лебедзь

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Belarusian

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *olbǫdь.

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Noun

ле́бедзь (ljébjedzʹm animal (genitive ле́бедзя, nominative plural ле́бедзі, genitive plural ле́бедзяў)

  1. swan
    • 1994, Uładzimir Arłou, Пяць мужчын у леснічоўцы: Аповесці, апавяданні, эсэ.
      – А лічыць ці добра ўмееш? – працягваўся іспыт. – Ёсць у мяне пяць крэчатаў, а як выпушчу я іх, саб'е кожны па дзве белыя лебедзі. Колькі будзе лебедзяў?
      – A ličycʹ ci dóbra ŭmjeješ? – pracjahvaŭsja ispyt. – Joscʹ u mjanje pjacʹ krečataŭ, a jak vypušču ja ix, sabʺje kóžny pa dzvje bjelyja ljebjedzi. Kólʹki budzje ljebjedzjaŭ?
      "Can you count well?" The trial was going on. "I have five falcons, and once I release them, each will hunt down two white swans. How many swans will that be?"

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References

  • лебедзь” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org