бѣлъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”).

Adjective

бѣлъ • (bělŭ)

  1. white

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Old Church Slavonic · шари (šari) (layout · text)
     бѣлъ (bělŭ), плавъ (plavŭ)      сивъ (sivŭ), сѣръ (sěrŭ), соуръ (surŭ)      чрьнъ (črĭnŭ), галъ (galŭ), смаглъ (smaglŭ)
             чрьвл҄енъ (črĭvlʹjenŭ), роумѣнъ (ruměnŭ); багъръ (bagŭrŭ)              смѣдъ (smědŭ)              жлътъ (žlŭtŭ), роусъ (rusŭ)
                          зеленъ (zelenŭ)             
                                       син҄ь (sinʹĭ)
                                      

Old East Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ) and Old Polish biał.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːlʊ/→/ˈbʲeːlʊ/→/ˈbʲɛːl/, /ˈbʲeːl/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbeːlʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʲeːlʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbʲɛːl/, /ˈbʲeːl/

  • Hyphenation: бѣ‧лъ

Adjective

бѣлъ (bělŭ)

  1. white

Declension

Short declension of бѣлъ (hard o/a stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Neuter Feminine Masculine Neuter Feminine Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nominative бѣлъ
bělŭ 		бѣло
bělo 		бѣла
běla 		бѣла
běla 		бѣлѣ
bělě 		бѣли
běli 		бѣла
běla 		бѣлꙑ
běly
Genitive бѣла
běla 		бѣлꙑ
běly 		бѣлу
bělu 		бѣлу
bělu 		бѣлъ
bělŭ 		бѣлъ
bělŭ
Dative бѣлу
bělu 		бѣлѣ
bělě 		бѣлома
běloma 		бѣлама
bělama 		бѣломъ
bělomŭ 		бѣламъ
bělamŭ
Accusative бѣлъ
bělŭ 		бѣло
bělo 		бѣлѫ
bělǫ 		бѣла
běla 		бѣлѣ
bělě 		бѣли
běli 		бѣла
běla 		бѣлꙑ
běly
Instrumental бѣлъмь
bělŭmĭ 		бѣлоѭ
bělojǫ 		бѣлома
běloma 		бѣлама
bělama 		бѣлꙑ
běly 		бѣлами
bělami
Locative бѣлѣ
bělě 		бѣлѣ
bělě 		бѣлу
bělu 		бѣлу
bělu 		бѣлѣхъ
bělěxŭ 		бѣлахъ
bělaxŭ
Long declension of бѣлъ (hard o/a stem)
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Neuter Feminine Masculine Neuter Feminine Masculine Neuter Feminine
Nominative бѣлꙑи
bělyi 		бѣлое
běloje 		бѣлаꙗ
bělaja 		бѣлаꙗ
bělaja 		бѣлѣи
bělěi 		бѣлии
bělii 		бѣлаꙗ
bělaja 		бѣлꙑѣ
bělyjě
Genitive бѣлого
bělogo 		бѣлꙑѣ
bělyjě 		бѣлую
běluju 		бѣлую
běluju 		бѣлꙑихъ
bělyixŭ 		бѣлꙑихъ
bělyixŭ
Dative бѣлому
bělomu 		бѣлои
běloi 		бѣлꙑима
bělyima 		бѣлꙑима
bělyima 		бѣлꙑимъ
bělyimŭ 		бѣлꙑимъ
bělyimŭ
Accusative бѣлꙑи
bělyi 		бѣлое
běloje 		бѣлѫѭ
bělǫjǫ 		бѣлаꙗ
bělaja 		бѣлѣи
bělěi 		бѣлꙑѣ
bělyjě 		бѣлаꙗ
bělaja 		бѣлꙑѣ
bělyjě
Instrumental бѣлꙑимь
bělyimĭ 		бѣлоѭ
bělojǫ 		бѣлꙑима
bělyima 		бѣлꙑима
bělyima 		бѣлꙑими
bělyimi 		бѣлꙑими
bělyimi
Locative бѣломь
bělomĭ 		бѣлои
běloi 		бѣлую
běluju 		бѣлую
běluju 		бѣлꙑихъ
bělyixŭ 		бѣлꙑихъ
bělyixŭ

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бѣлыи”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 218
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