бульба
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бу́льба (potato) prevalence in Ukrainian dialects
Belarusian
Etymology
Borrowing from either Polish bulwa or Czech bulva. Ultimately from Latin bulbus, or from German Bolle.
Pronunciation
Noun
бу́льба • (búlʹba) f inan (genitive бу́льбы, uncountable, relational adjective бульбяны́, diminutive бу́льбачка)
- potato
- мяшо́к на бу́льбу ― mjašók na búlʹbu ― sack for potatoes
- падко́пваць бу́льбу ― padkópvacʹ búlʹbu ― to dig up potatoes
- нос як бу́льба ― nos jak búlʹba ― bulbous nose
- (dance) bulba
Declension
Declension of бу́льба (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
- бульбаво́д (bulʹbavód)
- бульбакапа́лка (bulʹbakapálka)
- бульбамы́йка (bulʹbamýjka)
- бульбасхо́вішча (bulʹbasxóvišča)
- бу́льбачка (búlʹbačka)
- бульба́ш (bulʹbáš)
- бу́льбіна (búlʹbina)
- бульбо́ўнік (bulʹbóŭnik)
- бульбя́нік (bulʹbjánik)
- бульбя́нішча (bulʹbjánišča)
- бульбяны́ (bulʹbjaný)
Descendants
- → Russian: бу́льба (búlʹba)
References
- “бульба” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian бу́льба (búlʹba) and Belarusian бу́льба (búlʹba).
Pronunciation
Noun
бу́льба • (búlʹba) f inan (genitive бу́льбы, nominative plural бу́льбы, genitive plural бульб)
- (botany) tuber
- (usually in reference to Belarus) potato
- Synonym: карто́фель (kartófelʹ)
Declension
Declension of бу́льба (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
Derived terms
- Бульбоста́н (Bulʹbostán)
- бульба́ш (bulʹbáš)
Ukrainian
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Etymology
Borrowing from Polish bulwa. Ultimately from Latin bulbus, or from German Bolle.
Pronunciation
Noun
бу́льба • (búlʹba) f inan (genitive бу́льби, nominative plural бу́льби, genitive plural бульб)
- (botany) tuber
- bubble
- мильна бульба — soap bubble
- (colloquial, dialectal) potato
- Synonym: карто́пля (kartóplja)
- (dance) bulba
Declension
Declension of бу́льба (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- бульбан (bulʹban)
- бульбашка (bulʹbaška)
- бульбисько (bulʹbysʹko)
- бульбиця (bulʹbycja)
- бульбоплід (bulʹboplid)
- бульботомія (bulʹbotomija)
- бульбоцибулина (bulʹbocybulyna)
- бульбочка (bulʹbočka)
Descendants
- → Russian: бу́льба (búlʹba)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бульба”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka