі́чбы líčby |
| instrumental | лі́чбай, лі́чбаю líčbaj, líčbaju |
лі́чбамі líčbami |
| locative | лі́чбе líčbje |
лі́чбах líčbax |
| count form | — | лі́чбы1 líčby1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- лічэ́бнік (ličébnik)
References
- Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “лічба”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1998), “личба”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), numbers 17 (лесничий – местский), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 83
- “лічба”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “лічба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Ukrainian
Etymology
From лічи́ти (ličýty, “to count”) + -ба (-ba).
Pronunciation
Noun
лічба́ • (ličbá) f inan (genitive лічби́, uncountable)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | лічба́ ličbá |
| genitive | лічби́ ličbý |
| dative | лічбі́ ličbí |
| accusative | лічбу́ ličbú |
| instrumental | лічбо́ю ličbóju |
| locative | лічбі́ ličbí |
| vocative | лі́чбо líčbo |
References
- Hrinchenko, Borys, editor (1907–1909), “лічба́”, in Словарь украинского языка (in Russian), Kyiv: Kievskaya starina
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “лічба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “лічба”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN