алень

Belarusian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Ruthenian олень (olenʹ),[1] from Proto-Slavic *(j)elenь.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈlʲenʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -enʲ
  • Hyphenation: алень

Noun

але́нь • (aljénʹm animal (genitive але́ня, nominative plural але́ні, genitive plural але́няў)

  1. deer

Declension

References

  1. ^ Bulyka, A. M., editor (2002), “олень”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 22 (оддыханье – ость), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 191
  2. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “але́нь”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 106

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