белина

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Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina. By surface analysis, бял (bjal, “white”) +‎ -ина́ (-iná, abstract noun formative).

Pronunciation

Noun

белина́ • (beliná)

  1. (uncountable) whiteness
    Synonym: белота́ (belotá)
  2. (dialect) sclera (the white of the eye)
    Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
  3. (dialect) albumen (the white of an egg)
    Synonym: белтъ́к (beltǎ́k)
  4. (dialect) salo, slanina; synonym of слани́на (slanína).
Declension
Declension of белина́
singular plural
indefinite белина́
beliná 		белини́
beliní
definite белина́та
belináta 		белини́те
beliníte

Etymology 2

Instrumental noun of the causative verb бе́ля (bélja, “to whiten”) +‎ -и́на (-ína).

Pronunciation

Noun

бели́на • (belína)

  1. bleach
Declension
Declension of бели́на
singular plural
indefinite бели́на
belína 		бели́ни
belíni
definite бели́ната
belínata 		бели́ните
belínite

References

  • “белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • “белина”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.

Pronunciation

Noun

белина • (belina) f

  1. whiteness
  2. white space

Declension

Declension of белина
singular plural
indefinite белина (belina) белини (belini)
definite unspecified белината (belinata) белините (belinite)
definite proximal белинава (belinava) белиниве (belinive)
definite distal белинана (belinana) белинине (belinine)
vocative белино (belino) белини (belini)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /belǐna/
  • Hyphenation: бе‧ли‧на

Noun

белѝна f (Latin spelling belìna)

  1. whiteness
  2. whitespace

Declension

Declension of белина
singular plural
nominative белѝна белине
genitive белине бели́на̄
dative белини белинама
accusative белину белине
vocative белино белине
locative белини белинама
instrumental белином белинама

References

  • “белина”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
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