п'едэстал
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п'едэстал (2)
Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish piedestał or from Russian пьедеста́л (pʹjedestál), from French piédestal.[1] Compare Ukrainian п'єдестал (pʺjedestal).
Pronunciation
Noun
п'едэста́л • (pʺjedestál) m inan (genitive п'едэста́ла, nominative plural п'едэста́лы, genitive plural п'едэста́лаў, relational adjective п'едэста́льны)
- (architecture) pedestal (artistically designed facade for a monument, column, etc.)
- Synonym: пастаме́нт (pastamjént)
- (sports) podium (a special elevation to which the winners of sports competitions rise to receive a reward)
- (figuratively) authority (high social status)
- Synonym: аўтарытэ́т (aŭtarytét)
Declension
Declension of п'едэста́л (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | п'едэста́л pʺjedestál |
п'едэста́лы pʺjedestály |
| genitive | п'едэста́ла pʺjedestála |
п'едэста́лаў pʺjedestálaŭ |
| dative | п'едэста́лу pʺjedestálu |
п'едэста́лам pʺjedestálam |
| accusative | п'едэста́л pʺjedestál |
п'едэста́лы pʺjedestály |
| instrumental | п'едэста́лам pʺjedestálam |
п'едэста́ламі pʺjedestálami |
| locative | п'едэста́ле pʺjedestálje |
п'едэста́лах pʺjedestálax |
| count form | — | п'едэста́лы1 pʺjedestály1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., Tsykhun, G. A., editors (1978–2017), “п'едэстал”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы (in Belarusian), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka
Further reading
- “п'едэстал”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “п'едэстал” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org