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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čьlověkъ, *čelověkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
чалаве́к • (čalavjék) m pers (genitive чалаве́ка, nominative plural лю́дзі or чалаве́кі, genitive plural людзе́й or чалаве́к, relational adjective чалаве́чы, diminutive чалаве́чак)
- man (human), person
- man (male adult)
- Antonym: жанчы́на (žančýna)
Declension
Declension of чалаве́к (pr velar masc-form accent-e/a irreg-plstem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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чалаве́к
čalavjék
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лю́дзі, чалаве́кі
ljúdzi, čalavjéki
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| genitive
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чалаве́ка
čalavjéka
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людзе́й, чалаве́к
ljudzjéj, čalavjék
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| dative
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чалаве́ку
čalavjéku
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людзя́м, чалаве́кам
ljudzjám, čalavjékam
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| accusative
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чалаве́ка
čalavjéka
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людзе́й, чалаве́к
ljudzjéj, čalavjék
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| instrumental
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чалаве́кам
čalavjékam
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людзьмі́, чалаве́камі
ljudzʹmí, čalavjékami
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| locative
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чалаве́ку
čalavjéku
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людзя́х, чалаве́ках
ljudzjáx, čalavjékax
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| vocative
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чалаве́ча
čalavjéča
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| count form
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чалаве́кі1
čalavjéki1
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1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
References
- “чалавек” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org