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Komi-Zyrian
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian белок (belok).
Pronunciation
Noun
белок • (belok)
- protein
Declension
Possessive declension of белок
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References
- A. N. Rakin (2011) “белокъяс”, in Шӧр велӧдчанінъяслы биология терминъяслӧн кывкуд (Terminologia scholaris), Collegium Fenno-Ugricum, →ISBN, page 7
Russian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *bělъkъ. By surface analysis, бе́лый (bélyj) + -о́к (-ók). The protein sense is a semantic calque of German Eiweiß (“egg-white, (nutrition) protein”).
Pronunciation
Noun
бело́к • (belók) m inan (genitive белка́, nominative plural белки́, genitive plural белко́в, relational adjective белко́вый)
- egg-white, albumen
- sclera, white (of an eye)
- (nutrition) protein
Declension
Descendants
- → Komi-Zyrian: белок (belok)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
бе́лок • (bélok) f anim pl
- genitive/accusative plural of бе́лка (bélka)